An effective package of restrictive covenants actually includes three different kinds of restrictions: noncompete provisions, nonsolicitation provisions, and confidentialityproprietary information protections. The noncompete restriction probably is the most common covenant found in physician employment agreements. It is important for a medical group seeking to enforce such a provision to ensure that it is clearly reasonable for both the group’s needs and the employee’s needs. A medical group does have a legitimate interest in preventing its physician employees from departing with a slew of patients which the group helped that physician acquire. Often, the employee’s visibility in the community is due to his or her association with the medical group. The medical group may have introduced the physician to referral sources, hospital connections and/or its existing patient base. In whole or in part, the medical group essentially staked the physician to his position in the community. Even if the physician has developed a loyal following, it still flows from the medical group’s past and continued efforts.