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An "independent" physician is in private practice, and is not an employee of a hospital, a clinic or an HMO. Local physicians join IPA's to gain the advantage of group purchasing, recruitment, shared information systems, electronic medical records, etc. The IPA also negotiates commercial, state and federal contracts with insurance companies on behalf of its physicians. Excel provides an effective mechanism for independent physicians to achieve economies of scale and competitive advantages without practice mergers.