Private equity in health care: Four models of physician employment

Author(s):

Richard Payerchin

Key Takeaways

Physician employment is categorized into unaffiliated private practices, private equity-affiliated practices, large corporate employers, and hospitals.
Transitioning from unaffiliated private practices to other models is analyzed through a cost and quality-focused methodology.
Evaluating financial and quality metrics is crucial in understanding the implications of employment shifts on healthcare delivery.
Insights from AIMPA Board Chair and President Paul Berggreen, MD, highlight the dynamics and outcomes of these transitions.

The leader of the American Independent Medical Practice Association discusses the state of private equity investment in health care.

Consider four categories of physician employment: What is happening in private practices affiliated or not with private equity investors, large corporate employers and hospitals? AIMPA Board Chair and President Paul Berggreen, MD, explains the methodology to examine cost and quality when physicians in unaffiliated private practice move to another practice model.