5 Key Takeaways

• 1

  Private equity acquisitions can increase purchasing power but often slow decision-making and reduce a practice’s agility.

• 2

  Independent practices can adapt quickly, test new ideas, and learn from failure without waiting for board approval.

• 3

  Jasper advises practices to assess whether their products, technologies, and teams meet patients’ needs for personalized care.

• 4

  She recommends focusing on the patients an independent practice can serve better than larger organizations can.

• 5

  Jasper says practices can compete through personalized care and should treat change, including artificial intelligence, as a tool rather than a threat.