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Private equity in health care: Four models of physician employment
Author(s)Richard Payerchin
Key Takeaways
- Physician employment is categorized into unaffiliated private practices, private equity-affiliated practices, large corporate employers, and hospitals.
- Transitioning from unaffiliated private practices to other models is analyzed through a cost and quality-focused methodology.
The leader of the American Independent Medical Practice Association discusses the state of private equity investment in health care.
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Consider four categories of physician employment: What is happening in private practices affiliated or not with private equity investors, large corporate employers and hospitals?
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