Industry Trends

The healthcare sector is anticipated to remain an attractive investment for private equity in 2023, especially in high-demand categories such as behavioral health, health IT, and specialty physician platforms such as orthopedics.

Almost all hospitals and physician offices in the U.S. have successfully transitioned from paper-based medical records to electronic health records, according to a new report from the ONC. 

Chautauqua Physical and Occupational Therapy is notifying all affected patients and has ended its partnership with WebPT. 

As the pandemic wanes, digital health companies are partnering with health systems to integrate virtual care into their practices

In an attempt to branch out, more personal home care agencies are looking to acquire companies in other sectors.

The bankruptcy proceedings and other court documents reveal a company struggling to maximize two rounds of PE investment.

As hospital finances continue to weather the storm of increased labor and operating expenses, some have begun to take a hard look at services they can no longer afford to offer. ASCs could fill the void.

In a note last week focused on rated nonprofit hospitals that report their full-year earnings halfway through the calendar year, Fitch Ratings highlighted “barely breakeven” median margins due in part to an 11.1% increase in labor costs.

While Rite Aid has a net worth of roughly $200 million and Walgreens is worth $30.52 billion, CVS's net worth is a whopping $104.57 billion as of March 3.

Amazon's $3.9 billion acquisition of primary care provider One Medical was the largest deal to close last month.