title: Medical group mergers: strategies for success.
abstract: As consolidation sweeps over the healthcare industry, many medical groups are considering mergers with other groups as an alternative to employment. While mergers are challenging and fraught with risk, an organized approach to the merger process can dramatically increase the odds for success. Merging groups need to consider the benefits they seek from a merger, identify the obstacles that must be overcome to merge, and develop alternatives to overcome those obstacles. This article addresses the benefits to be gained and issues to be addressed, and provides a tested roadmap that has resulted in many successful medical group mergers.
authors.forename: Will
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Latham
mesh_terms: D006273:Health Facility Merger / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D010934:Planning Techniques; D011216:Practice Management, Medical / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States