Practice acquisition: buy or build?
Manecke, S.R.
Healthcare Financial Management Journal of the Healthcare Financial Management Association 47(12): 32-34; 36-8; 40-41
1993
ISSN/ISBN: 0735-0732 PMID: 10145912 Document Number: 420815
While the advantage to a hospital of having a stake in a physician's practice is clear, the manner by which it should gain that stake is not. Should a hospital acquire an existing practice through outright purchase or assist a physician in building a new one? This article discusses the financial components that influence this decision and presents a pro forma analysis model.