Re: Are Patient Records an Economic Commodity?

[James Love <love@tap.org>]

On Thu, 23 Nov 1995, James Brady wrote:
> 	While having my annual physical yesterday, my physician and I had a 
> discussion about the economics of physician practices (his is a 
> one-person private practice).  He said numerous corporations like 
> HCA/Columbia had been trying to purchase his practice and those of his 
> colleagues, and that a good deal of the valuation was based on the number 
> of patient records which would transfer with the practice ownership.

 
   Dental practices are also typically sold on the basis of the number of 
records.  The theory (and practice) being that people return to the 
practice that has their old records (x-rays, etc), even if the 
practioners change.  
  
  jamie

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