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2023 Cardiology Industry Outlook: A Reviving Heartbeat
Authors: Bobby Van Dusen, MSAQF, Matthew J. Muller, ASA, and Nicholas J. Janiga, ASA Download the PDFThe cardiology sector has experienced a surge in transaction activity in recent years, with the main buy-side participants being private equity-backed physician...
2023 Cardiology Industry Outlook: A Reviving Heartbeat
Authors: Bobby Van Dusen, MSAQF, Matthew J. Muller, ASA, and Nicholas J. Janiga, ASA Download the PDFThe cardiology sector has experienced a surge in transaction activity in recent years, with the main buy-side participants being private equity-backed physician...
FMVantage Point: Maximizing Compensation for Graduate Medical Education Services Arrangements
Author: Erica Jacobovits, JD Graduate medical education (“GME”) is the general label used to describe postdoctoral physician training. Prevalent manifestations of such training, which typically takes place in a hospital or hospital-sponsored setting, include...
The Importance of Appraisal Review in the Transaction Process
Author: Matthew J. Muller, ASA and Nicholas Janiga, ASA An often overlooked or disregarded aspect of the appraisal process is appraisal review. The American Society of Appraisers, which awards the Accredited Senior Appraiser (“ASA”) designation for disciplines such as...
2017 ASC Valuation Survey
We are pleased to announce the results of HealthCare Appraisers’ 2017 ASC Valuation Survey. Since 2003, HealthCare Appraisers, Inc. has surveyed the ambulatory surgery center (ASC) industry to determine trends in the value and characteristics of ASC ownership...
6 Reasons to Hire an Expert to Value Diagnostic Imaging Centers
Author: Matthew J. Muller, ASAThe business model of a typical diagnostic imaging center is designed to offer a comprehensive array of noninvasive imaging studies to determine a representation of internal anatomy and functions. A center may offer the imaging services...
New York Times Highlights Challenges for Hospital-Based Service Lines
Author: Luis Argueso | Published: 8/10/2017 Consolidation in the market for hospital-based physician practices has been making the headlines in relation to the efforts hospitals have undertaken to improve patient satisfaction. A recent article published by the New...
Clinically Integrated Networks: 7 Tips For Hospitals
SEVEN TIPS FOR HOSPITALS CONSIDERING CINS This article was originally published by Becker's Hospital Review.Authors: Andrea Ferrari, JD, MPH - Director, HealthCare Appraisers and Adria Warren, Foley and Lardner. As the healthcare industry transitions to...
The Continuing Evolution of Service Line Co-Management Arrangements
More than ever, hospital/physician alignment strategies that foster cooperation and shared goals between hospitals and their medical staffs are paramount in achieving quality and efficiency improvements. Unfortunately, looking back historically, many hospitals have...
The Clinically-Integrated, Value-Focused World – 2015 in Review and Seven Tips for 2016 and Beyond
Authors: Andrea M. Ferrari, JD, MPH and Adria Warren, JD, partner, Foley & Lardner, LLP Originally Published by Becker’s Hospital Review | May 2016 Download the PDF I. INTRODUCTION For healthcare providers, and in particular for hospitals and physicians, 2015 was...
Valuation of Professional Services Arrangements
Author: Albert "Chip" Hutzler and Scott M. Safriet Download the Original PDF Here As the hospital/physician landscape continues to evolve, both parties are continually looking for ways to improve their alignment opportunities. The goals of such improved alignment are...
Valuing Electronic Health Record System (“EHR”) Donation Arrangements
Authors: Fred Lara, CFA, ASA, CVA and David W. Sands, CVA On October 10, 2006, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) implemented exceptions to the Stark and Anti-Kickback rules which preclude EHR donations under the Medicare Modernization Act of...
Valuation of Physician Consultant Arrangements
ENSURING COMPLIANCE WITHIN THE MEDICAL DEVICE INDUSTRY Regulatory restrictions within the healthcare industry often prohibit marketing practices that are common in other less regulated industries. For example, the federal anti-kickback statute places significant...
2016 ASC Valuation Survey
Since 2003, HealthCare Appraisers, Inc. has surveyed the ambulatory surgery center (ASC) industry to determine trends in the value and characteristics of ASC ownership interests and management fees charged to ASCs. Twenty participants, representing well over 700...
2015 ASC Valuation Survey
We are pleased to announce the results of HealthCare Appraisers’ 2015 ASC Valuation Survey. Since 2003, HealthCare Appraisers, Inc. has surveyed the ambulatory surgery center (ASC) industry to determine trends in the value and characteristics of ASC ownership...
The Next Evolution of the Service Line Co-Management Arrangement
Author: Scott M. Safriet Hospital/physician alignment strategies are increasing in popularity as government and private sector payors transition to performance-based payment systems. In preparation for the continuing shift to payment structures that focus on clinical...
2014 ASC Valuation Survey
We are pleased to announce the results of HealthCare Appraisers’ 2014 ASC Valuation Survey. Since 2003, HealthCare Appraisers, Inc. has surveyed the ambulatory surgery center (ASC) industry to determine trends in the value and characteristics of ASC ownership...
Intangible Assets In Healthcare
Over time the United States economy has shifted from a focus on capital-intensive manufacturing businesses to service business industries which have relatively less tangible assets. Concurrently, business appraisals have shifted from a primary focus on tangible assets...
The 2013 Report: A Review of Recent Trends and Transactions
The healthcare regulatory environment established fair market value (FMV) as a linchpin in structuring and defending compliant financial arrangements and transactions. While paramount from a regulatory perspective, establishing FMV is challenging for a number of...
Life Sciences: Compensation Valuation in an Age of Transparency
The life sciences industry is dealing with a series of global challenges relating to increasing competition, escalating costs and expanding regulatory requirements. New regulations, focusing on requirements for transparent interactions between life sciences companies...
Critical Access Hospital Acquisitions and Affiliations
Authors: Nicholas J. Janiga, ASA and Nicholas A. Newsad, MHSA Download the PDFThe Office of the Inspector General and President Obama’s administration have proposed material changes in the enrollment requirements and reimbursement for Critical Access Hospitals...
2013 ASC Valuation Survey
We are pleased to announce the results of HealthCare Appraisers’ 2013 ASC Valuation Survey. Since 2003, HealthCare Appraisers, Inc. has surveyed the ambulatory surgery center (“ASC”) industry to determine trends in the value and characteristics of ASC ownership...
Valuation of Physician-Owned Hospitals
Author: Nicholas J. Janiga, ASA The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“PPACA”) of 2010 significantly impacted both existing and developing physician-owned hospitals. Section 6001 of PPACA amended Section 1877 of the Social Security Act (“Limitation on...
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Navigating Medicare’s New Billing Rules for Split/Shared Visits
Authors: Gavin Heckman, MBA, MSBA and James R. Hills, CPA/ABV Download the PDF OVERVIEW On November 2, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published the 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) final rule (the “2022 Rule”), which included...
HealthCare Appraisers Names Three Directors
BOCA RATON, Fla., July 26, 2022 – HealthCare Appraisers has promoted the following employee-owners to Directors within the organization: Alyse Bentz, JD, MPH Gavin Heckman, MBA, MSBA Elizabeth Neiberg, JD “On behalf of the company, congratulations to these three...
Service Line Co-Management Agreements and Employment Considerations
Author: Hunter Hall Download the PDFWith continued emphasis by the government and other payors on value-based care and quality measures, service line co-management is one of the many models that have been developed to foster further alignment between hospitals and...
Examining the Cost-Effectiveness of CRNAs
Authors: Elizabeth Neiberg, JD and Kevin Obletz, JD, CVA Download the PDFORIGINALLY PUBLISHED BY THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PROVIDER COMPENSATION PROFESSIONALS For decades, anesthesiology service lines have been predominantly provided by a combination of two types of...
The Challenges of wRVU-Based Survey Data in an Evolving Healthcare Industry
Authors: Nicole M. Jacobsen, JD, MBA, LLM, James R. Hills, CPA/ABV, and Kevin Obletz, JD, CVA Download the PDFORIGINALLY PUBLISHED BY THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PROVIDER COMPENSATION PROFESSIONALS For years, physician groups, hospitals, and health systems alike...
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