Medicare beneficiaries attributed to small practices in accountable care organizations (ACOs) achieve greater savings than beneficiaries attributed to large practices in ACOs. Objectives: Alternative ...

A six-physician primary care practice in Chicago would rather fight than join. Primary Care Medical Associates (PCMA), serving the city's North Side, decided to buck the trend toward consolidation of ...

Rural and small-town physicians serve a vital role in their communities, where approximately 20% of the US population live. However, only 11% of physicians practice in these regions, according to a ...

Smaller practices face large cost and time hurdles to implementing electronic health records, including possible closure, according to a new study. Researchers surveyed an expert panel of 15 ...

In the race to put together integrated networks, hospitals and large multi-specialty groups are acquiring small medical practices and turning physicians into employees. The solo or small practice, run ...

As value-based reimbursement leads healthcare providers to dig deep for new technologies and create team structures to handle the switch, smaller providers are struggling to cover the costs. But just ...

In the era of data-driven decision-making, large dental support organizations (DSOs) seem to have every advantage: analytics platforms that predict patient trends, streamlined operations, and ...

After 40 years in business, Buffalo Cardiology & Pulmonary Associates, a 16-physician group, is closing its doors. According to The Buffalo News, the group’s closing is part of an industry trend in ...

Some advisors are happy to be part of a small, community-oriented practice. But many advisors end up feeling constrained by the limitations and lack of capacity of a small firm, or worry about ...