Study: P.E. Acquisition Linked to Lower MIPS Scores for Urologists

Healthcare Innovation October 23, 2023
David Raths

For urologists at acquired practices, MIPS scores decreased significantly in the year after private equity acquisition, according to a study in Urology Practice

Urology practices that have been acquired by private equity firms show significant reductions in scores on Medicare’s Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS), according to research published in the November issue of Urology Practice, a journal of the American Urological Association.

Decreases in MIPS quality scores are accompanied by reductions in incentive bonus payments to urologists at acquired practices, according to the new research by Kassem Faraj, M.D., of the University of Michigan and colleagues.

In urology and other specialties, there is a trend toward increased acquisition of medical practices by private equity firms. “Private equity aims to...

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