Physicians Practice July 30, 2024
Private equity-backed specialty provider groups like dermatology, gastroenterology, ophthalmology, women’s health, and dental care offer a progressive model for patient care that helps alleviate the administrative burden of running a medical or dental practice while helping providers maintain autonomy and focus on patients. These groups tend to grow quickly through strategic acquisitions, the implementation of sophisticated management practices, and economies of scale.
But mergers and acquisitions often leave what Kemba Walden, the Former acting National Cyber Director, describes as “cracks” where vulnerabilities can hide, waiting for an attacker to exploit them.
Some of these cracks form from the challenges of adding new practices, often with multiple locations and various information systems, programs, and digital assets. It’s typical for these systems...
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