Welcome To Resolve Physician Agency

Resolve Physician Agency is an answer to a key question—How do physicians get better representation at the negotiation table, a better deal in their agreements and a better life in general? Resolve puts the power back into the hands of the physician by providing negotiation expertise, health care employment experts and detailed knowledge of the marketplace for physicians on a national scale.

What We Do

Resolve is one of the nation's leading physician agencies. A physician agent works for you, the physician, and not the employer. Resolve consults with its physician clients in depth and detail to learn who they are and exactly what they want out of their employment agreements and opportunities and puts a plan of action in motion to get it for you.

If you are a physician who is looking for a new opportunity, Resolve will help you find exactly what you’re looking for rather than trying to sell you on a limited selection of opportunities like a recruiting firm.

If you like the community where you live, are generally pleased with your current job but want a better deal on the next agreement that is more in line with what your peers are getting elsewhere, Resolve is the answer.

More importantly, Resolve recognizes that a physician’s career, like that of most people, is only one part of life but certainly one that provides the means to enjoy the other aspects of living. Our partnership approach with our clients is truly – A Partnership for Better Living.

The Vision

Sid Christiansen, MD a practicing Otolaryngologist for more than 30 years and Board President of Resolve Physician Agency, had a vision. As a physician, he had experienced and observed physician inadequacy and lack of expertise when the time came to negotiate their employment agreements. Dr. Christiansen wanted to help other physicians find the professional assistance they needed to empower them when faced with these contractual challenges. Having owned and operated not only a successful private practice, surgery center, imaging center, medical real estate company and physician provider organization for many years, Dr. Christiansen knew what it would take to get a new business off the ground. More importantly, Dr. Christiansen understands the many challenges physicians face and has helped tailor the services Resolve offers to meet those challenges.

Joining Dr. Christiansen as a partner in Resolve Physician Agency is CEO, Cord Harper. Cord has invested nearly 20 years of his career consulting with, marketing to, and negotiating for physicians after completing his MBA degree. Most recently Cord was the head of recruiting for one of the largest physician recruiting firms in the nation where he noted that physicians were routinely overmatched at the negotiating table and needed professional representation. In this role, Cord was involved in negotiating hundreds of physician employment agreements and knows the mindset of the employer and their bargaining strategies inside and out.

The Challenge

Whether you're looking for a new opportunity or looking for professional guidance to get better terms for your current opportunity, it all ends up at the same place—the negotiating table. On the other side is a seasoned healthcare executive who has invested years worth of education to train and prepare for these kinds of negotiations and has the experience of going through this same process dozens if not hundreds of times with other physicians. Added to their lineup are in-house attorneys with healthcare expertise and finance executives who know all of the financial numbers inside and out.

On your side of the table, it's just you, faced with the challenge of negotiating an agreement worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, filled with legal complexities and variables that most attorneys have a hard time understanding. As a physician, you have spent many years in medical school, residency, fellowship and practice to become the best clinician possible. Unfortunately, the rigorous demands of becoming a great clinician don't leave much time to learn about the market for your services, negotiation skills or the many legal complexities that comprise your employment agreement.

Countless anecdotes have been noted from physicians listing off the many problems and difficulties encountered during the negotiation of their employment contracts. Unfortunately, these scenarios are not the rare exceptions but rather the all too common realities experienced by thousands of physicians every year.

Disclaimer: The information provided in this site is not legal advice. Resolve Physician Agency, Inc., ("Resolve") is not a law firm and is not a substitute for an attorney or law firm. Resolve cannot provide legal advice and can only provide professional consulting services at your specific direction. Full Disclaimer.