Private equity (PE) investment in health care organizations has come under the microscope for potential ill effects on patient care.
In some cases, scrutiny are needed as a check against measurable deterioration of quality indicators at facilities such as hospitals, emergency departments and nursing facilities.
But those studies don’t tell the whole story about private equity investment. In some cases, PE provides the financial base that physicians need to maintain independent practice. That in turn is a form of health care delivery with marked benefits — namely, better patient care at a lower cost than patients might find in other facilities.
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