Medical economics
Betting on 'golden age' of colonoscopies, private equity invests in gastro docs
Mariel needed a new gastroenterologist.
May 31, 2022
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Medical economics
Poll finds more Americans worried about health care understaffing
A growing number of Americans are feeling the effects of the health care staffing crisis in the United States, a new HealthDay/Harris Poll has revealed.
Mar 10, 2023
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Medical economics
Private equity changes workforce stability in physician-owned medical practices
New research reveals private equity firms that acquire physician-owned medical practices experience greater replacement of the workforce and rely more heavily on advanced practice providers—such as physician assistants ...
Jan 9, 2023
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Medical economics
A new model for research review aims to address quality challenges
Senators Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, and Sherrod Brown recently raised concerns about the increasing use of for-profit Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) to review research proposals, as opposed to boards typically ...
Jul 29, 2020
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Cardiology
Study finds private equity acquisitions in cardiology on the rise
Over the past decade, 342 cardiology clinics have been acquired by private equity firms, with over 94% of those occurring between 2021 and 2023, according to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology ...
Jul 1, 2024
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Medical economics
Study explores how private equity acquisitions impact hospitals
Private equity investment in hospitals has grown substantially in the 21st century, and it accelerated in the years leading up the COVID-19 pandemic. Now a new study of short-term acute care hospitals acquired by private ...
May 5, 2021
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KKR is buying Envision Healthcare in a nearly $10B deal
KKR is buying physician services provider and surgery center operator Envision Healthcare Corp. in an approximately $9.9 billion deal.
Jun 11, 2018
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Medical economics
Debt valuation of private equity-backed dermatology groups down
Debt valuation of dermatology private equity-backed groups (DPEGs) decreased prior to the COVID-19 pandemic and then decreased further during the pandemic, according to a study published online March 9 in JAMA Dermatology.
Mar 9, 2022
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J&J accepts $4B Carlyle offer for diagnostics unit (Update)
Johnson & Johnson has accepted an offer of about $4 billion from the private equity firm The Carlyle Group to buy its Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics business.
Mar 31, 2014
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Medical economics
Concerns grow over quality of care as investor groups buy not-for-profit nursing homes
Shelly Olson's mother, who has dementia, has lived at the Scandia Village nursing home in rural Sister Bay, Wisconsin, for almost five years. At first, Olson said, her mother received great care at the facility, then owned ...
Mar 20, 2024
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