Months of tension between Duke University, Duke University Health System and a private group of physicians who work at both have surfaced in a lawsuit, The News & Observer reports in Raleigh.
The lawsuit claims Duke University and Duke Health have conspired to undermine the physicians group and force or coerce its members to work for Duke. It says Duke is essentially trying to acquire the 90-year-old private company, comprised of 1,850 physicians, without paying for it. The result of becoming Duke employees, the suit says, is that the physicians would lose their independence and would likely be paid less for more work in the future. Read more.
