Partnerships
Choose the level of partnership that fits.
IHP offers different ways to work together, depending on your goals and the support your practice needs.
| Compare | Affiliate PartnershipFor practices seeking support while retaining ownership. | Strategic Ownership PartnershipFor practices exploring a more integrated relationship. |
|---|---|---|
| Best fit | Practices seeking support while retaining ownership | Practices exploring a more integrated relationship |
| Scope of operational support | Revenue cycle, local outreach, interventional operations, technology, and credentialing coordination | Broader staffing and back-office management |
| Ownership considerations | The practice retains ownership | Potential equity participation and a longer-term ownership strategy |
| Defined during the discussion | The scope of support, set out in the agreement | The structure and terms of the relationship |
Affiliate Partnership
For practices seeking support while retaining ownership.
- Best fit
- Practices seeking support while retaining ownership
- Scope of operational support
- Revenue cycle, local outreach, interventional operations, technology, and credentialing coordination
- Ownership considerations
- The practice retains ownership
- Defined during the discussion
- The scope of support, set out in the agreement
Strategic Ownership Partnership
For practices exploring a more integrated relationship.
- Best fit
- Practices exploring a more integrated relationship
- Scope of operational support
- Broader staffing and back-office management
- Ownership considerations
- Potential equity participation and a longer-term ownership strategy
- Defined during the discussion
- The structure and terms of the relationship
In every partnership, clinical decision making stays with the clinical team.
How it starts
How a partnership starts.
- Step 1
Discovery conversation
We talk through your practice today, the services you offer, your goals, and what support you are looking for.
- Step 2
Practice review
Together we look at operations, referrals, and program plans to see where support would matter most.
- Step 3
Partnership planning
We discuss whether an affiliate or strategic ownership relationship fits, and what its structure and scope would include.
Find the right fit for your practice.
Every practice is different. Start with a conversation about your goals.
Discuss Partnership Options