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Beyond private equity: A new sheriff in town
Bhagwan Satiani, MD, explores the entrance of insurance companies into the physician practice acquisition market. The well-written recent editorial from Mal Sheahan, Vascular Specialist medical editor, explained the case against private equity in medicine, and what is at stake for…
The top 10 most popular Vascular Specialist stories of May 2024
In April, the most read stories from Vascular Specialist include new data from the C-GUARDIANS pivotal investigational device exemption (IDE) trial presented at the Leipzig Interventional Course (LINC) 2024 (28–31 May, Leipzig, Germany); recently released randomised data show cyanoacrylate glue…
The devil we don’t know: The case against private equity in medicine
My household had a longstanding Christmas tradition. In the months leading up to the big day, my wife would craft a gift budget for our three sons. She would then blow said budget on mirth-busters like socks, books and, heaven…
Envision, private equity and patient care: Substituted values 2.0
He was only 41, already burdened with multiple health problems. Diabetes, hypertension and renal failure had put him on dialysis, caused the amputation of his left leg, and now left him with poor circulation in his right leg. Signs of…
The choice between autonomy, true partnership—or the slow drift to ‘thralldom‘
Anthony Valdés, MBA, the president of Tampa, Florida-based Collaborative Health Systems, declares that what physicians want is to “deliver great clinical outcomes, get paid fairly for that care, and stay independent.” It is becoming clearer with every passing year that,…