Don't sign until we've read it.
Flat-fee contract review for clinicians in all 50 states. Built by people who've sat on both sides of the hospital table.
Built by clinicians. For clinicians.
Our team has spent decades inside hospital systems and private practice. We've sat on both sides of the table — and we built HCR because clinicians never had a fair seat at theirs.
Every contract passes through someone who has practiced medicine — not a paralegal, not an algorithm.
Former hospital administrators and recruiters help us decode the playbook hospitals run on you.
We serve nurse practitioners, PAs, CRNAs, therapists, dentists, pharmacists — anyone with a contract.
— Trusted by clinicians across all 50 states —
We've seen your contract before.
Most clinicians walk into the room with a single offer in front of them. We walk in with the distribution behind every line of that offer. Data is leverage; we hand it to you.
We track compensation across markets so you walk in knowing what's actually possible.
We fingerprint hospital contract templates so we recognize what's standard and what's a quiet ask.
AI surfaces anomalies. A human clinician finalizes the read. Always.
Non-competes, RVU norms, and call structures look different in every state. Your strategy reflects yours.
We know which phrasings move the needle and which raise red flags with recruiters.
We don't disappear after delivery. We support you through the back-and-forth in real time.
Every contract is human-reviewed — we don't replace clinician judgment with AI. Aggregated data is anonymized, never shared with employers, and is not used as training data for any external AI model. A mutual NDA is available on request before you upload anything.
Real results from real clinicians.
Anonymized outcomes from recent reviews. Names and systems redacted to protect client confidentiality.
"They caught a productivity threshold that would have cost me five figures a year."
"Now I can take a job 12 miles away if I want to."
"The negotiation script they sent was the script."
"They had data on what the same hospital had paid in signing bonuses to other hires."
"Worth every penny of the $999."
"Saved me $28K in cash I would have had to come up with at termination."
Results are illustrative of typical outcomes and not guarantees.
We see every kind of contract.
Specific employer names withheld to protect client confidentiality.
More contracts. More leverage against you. No one helping.
There are more clinicians than ever, signing more contracts than ever, with employers more sophisticated than ever. Nineteen million Americans work in healthcare. Three million sign individual contracts. Almost none have help. That's the gap we close.
Sources: BLS · Physicians Advocacy Institute · AMA · Medscape
$349. Five-figure lift.
You're negotiating against a team that does this every day.
Hospital recruiters and HR teams run hundreds of these conversations a year. They have internal compensation data, scripted concession ladders, and a quota for how much they're allowed to give. You're doing it once. We exist to even the math. That's the whole product.
30-day money-back guarantee · No questions asked
Flat-fee review, no surprises.
- Audiologist
- Chiropractor
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
- Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT)
- Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
- Occupational Therapist (OT)
- Pharmacist
- Physical Therapist (PT)
- Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP)
- Full contract review
- Compensation benchmarking
- Negotiation strategy memo
- Email support through signing
- 30-day guarantee
- Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM)
- Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS)
- Nurse Practitioner (NP)
- Optometrist
- Physician Assistant (PA)
- Psychologist
- Full contract review
- State-specific benchmarks
- Counter-offer language drafted
- Productivity bonus modeling
- 30-min strategy call
- 30-day guarantee
- Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)
- Dentist (DDS/DMD)
- Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO)
- Medical Doctor (MD)
- Oral Surgeon
- Podiatrist (DPM)
- Full contract review
- System-specific intel
- RVU & wRVU modeling
- Tail coverage analysis
- Non-compete strategy
- 60-min strategy call
- Live support through close
- Chief Medical Officer (CMO)
- Medical Director
- Partnership Track
- Practice Owner
- Comprehensive package
- Equity & vesting analysis
- Severance modeling
- Change-of-control review
- Multiple consults included
From upload to upper hand in five business days.
Two minutes. Upload your contract, CV, and a bit of context.
Cross-market benchmarking against your state, system, and specialty.
A written review plus a draft counter-offer in your voice.
Live email support and revisions through signing.
Whatever's in front of you, we've helped someone through it before.
The earliest contract you sign sets the baseline for the next ten years.
A second offer is leverage — if you handle the old contract right.
Most clinicians leave money on the table at renewal because no one re-benchmarks them.
Buy-in math is opaque on purpose. We translate.
Hourly rate is only one of nine numbers that matter in a locum contract.
Comp gives way to equity, severance, and change-of-control terms.
Don't see your situation? Email hello@healthcarecontractreviews.com — if it's a contract a clinician is signing, we can help.
Built for clinicians. Priced for the real world.
NPs, PAs, CRNAs, therapists, dentists, pharmacists — same standard, same care.
No hourly creep. You know the price before you upload.
Years of experience, productivity history, and specialty drive the numbers we anchor to.
Hospital templates change slowly. We've fingerprinted most of them.
Pay once. We follow you through close. Done.
3–5 business days standard. 48-hour rush available.
| Criteria | HCR | Hourly Attorney | Other Review Firms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flat-fee pricing | |||
| Covers all clinician types | |||
| Compensation benchmarking | |||
| Negotiation playbook included | |||
| Negotiate on your behalf | |||
| Attorney access when needed | |||
| Rush turnaround | |||
| Honest scope |
Competitive landscape includes Contract Diagnostics, Physicians Thrive, Resolve (AMA), and Holloman Law Group, among others — we built HCR to serve clinicians they don't.
A different contract. A different strategy.
Locum contracts are a separate animal. Different tax structure, different leverage, different exit paths. We treat them that way.
- Hourly rates benchmarked against the market the assignment is in
- Agency vs. direct contracting — when each one wins
- Stipends, housing, and travel structured for tax efficiency
- Malpractice tail coverage — who pays, when
- Exclusivity windows that quietly limit your earnings
- Conversion-to-perm clauses that protect both sides
- Cancellation guarantees if the assignment falls through
A review is just the beginning. You decide how far we go.
- Unlimited email support throughout your negotiation
- We review your draft emails before you send them
- Follow-up calls as needed until you sign
When legal counsel is needed, we match you with a vetted in-state healthcare attorney from our network.
- No markup — you pay the attorney's rate
- We brief them so the meter doesn't run on context
- Coordinated handoff and continued strategy support
We negotiate on your behalf with the health system or staffing agency directly. You stay out of the back-and-forth and step in when terms are landed. Pricing depends on contract complexity and is quoted after a discovery call.
Healthcare Contract Review is a consulting firm, not a law firm. We provide strategy and data; when legal counsel is required, we coordinate vetted healthcare attorneys in your state. As we grow, we plan to bring legal counsel in-house. Today, our attorney network gives you the same outcome without markup.
We work for you. Never the system.
Zero exceptions. Our incentives are aligned only with the clinician across the table.
Hospitals run on internal compensation databases. We bring the public-market equivalent — and our own.
Sometimes the right move is to walk. We'll tell you when.
The numbers no one shows you.
You don't fix systemic gaps in one negotiation. But you can refuse to be the average inside them. That refusal starts with knowing the number, and asking for it out loud.
Two minutes to submit. Three to five days to change the outcome of your next negotiation.
Tier, contact, contract upload, CV. That's it.
Written analysis, comp benchmarks, negotiation memo.
Walk through every move with your reviewer.
Questions clinicians actually ask us.
Don't see yours? Email hello@healthcarecontractreviews.com.
Is my contract confidential?+
Yes. Files are encrypted in transit and at rest. Access is restricted to your assigned reviewer. A mutual NDA is available on request before you upload anything.
How does the NDA process work?+
Check the "Request mutual NDA before I upload" box during intake and we'll email you a countersigned mutual NDA within one business hour, before any contract files are accessed. We use a standard two-way NDA covering the contract, your personal details, and any negotiation strategy we discuss. If your employer requires a specific NDA template, send it to legal@healthcarecontractreviews.com and we'll review and execute it the same day.
Will my employer find out I hired you?+
No. We never communicate with your employer unless you explicitly engage our white-glove negotiation service. Even then, our involvement is at your discretion.
What's included in a review?+
A clause-by-clause written report flagging risks and leverage points, market compensation benchmarks for your specialty and region, a prioritized list of negotiation asks with suggested language, and one follow-up call (Advanced and Physician tiers) to walk through strategy. You keep all deliverables.
How fast can you turn this around?+
Standard turnaround is 3–5 business days from the time we receive your contract and intake details. Rush review (+$200) returns a full report within 48 hours, including weekends.
What happens after I submit my contract?+
You'll get an email confirmation with your reference ID immediately. Within one business day your assigned reviewer kicks off the review and may email one or two clarifying questions (target start date, leverage you have, deal-breakers). On day 3–5 (or within 48 hours for Rush) you receive your full written report plus benchmark data. Advanced and Physician tiers then schedule the strategy call.
What's your refund policy?+
30-day money-back guarantee, no questions asked. If you're not satisfied with the review, you get a full refund.
Can I get revisions, follow-ups, or a second look?+
Yes. Every review includes 14 days of email follow-up at no extra cost — ask anything about the report, request clarifications, or send the employer's counter-offer for a quick read. Beyond 14 days, follow-up consultations are $150 per 30 minutes. If you receive a materially revised contract (new comp structure, new terms), a re-review is half the original tier price.
Which states do you cover?+
All 50 U.S. states and Washington, D.C. State-specific rules — non-compete enforceability, collaborative-practice requirements, tail coverage defaults, and restrictive-covenant carve-outs — are factored into every review. When formal legal advice is required, we coordinate vetted healthcare attorneys licensed in your state.
What if I've already signed?+
We can still help. Many clauses are renegotiated mid-term, and understanding what you signed sets up your next negotiation — renewal, partnership, or exit.
Do you work with 1099 / locum tenens?+
Yes. Locum and 1099 contracts are a core specialty. See the Locum Tenens section above.
Is HCR a law firm?+
No. HCR is a consulting firm. We provide strategy, benchmarks, and negotiation support — not legal advice. When legal counsel is required, we coordinate vetted healthcare attorneys in your state.
How is this different from hiring an attorney?+
Attorneys typically bill hourly, focus on legal risk, and rarely provide compensation benchmarking. We deliver flat-fee strategy plus market data, and bring in counsel only when you need them.
What if the hospital won't negotiate?+
More than 80% of clinicians never even ask. The ones who do almost always get something. Even when the salary doesn't move, signing bonuses, CME, time off, and non-compete radius usually do.