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Can private equity firms help independent physician practices keep their independence?

HealthLeaders

(January 26, 2024)

Private equity-backed management services organizations (MSOs) are helping independent physician practices to remain independent.

Independent physician practices are declining, according to the American Medical Association (AMA). From 2012 to 2022, the proportion of physicians working in private practices fell from 60.1% to 46.7%, the AMA says. Over the same period, the proportion of physicians working in hospitals as employees or contractors rose from 5.6% to 9.6%.

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About the American Independent Medical Practice Association

The American Independent Medical Practice Association is a physician-led national advocacy organization representing more than 600 independent medical practices that provide quality, affordable health care for more than 25 million patients each year.

These independent practices are critical access points for health care across the country — at more than 4,200 medical office locations and over 575 independent ambulatory surgery centers in 45 states and the District of Columbia.

We advocate on behalf of more than 12,000 physicians caring for patients in the fields of Primary Care and Internal Medicine as well as the specialties of Cardiology, Dermatology, Gastroenterology, Hematology/Medical Oncology, Nephrology, Neurosurgery, Ophthalmology, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, Otolaryngology, Radiation Oncology, Urology, Urgent Care, Vascular Medicine, and Women’s Health.

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