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¹Delta Health Care, 783 Old Hickory Blvd., Brentwood, TN 37027, USA. rb@deltahealthcare.com

The Journal of Medical Practice Management : MPM

|January 30, 2009

Abstract:

Hospitals are purchasing physician practices at a rate not seen since the 1990s, and the action is widespread. Doctors all over the country--in practices large and small, successful and struggling--are jumping at the chance to leave the complexity, business risks, and stagnant economics of private practice for the perceived security of a larger organization. This article examines the trend and offers suggestions for physicians to determine whether or not selling is the right move.

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