Here are 33 benchmarks to know on physician ownership from a variety of sources within the industry.
VMG Health's 2017 Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker report calculated shareholder equity through subtracting the total liabilities from total assets. For ASCs, the mean total liabilities reach $1.9 million and the mean total assets are $3.3 million.
Shareholder equity
1. Mean: $2.3 million
2. 25th percentile: $1 million
3. Median: $1.8 million
4. 75th percentile: $2.8 million
5. 90th percentile: $4.5 million
Shareholder equity as a percent of total assets
6. Mean: 69.6 percent
7. 25th percentile: 65.4 percent
8. Median: 64.3 percent
9. 75th percentile: 67.8 percent
10. 90th percentile: 72.7 percent
Here are 14 statistics on physician and equity ownership preferences for ASCs. The data is based on the HealthCare Appraisers 2017 ASC Valuation Survey.
Preferred number of active physician owners (single-specialty centers)
11. One to five: 20 percent
12. Six to 10: 45 percent
13. 11 to 15: 25 percent
14. 16 to 20: 10 percent
15. 21 and up: 0 percent
Preferred number of active physician owners (multispecialty centers)
16. One to five: 0 percent
17. Six to 10: 14 percent
18. 11 to 15: 45 percent
19. 16 to 20: 36 percent
20. 21 and up: 5 percent
Preferred ASC ownership from an equity standpoint
21. Less than 10 percent: 14 percent
22. 11 percent to 29 percent: 19 percent
23. 30 percent to 50 percent: 24 percent
24. 51 percent to 75 percent: 43 percent
The Medicus Firm surveyed 2,219 medical professionals, including physicians and advanced practice clinicians in several specialties through its 2018 Physician Practice Preference & Relocation Survey.
Here's the breakdown of which practice settings appeal to physicians:
25. Own my own practice
In training: 1.1 percent
In practice: 10 percent
26. Single specialty group/partnership
In training: 21.9 percent
In practice: 32 percent
27. Multispecialty group/partnership
In training: 17.3 percent
In practice: 17.4 percent
28. Hospital employed
In training: 24 percent
In practice: 20. 5 percent
29. Military/government employed
In training: 1 percent
In practice: 2 percent
30. University employed/academic
In training: 34.7 percent
In practice: 11 percent
31. Concierge or direct care practice
In training: 0 percent
In practice: 3 percent
33. Non-clinical, corporate or industry job
In training: 0 percent
In practice: 3 percent