Physician practice management companies: should physicians be scared?
J Med Pract Manage
; 14(5): 245-9, 1999.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-10623415
ABSTRACT
Physician practice management companies (PPMCs) manage nonclinical aspects of physician care and control physician groups by buying practice assets. Until recently, PPMCs were a favorite of Wall Street. Suddenly, in early 1998, the collapse of the MedPartners-PhyCor merger led to the rapid fall of most PPMC stock, thereby increasing wariness of physicians to sell to or invest in PPMCs. This article explores not only the broken promises made by and false assumptions about PPMCs, but also suggests criteria that physicians should use and questions would-be PPMC members should ask before joining. Criteria include demonstrated expertise, a company philosophy that promotes professional autonomy, financial stability, freedom from litigation, and satisfied physicians already in the PPMC. The authors recommend that physicians seek out relatively small, single-specialty PPMCs, which hold the best promise of generating profits and permitting professional control over clinical decisions.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Practice Management, Medical
/
Contract Services
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
/
Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
Language:
En
Journal:
J Med Pract Manage
Journal subject:
SERVICOS DE SAUDE
Year:
1999
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Estados Unidos