Dental and medical offices: licensing the admin side of the practice

Appointments and changes to them, handling referrals, chasing insurers and bills, reception procedures, and the emails tying it together.

Charts, scans and clinical notes normally stay out entirely, and regulated material drags the price down. Offering admin records only keeps the deal simple.

Buyers typically set a floor of 20 to 30 employees, with a few setting no floor. A single-dentist office of eight sits below most floors. A group practice or multi-location clinic may qualify.

Nobody quotes a figure specific to medical or dental practices. For businesses still trading, buyers advertise roughly $100K to $2M (self-reported). Regulated material and lots of cleanup push practices to the bottom of that range.

Patient information creeps into admin email as well, in referral letters, billing arguments and no-show notes. Stripping out names is not the same as anonymising a record. One study showed 15 demographic details can single out 99.98% of Americans.

Less than most owners expect. By the buyers' own estimates the owner's part is roughly 1 to 3 hours: a scoping call, deciding what is in and out, and approving the export. The buyer can usually work with your IT person or provider on the export itself.

Start with the match quiz using your headcount and systems, and get every promise in the written offer.