Is there a future for private practice in U.S. health care?

Physicians and their practices must evolve to address the challenges posed by a rapidly changing health care environment.

Is private practice collapsing? Congress can help stem the tide

It's time for lawmakers to recognize the threats to independent medical practices and time to take “immediate and decisive actions” to stop driving physicians ...

Can Private Practice Survive? | ACS - American College of Surgeons

Whatever the conditions, a 2019 ACS primer for surgeons in private and small-business practice notes that “private practices are often at a ...

Physician Burnout and the Future of Private Practice - LinkedIn

A: Healthcare organizations can implement strategies such as promoting work-life balance, providing resources for stress management and mental ...

Independent doctors like me are becoming an endangered species

More than 100,000 doctors have left private practice and become employees of hospitals and other corporate entities since 2019.

The benefits of private practice in medicine and how technology ...

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about the benefits of private ...

Private practice on life support in America - PMC

“What's happening is we're slowly seeing the institutionalization of medicine and there are no incentives for small business,” while many doctors can't afford ...

The Future of U.S. Independent Private Practice: Growing Optimism ...

On one hand, providers are increasingly optimistic about revenue growth and their ability to remain independent despite the evolving healthcare ...

What five physicians think about private practice's future

It will impact access to quality healthcare as we perceive it today, not just in the private practice realm but all models of healthcare, as it ...

Share of physicians working in private practice continues to dip

The percentage of physicians working in private practices across the US continues to decline as hospitals, private equity firms and payers acquire physician ...

The fate of private practices - Becker's ASC

... the U.S. is declining and what this means for the future of private practice ... and lawmakers driving the US health system into the ...

What U.S. Healthcare Will Look Like in 2033 - TDC Group

Meanwhile, even as long-standing care and business models are upended, the ripple effects of COVID-19 continue. Physician shortages are growing, especially in ...

Whitepaper: The Future of US Healthcare Private Practice

Individual physician practices face complex challenges and an unpredictable industry environment. Physician consolidation is one way to protect themselves.

The future of U.S. health care: 2030 and beyond - Kevin MD

There is an estimated U.S. shortage of 139,160 physicians by 2030. With a projected shortage of 200,000 to 450,000 nurses in 2030—roughly 10% to ...

Private equity is buying up health care, but the real problem is why ...

Consolidation in health care isn't new. For decades, physician practices have been swallowed up by hospital systems. According to a study by the ...

Corporatization and the Future of Health Care

Increasing corporatization, private equity investment, and pressures on private practice are having a major effect on the organization of medical care.

Physician Career Options: Private Practice vs. Health System

The past decade has seen a significant shift in the percentage of physicians in private practice versus those employed by a health system.

Return of the Private Practice - Meddkit

Providers employed by large, corporate health systems are banding together and forming or joining private practices. The reason: more ownership over care. More ...

New AAMC Report Shows Continuing Projected Physician Shortage

According to new projections published today by the AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges), the United States will face a physician ...

Why The Next Generation of Physicians Is Moving To Private Practice

Each year, a large number of physicians leave hospital employment in search of a better work-life balance and control of their job. Many of ...