title: Is it time to sell?
abstract: Hospitals are purchasing physician practices at a rate not seen since the 1990s, and the action is widespread. Doctors all over the country--in practices large and small, successful and struggling--are jumping at the chance to leave the complexity, business risks, and stagnant economics of private practice for the perceived security of a larger organization. This article examines the trend and offers suggestions for physicians to determine whether or not selling is the right move.
authors.affiliation: Delta Health Care, 783 Old Hickory Blvd., Brentwood, TN 37027, USA. rb@deltahealthcare.com
authors.forename: Randy
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bauman
mesh_terms: D005377:Financial Management, Hospital / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D018578:Hospital-Physician Relations; D006801:Humans; D017008:Negotiating; D010317:Partnership Practice / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D011216:Practice Management, Medical / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D014481:United States