title: MD practice purchases by hospitals seem to be slowing down, experts say.
abstract: Many hospital-owned medical group practices lost millions in 1998. Although the boom days of these purchases are over, some experts say hospitals will continue to buy physician practices at a more cautious pace.
mesh_terms: D016542:Chief Executive Officers, Hospital; D003625:Data Collection; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D006123:Group Practice / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006754:Hospital Restructuring / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends*; D007182:Income; D010067:Ownership; D020399:Practice Management / Q000191:economics; D020443:Practice Valuation and Purchase / Q000639:trends*; D014481:United States