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 ...

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.

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 ...

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.

Alhambra-based physician practice-management platform company Apollo Medical Holdings Inc. recently announced a leadership transition and a rebranding with a new company name, Astrana Health.

Practice management companies are increasingly acquiring independent physician groups, especially practices that specialize in inpatient specialties, such as maternal and fetal medicine and ...

Contributors Beth Connor Guest and Michael E. Collins argue that it may be time to bring back physician practice management organizations to respond to today's healthcare environment.

This can lead to physicians finding alternative management avenues and driving physicians to seek practice acquisition and other alternatives, such as seeking employment elsewhere.