Journal-based CME Course: When and How Should Patients Be Informed About Clinicians’ or Organizations’ Sale of a Clinical Practice to a Private Equity Buyer?

Activity ID

14264

Expires

May 1, 2028

Format Type

Journal-based

CME Credit

Fee

CME Provider: AMA Journal of Ethics

Description of CME Course

Private equity (PE) firms’ acquisition and management of health service delivery entities, such as specialty physicians’ practices, have been associated with increased cost and diminished quality of care. This commentary on a case argues that clinician-sellers have obligations to disclose to their patients known and foreseeable changesóespecially those affecting services’ cost or quality or health outcomesóto which PE ownership could contribute.

Disclaimers

1. This activity is accredited by the American Medical Association.
2. This activity is free to AMA members.

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General Information on CME Activity

Educational Objectives

1. Explain a new or unfamiliar viewpoint on a topic of ethical or professional conduct
2. Evaluate the usefulness of this information for health care practice, teaching, or conduct
3. Decide whether and when to apply the new information to health care practice, teaching, or conduct

Keywords

Ethics, Health Care Economics, Insurance, Payment, Health Care Workforce, Health Care Quality

Competencies

Medical Knowledge, Professionalism

CME Credit Type

AMA PRA Category 1 Credit

DOI

10.1001/amajethics.2025.318