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Employed vs. self-employed physicians: Who's earned the most in the last 5 years?
Self-employed physicians have outearned employed consistently since 2019. -
Private practice physicians remain 'dinosaurs on the road toward extinction'
Physicians are continuing their migration to employed models from private practice as costs soar and reimbursements decline. -
Georgia physician group joins Advocate–affiliated system
Rome, Ga.-based physician group Harbin Clinic inked a deal to create an integrated healthcare system by joining Atrium Health Floyd. -
Nearly 80% of physicians are now employed: Study
Nearly 80% of physicians are employed by hospitals, health systems and corporate entities, according to new data from consulting firm Avalere in a study sponsored by the Physicians Advocacy Institute. -
Why don't private practice physicians have more power in healthcare?
Fourteen physicians and leaders joined Becker's to discuss why physicians don't have more power in healthcare. -
The erosion of physician autonomy
Autonomy is on many physicians' minds as the workforce becomes increasingly consolidated and the number of employed physicians grows. -
Physician practice revenue up 6.1%
Physician practices started the year off with a 6% revenue increase, but expenses also grew, according to a new report from Syntellis. -
The physician-owned hospitals closing, ending services
Two physician-owned hospitals have announced plans to close campuses or end services in the last few months, citing labor costs, inflation and case volume declines. -
Is the physician employment model broken?
Revenue and expense data from the last year could point to a need for to reconsider the traditional physician employment model, according to Kaufman Hall's "Physician Flash Report for 2023" -
The payer trend defining physician-owned hospitals
Chris Roy, business development executive at Hutchinson, Kan.-based The Summit, joined Becker's to discuss the payer behavior challenging his physician-owned surgical hospital. -
The state of physician-owned hospitals: 5 key notes
Here are five key notes on the state of physician-owned hospitals: -
3 physician-owned hospitals, practices ending services
As healthcare consolidates, it is becoming increasingly difficult for some physicians to maintain ownership of facilities and access economies of scale. -
Medical group expenses per physician top $1M
Medical group revenue per physician jumped 16.7% in 2023 but expenses are also on the rise, according to the AMGA Medical Group Operations and Finance Survey. -
Hospitals are cutting service lines. Here's why it's a win for independent practices.
Hospitals nationwide have begun to cut service lines in an effort to save money or address staffing concerns. This phenomenon opens the door for independent practices to show why they too are a necessity in their communities. -
Physicians scramble to employment: 5 numbers to know
As inflation has soared and accessing economies of scale becomes more difficult, physicians are flocking to employed models. -
Autonomy, equity and ownership: What makes private practice different
In a world where it is becoming increasingly difficult to practice privately, physicians still choose to continue down the path they believe is best for them. -
What's on the horizon for private practice?
Private practices continue to battle a host of challenges, including economic pressures and reimbursement woes. But how will it affect their future? -
Physician-owned hospitals could save $1B annually: Study
Physician-owned hospitals saved $1.1 billion in 2019 when compared to the cost of care at traditional facilities over the same period, according to research commissioned by the Physician’s Advocacy Institute and the Physicians Foundation. -
AMA provides key operations forms for private practices
The American Medical Association recently published an appendix to its "AMA STEPS Forward Private Practice Playbook" that includes business and medical forms physicians can use in their private practice. -
How COVID-19 impacted primary care patient volume
Independent practices experienced a smaller drop in patient volume than larger health systems at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recent study published in the JAMA Health Forum.
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