Nearly half of healthcare provider organizations are highly interested in pursuing a physician practice through mergers, acquisitions and partnerships within the next year, according to a HealthLeaders Media Intelligence Report.
HealthLeaders Media surveyed 190 respondents. Of all respondents, 128 were exploring and completing deals. Here are the entities those 128 organizations are interested in pursuing:
1. Physician practice: 48 percent
2. Health system: 37 percent
3. Hospital: 29 percent
4. Physician organization: 27 percent
5. Ancillary, allied (home health, rehab, lab): 23 percent
6. Long-term care, skilled nursing facility: 20 percent
7. Retail clinic/urgent care clinic: 20 percent
8. ASC: 19 percent
9. Ancillary (diagnostic, therapeutic, custodial): 18 percent
10. Health plan, insurer: 14 percent
11. Other healthcare organization: 8 percent
12. Other non-healthcare organization: 2 percent
Note: Multiple responses were permitted.