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In a health care environment increasingly driven by value rather than volume, population health services organizations (“PHSOs”) are emerging as powerful engines for transformation. Rather than relying on individual clinicians or fragmented care teams, PHSOs centralize key population health functions such as outreach, care management, analytics and community engagement. This coordinated approach helps improve... READ MORE

The Corporate Practice of Medicine doctrine (“CPOM”) generally prohibits non-licensed individuals from practicing medicine or employing physicians to provide medical services. Although CPOM laws vary by state, a general strategy that allows non-physician entities to be involved in health care operations without violating CPOM is to form an MSO structure (sometimes also referred to... READ MORE

It’s a Buyer’s Market The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on the financial viability of many independent physician practices across the country. Hospitals and health systems may need to act quickly to help stabilize these valuable community health care resources and also may have opportunities to enhance integration with their independent physicians. Now is... READ MORE