Our Story
Built by a physician who got tired of seeing the same gap.
Most physician employment contracts look similar on the surface. Base salary. wRVU rate. Malpractice. Non-compete. Standard, right?
The gap is in the structure. A wRVU rate at the 25th versus the 75th percentile is a low-six-figure swing at typical annual volume. A bonus threshold set above the 75th percentile of volume means the bonus rarely triggers. Tail coverage language that seems fine until you leave.
These are not rare edge cases. They appear in contracts that get described as “standard.” ClauseLine was built to find them, benchmark them, and give you the language to push back.
Why we built this
“Every contract you’ve ever signed was drafted by people paid to protect the employer. The recruiter who told you it was standard worked for them too. ClauseLine is the first time the math sits on your side of the table.”
An EM physician
ClauseLine founder
How we work
Data first.
Every finding is benchmarked. We cite published national compensation benchmark data — not opinions. If we can't source it, we say so.
Specialty-aware.
An EM shift-rate clause and a hospitalist wRVU clause are not the same thing. Generic contract review misses the structure. ClauseLine is built to understand both.
Physician-first architecture.
No employer name required. Contract text deleted in 90 days. Data we don't retain cannot be compelled. That is the architecture, not a promise.
No inflated claims.
We tell you what your contract says. We show you where it stands against benchmark data. We give you the language to negotiate. What you do with it is yours.
How we got here
2023
First contracts reviewed. Patterns identified: wRVU thresholds above P75, missing tail coverage language, non-competes that looked "standard" but weren't.
2024
Structured the analysis framework specialty-by-specialty. Emergency medicine and hospitalist contracts first — highest volume, most structural variation.
2025
ClauseLine built and launched. EM analysis pipeline live. National 2024 and 2025 compensation data integrated. Specialty-aware models architected end-to-end.
2026
13 specialties live: Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine (outpatient), Hospitalist, Anesthesiology, Family Medicine, Radiology, General Surgery, OB/GYN, Psychiatry, Neurology, Pediatrics, Urgent Care, and OB/GYN Laborist.
Ready to run yours
Your contract has a number. Know it.
13 specialties live today — EM, IM, Hospitalist, Anesthesiology, Family Medicine, Radiology, General Surgery, OB/GYN, Psychiatry, Neurology, Pediatrics, Urgent Care, and OB/GYN Laborist. Upload your contract and get a structured report — benchmarked, scored, and ready to negotiate with.