- Capital for Growth & Liquidity
- Provides immediate cash infusion for facility upgrades, expansion, or partner buyouts
- Allows physician-owners to realize liquidity without a full exit
- Improved Payer Contracts
- Access to higher reimbursement rates through stronger managed care contracts
- Enhanced leverage with commercial payers and networks
- Operational Efficiencies
- Centralized billing, collections, and IT systems
- Access to group purchasing organizations (GPOs) for supply chain savings
- Reduction in administrative burden for physician-owners
- Regulatory & Compliance Support
- Assistance with legal, compliance, and accreditation requirements
- Mitigates risk in a complex regulatory environment (Stark, AKS, HIPAA, CMS)
- Physician Recruitment & Succession Planning
- Easier recruitment of younger physicians who prefer reduced management responsibilities
- Structured buyout plans for retiring partners
- Platform for Growth
- Support for adding service lines, new locations, or joint ventures
- Shared risk in de novo ASC development or M&A opportunities
- Retain Clinical Autonomy
- Strategic partners often leave clinical decisions to physician-owners
- Maintains high-quality care with professionalized back-office operations
