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3 top reasons why doctors are selling their practices to hospitals

Analysis details decade-long move toward physician employment. Learn more with the AMA about why some physician practices get put up for sale.

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Private Practices
Transitioning to Practice

Fight Regulatory Burdens

AMA-inspired changes to office visit reporting will save the typical office-based physician 180 hours of documentation each year.

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Hattiesburg Clinic embraces data to build on well-being success

Physician job satisfaction at Hattiesburg Clinic far exceeds national benchmark. Now leaders are addressing the needs of early career physicians.

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Health System Spotlight
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Generational trends underlie doctors’ move from private practice

New AMA report shows that while more doctors overall are choosing employment settings, some age groups are choosing it more than others.

Private Practices
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Practice innovation strategies: Private practice

This collection of AMA STEPS Forward® Practice Innovation Strategies offers the resources physicians need to start and sustain a successful private practice.

AMA STEPS Forward®
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How one employed physician found a new way to advocate for others

With physician employment now the norm in medicine, Nancy Fan, MD, chairs an AMA caucus that gives voice to the unique interests of employed doctors.

Transition from Resident to Attending
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AMA private practice sustainability: Getting started

The health care landscape is changing rapidly, driven by payment reform, regulatory changes, technology and consumer demands, among other factors. AMA resources help make private practice a viable option for physicians.

Private Practices
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AMA examines decade of change in physician practice ownership and organization

Ten years of transformation have shifted physicians away from private practice and toward large practices.

Press Releases
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Physician Practice Benchmark Survey

Read the latest findings about shifts in medical practice ownership, physician practice structure and physician payment methods.

Research
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Medical liability market research

Find data on medical liability markets, including claim frequency, costs and premiums.

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