Private equity in health care: Developing the base of a study

Author(s):

Richard Payerchin

Key Takeaways

AIMPA aimed to quantify private equity's impact on patient care in practice management services, addressing anecdotal evidence of minimal change.
Dr. Paul Berggreen highlighted the study's inception, seeking empirical data to support or refute anecdotal claims.
The study reflects interest in evaluating financial stakeholders' influence on clinical outcomes and operational efficiency in healthcare practices.

The leader of the American Independent Medical Practice Association discusses the state of private equity investment in health care.

Doctors around the country found there was little, if any, change in their patient care when they worked with private equity investors in their practice management services organizations. AIMPA wanted to turn that anecdotal evidence into actual data. AIMPA Board Chair and President Paul Berggreen, MD, describes the origins of the organization’s study.

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