Revenue per patient is a common way to split practice profit. It’s also the wrong way.
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Private equity in health care: More ways to strengthen independent practice
Author(s)Richard Payerchin
The leader of the American Independent Medical Practice Association discusses the state of private equity investment in health care.
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Facility fees and prescription drug availability are two significant advantages that hospitals have over smaller, independent medical practices.
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