Objective To review the evidence on trends and impacts of private equity (PE) ownership of
healthcare operators. Design Systematic review. Data sources PubMed, Web of Science …

Despite growth in private equity (PE) acquisitions of physician practices in the US, little is
known about how changes in ownership influence workforce composition. Using clinician …

Healthcare firms regularly seek outside capital; yet, we have an incomplete understanding of
external investor influence on provider behavior. We investigate the effects of private equity …

Private equity is an increasing presence in US healthcare, with unclear consequences.
Leveraging unique data sources and difference-in-differences designs, we examine the …

The Dutch health system is financed predominantly by commercial bank loans, especially
after the market-oriented reform in 2006, when government investment guarantees were …

Objective: To characterize the extent of private equity investment affecting surgical care.
Summary Background Data: Over the last decade, investor-backed, for-profit private equity …

Introduction: Private equity is increasingly engaged in the acquisition of urology practices.
The implications of strategies to enhance practice value deployed by these firms for patients …

Private equity acquisition of independent private practices has grown dramatically in the last
decade, with private equity firms increasingly investing in surgical specialties that practice in …

At the beginning of the 21st century, multiple and diverse social entities, including the public
(consumers), private and nonprofit healthcare institutions, government (public health) and …

Healthcare firms regularly seek capital from public and private markets; however, our
understanding of their responses to new investors is incomplete. We undertake a novel …