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Private equity in health care: Measuring quality of care
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- Lower patient care costs do not automatically equate to reduced quality; care quality can remain stable or improve.
- Physician employment models, including private equity-backed independent practices, were analyzed for cost and quality metrics.
The leader of the American Independent Medical Practice Association discusses the state of private equity investment in health care.
Does lower cost of patient care lead to a drop in quality? Not necessarily – and in fact care might be better. AIMPA Board Chair and President Paul Berggreen, MD, discusses the findings of a study that compared cost and quality across physician employment models, including doctors in independent practice supported financially with private equity investment.
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