Desk · Outpatient and specialty care
Physician group and platform leadership, before the search starts.
Roll-ups, health system acquisitions and new markets keep outpatient leadership changing. This desk shows your partners which seats are about to open at physician groups and specialty platforms, and who will make the hire.
Who we cover
Physician and medical groups, primary and value-based care groups, management services organizations, specialty platforms (dermatology, ophthalmology, gastroenterology, orthopedics, urology, cardiology, oncology), surgery centers, urgent care, imaging, dialysis, physical therapy, outpatient behavioral health and ABA, dental, veterinary and fertility groups, specialty and infusion pharmacy, and virtual care. Also health systems' employed medical groups.
The seats
CEO and president of a group or platform, COO and chief administrative officer, CFO, chief medical officer and chief physician executive, chief growth officer; VP physician services, VP practice operations, VP revenue cycle, VP M&A and integration, physician-in-chief, department chairs and board trustees.
What opens them
Who usually decides
The sponsor's operating partner, with the board, at a PE-backed platform. The board or managing partners at a physician-owned group. The system CEO or COO for a health system's medical group.
Certificate of need filings, state by state: CON state directory
- A PE firm buys a platform, or a platform adds a practice. Finance, operations, growth and integration seats usually follow.
- A health system acquires a physician group.
- Groups merge, or restructure into regions or specialty divisions.
- A leader leaves, or a platform creates its first CFO, chief growth officer or chief medical officer.
- A platform enters a new region or opens a large new institute.
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FAQ
When do PE-backed physician platforms hire senior leaders?
Usually in the first year after the sponsor invests, and again ahead of a sale. Finance and operations come first, then growth and integration as add-ons pile up.
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