Management Services Organizations: A growing strategy for physician groups (Medical Economics)

A new Medical Economics piece highlights how Management Services Organizations (MSOs) are becoming a powerful growth strategy for physician groups. By spinning off non-clinical staff, assets, and contracts into a separate entity, MSOs let non-physician executives take ownership of operations—boosting recruitment, aligning incentives, and streamlining practice management. Physicians retain control of clinical services while the MSO handles billing, HR, IT, and more, often at scale by contracting with multiple practices. Experts caution, however, that MSOs must be carefully structured to comply with complex tax, state, and federal regulations.