LEAD STORY IN ACADEMYHEALTH DAILY NEWS: Reclaiming Medical Professionalism In An Era Of Corporate Healthcare

Medicine’s increasing corporatization has fundamentally altered how physicians practice, yet discussions of medical professionalism often remain anchored in frameworks from decades past. The surge in health care consolidation and sixfold growth in private equity ownership of practices has transformed physicians’ daily operations and decision-making. Any meaningful discussion of professionalism must now address these material and environmental contexts. How does consolidation affect professional daily decisions?