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Professional Medical Practice Acquisitions and the Corporate Practice of Medicine
Corporate practice of medicine prohibitions are an important consideration for private equity funds engaged in professional practice acquisitions.
Cash Squeeze Pushes American Physician Partners to Close
Medical staffing company American Physician Partners said it is planning to wind down its operations and transition its hospital contracts.
What Goes into Home-Based Care Transaction Valuations
“Fair-market value is really a principle that’s used by business appraisers, evaluation specialists and others, and it’s a way to look at the current value today in a free and open market-based approach,” said Mark Sharp, home care and hospice practice leader at FORVIS.
PHE Funds May Have Overpaid Hospitals, Study Suggests
Public health emergency funding during the COVID-19 pandemic helped hospitals' net operating margins hit an all-time high, according to a study published in JAMA Health Forum.
Varsity Healthcare Partners Closes $700M Fund
The firm solely targets multisite health care provider platforms or businesses providing outsourced services, technology or tools to health care providers and payers.
Digital Health Investment Slows as Investors Dwindle
In the first half of 2023, startups managed to raise $6.1 billion through 244 deals. By contrast, healthcare startups raised $29.1 billion across 737 deals in all of 2021.
New York Gives Stipulations for Controversial Mount Sinai Merger
The state health commissioner has laid out several contingencies Mount Sinai must comply with to earn state approval.
HCA Faces Class Action Lawsuit After Data Breach Potentially Impacting 11M People
The suit, filed in Tennessee District Court, alleges the Nashville-based health system failed to protect patient data — including names, contact information, addresses and appointment information — putting them at a “lifetime risk” of identity theft.
Home Health & Hospice M&A Activity Increases 20% in Q2
Additionally, private equity firms and/or their portfolio companies represented 33% of the buyers in the HH&H M&A market during the quarter.
Top PE Firms by Number of Physician Practice Deals
Shore Capital Partners comes in at #1.