Here are 6 statistics on physician practice acquisitions in 2012 and anticipated acquisitions in 2013 and where orthopedic surgeons fit in, according to a Jackson Healthcare survey.
2012 physician practice acquisitions by specialty
Highest rate of acquisition:
Family practice: 54 percent
Lowest rate of acquisition:
Allergy and immunology, cardiothoracic surgery, infectious disease, maternal and fetal medicine, nephrology, occupational medicine, pathology, pediatrics, radiation oncology, vascular surgery: 2 percent each
Orthopedic acquisition: 6 percent
2013 anticipated acquisitions by specialty
Highest rate of acquisition:
Family practice: 31 percent
Lowest rate of acquisition:
Colon and rectal surgery, critical care medicine, dermatology, hematology, maternal and fetal medicine, nephrology, occupational medicine, podiatry, radiology, sleep medicine and sports medicine: 1 percent each
Orthopedic surgery acquisition: 10 percent
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