Trends in Private Equity Owned Otolaryngology Practice Clinician Distribution.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Investigate how private equity (PE) acquisitions shape the otolaryngology workforce.

Study design

Cross-sectional.

Setting

Private outpatient clinics.

Methods

A comprehensive market database, Pitchbook (Seattle, WA), was queried utilizing keywords for outpatient otolaryngology practices acquired by PE firms from 2010 to 2023. Acquisitions were manually verified using practice websites. An open-source website archive service, WayBack Machine, was utilized to track workforce history of practicing otolaryngologist physicians, audiologists (AuDs), and advanced practice providers (APPs) at these outpatient practices and then subjected to linear regression and Pearson correlation test analysis.

Results

In total, 25 otolaryngology practices were deter

SUBMITTER: Asthana S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11986684 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature