What is a Management Services Organization (MSO)?
An MSO provides business and administrative support to healthcare practices and other organizations, such as billing, staffing, technology, purchasing and day-to-day operations. The healthcare professionals continue to provide patient care.
What is a PE Platform in healthcare?
A PE Platform is a healthcare company backed by a private equity firm that serves as the main company through which the firm builds and grows a healthcare business. It may own or support multiple practices and provide them with shared services.
How are MSOs and PE Platforms related?
Private equity firms often invest in physician practices through an MSO structure, because many states restrict non-physicians from owning medical practices directly. The MSO provides management services while clinical decisions stay with the practice. This is why MSOs and PE Platforms are covered together.
Why do MSOs and PE Platforms matter for healthcare sales?
Because they provide shared services across many practices, an MSO or PE Platform may influence technology, purchasing and operational decisions for its whole network. Researching the platform can help you reach multiple practices through one relationship. Confirm where decisions are actually made with the organization.
What does MSO Type show?
MSO Type shows the area of healthcare the organization operates in, for example Eyecare. It helps you focus on the specialties that fit your offering.
Can I find MSOs that use a specific technology?
Yes. Search the Technology Stack by keyword for technologies such as Salesforce, Microsoft 365, Epic, ServiceNow or Workday to find MSOs and PE Platforms where they have been identified.
What financial filters are available?
You can filter by employees, annual revenue, total funding, latest funding amount and latest funding type. The Financial Overview in each profile shows estimated annual revenue.
Who should I engage at an MSO or PE Platform?
Executive Departments show the number of executives in functions such as Operations, Finance, Information Technology and Medical & Health. Shared-services leaders often influence decisions across the network, but titles alone do not establish purchasing authority.
What do intent signals show for MSOs?
They show topics, products, services or solutions the organization has been researching. They are a reason to investigate, not proof that the MSO is ready to buy.
How do I find a specific MSO or PE Platform?
Search by MSO name, web address or location, or use the Identifier section to find it by its unique Intent.Health MSO ID.