Trend Watch: Physician Practice Acquisitions Tracking Which Physician Practices Hospitals are Acquiring
Introduction Are hospitals actively acquiring physician practices? If so, which specialties? In this report, we share the findings of Jackson Healthcare s first national study of hospital practice acquisitions. Key takeaways: Nearly half the hospitals surveyed are actively involved in physician practice acquisitions Family practice and internal medicine are the primary targets Hospitals acquire practices primarily for competitive positioning or through physician inquiries 2
Methodology This survey was conducted via online and telephone surveys with hospital executives from November 1 st through December 15 th, 2012. A total of 118 participants completed the survey. Online respondents were self-selected with 68 completing the survey. Fifty participants completed the telephone survey conducted by Survey Sampling International. The error range for this survey at the 95 th percent confidence level is nine percent. 3
Are hospitals acquiring physician practices? Actual Acquisitions in 2012 (n=118) 44% 56% 48% 52% Planned Acquisitions in 2013 (n=119) Yes No 4
2012 Acquisitions by Specialty (Actual) Specialty Family Practice Internal Medicine, General Obstetrics/Gynecology Cardiology Primary Care General Surgery Urology Hospitalist & Rheumatology Gastroenterology, Nurse Practitioner, Oncology, Orthopedic Surgery, Otolaryngology, Pediatrics, General Emergency Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Neurology Neurosurgery, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Psychiatry (Adult), Pulmonary Medicine Allergy & Immunology, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Infectious Diseases, Maternal & Fetal Medicine, Nephrology, Occupational Medicine, Pathology, Pediatrics, Subspecialty, Radiation Oncology, Radiology, Vascular Surgery (n=50) 54% 26% 24% 18% 16% 12% 10% 8%* 6%* 4%* 4%* 2%* *The percentage represents each specialty individually, not as a group. For example, Gastroenterology=6%, Nurse Practitioner=6%, etc. 5
2013 Acquisitions by Specialty (Planned) Specialty None/Not Planning to Acquire Family Practice Internal Medicine, General Primary Care Cardiology, Orthopedic Surgery Gastroenterology, General Surgery, Urology Obstetrics/Gynecology, Oncology Otolaryngology Neurology, Nurse Practitioner, Pulmonary Medicine Ambulatory Care, Hospitalist, Infectious Disease, Pediatrics, General Cardiothoracic Surgery, Neurosurgery, Rheumatology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Geriatric Medicine, Orthopedic (non-surgical), Pain Medicine, Radiation Oncology, Trauma, Vascular Surgery Anesthesiology, Bariatrics, Emergency Medicine, Ophthalmology, Plastic Surgery, Psychiatry (Adult) Colon & Rectal Surgery, Critical Care Medicine, Dermatology, Hematology, Maternal and Fetal Medicine, Nephrology, Occupational Medicine, Podiatry, Radiology, Sleep Medicine, Sports Medicine (n=119) 48% 31% 22%* 13% 10%* 8%* 7%* 6% 5%* 4%* 3%* 2%* 1%* *The percentage represents each listed specialty individually, not as a group. For example, Cardiology=10% and Orthopedic Surgery=10%. 6
Reasons for Physician Practice Acquisition Reason Physicians approach hospital/seek to sell their practices Build a competitive advantage Part of a physician recruitment strategy Maintain a competitive advantage Accountable Care Organization formation Improve patient safety (n=69) 70% 58% 57% 55% 30% 28% 7
Geographic Distribution of Respondents Region Midwest Southeast Middle Atlantic Southwest Mountain Pacific New England (n=108) 28% 28% 14% 9% 8% 8% 5% Area Rural Suburban Urban (n=110) 58% 26% 16% 8
Respondent Statistics Bed Size 25 or less 26-150 150-300 300+ (n=110) 9% 52% 16% 23% Respondent Title CEO Administrator Physician Recruiter / Recruitment Manager COO Director President VP Director Medical Affairs / Provider Relations Business Development Other (Coordinator, HR, Associate Dean) (n=110) 25% 17% 9% 8% 5% 3% 3% 3% 2% 3% 9
More Jackson Healthcare Research Here are other national research reports released in 2012: A Tough Time for Physicians 2012 Medical Practice & Attitude Report Vital Signs 2012 A National Nursing Attitudes & Outlook Report Click to return to the previous page Trend Watch: Physician Practice Acquisition by Jackson Healthcare, LLC is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.