Physician practice management (PPM) platforms have been a staple for over a decade in their current form and are considered a mainstay of private equity’s investment in healthcare.

Top takeaways included: Healthcare management organizations can assist physician practices in improving their revenue cycle performance by implementing automated billing systems and using data ...

Physician Practice Management companies are gaining attention again. In 2012, kidney-care giant DaVita bought HealthCare Partners; the combined company immediately started acquiring and partnering ...

Successful physician practice management companies also offer compliant, metric-based compensation and incentives. These typically involve salary, a stake in annual profits ...

But recent data shows that some physicians may be souring on the employment model, suggesting that there is a new wave of physicians looking for solutions that center their independence while ...

A recent empirical analysis of hospitals’ physician practice acquisitions and employment is the latest to suggest provider consolidation has brought an increase in prices. | Privately covered labor ...

There are essentially three ways doctors can improve their overall practice management strategy to ensure better care, improve the patient experience, optimize their online presence and, most ...

Healthy DSO for a physician’s office is under 45 days, and for a hospital is under 70, depending on the payor mix. The higher the number, the longer it takes to get cash in the door.

As a service business, the rate of compensation that will be paid to the physicians post acquisition has a direct impact on the amount of upfront payment that can be supported for their practice.

He discussed physician practice management companies from the 1990s and integrated delivery networks. PPMCs fell off the radar in the late 90s, Mr. O’Sullivan noted, because physicians were ...

The present results on physician burnout echo findings from other studies, with a prevalence of approximately 50% commonly reported for both trainees and practicing physicians in the US. 24-27 A ...