Acquiring a new clinic should accelerate growth within your organization, but for many healthcare operators, the real challenge begins after the deal closes. Clinic integration is the biggest risk in healthcare acquisitions. Leaders typically expect integrations to be straightforward, but in reality, acquisitions can lose money for up to 18 months while systems merge. When…

This morning, my toddler brought me several handfuls of poop from his diaper. He handed them to me while I was actively saying “Let’s take off your diaper and clean up your poop.” That’s what it feels like when you roll-up an acquired company into an organization — I’m trying to integrate a whole new…