title: Practice buyout: structuring the right deal.
abstract: Hospitals and physician practice management companies are making offers to many group practices. It's important for group practice managers to know what to look for if a buy-out deal is offered. First, make sure the proposed partner will invest in front-line medicine and has stable management. Secondary considerations include: making sure buyer and seller goals align, accurately projecting capital needs and who will pay for them, guarding against provider overcapacity, clearly delineating parameters for control and limiting bureaucracy.
authors: Croes Oliva Group, Burlington, MA 01803, USA.
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Oliva
mesh_terms: D002202:Capital Financing; D003284:Contract Services / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D003657:Decision Making; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006759:Hospital-Physician Joint Ventures / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D007449:Investments; D017008:Negotiating; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010067:Ownership / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D010934:Planning Techniques; D011216:Practice Management, Medical / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States