Independent Practice

The presence of independent physician groups in healthcare has been a symbol of independence, clinical autonomy and managerial flexibility to providers, allowing for competition, variation and variety in medicine. However, as more and more of the healthcare workforce moves toward…

Self-employed physicians have outearned employed consistently since 2019. 

Physicians are continuing their migration to employed models from private practice as costs soar and reimbursements decline. 

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 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.

Fourteen physicians and leaders joined Becker's to discuss why physicians don't have more power in healthcare. 

Autonomy is on many physicians' minds as the workforce becomes increasingly consolidated and the number of employed physicians grows. 

Physician practices started the year off with a 6% revenue increase, but expenses also grew, according to a new report from Syntellis.

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. 

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"