Jim Hills, CPA/ABV
Partner
Jim Hills is a Partner in the Chicago office.
Hills’ practice focuses on fair market valuation analysis of healthcare provider compensation relationships, with a concentration in physician employment and professional services arrangements. Other practice areas include medical director/thought leader compensation, hospital-based specialty collections guarantees and subsidies, compensated call coverage services, service and management agreements, litigation support, as well as retrospective analyses in response to investigative demands or internal compliance reviews related to potential self-disclosure.
Mr. Hills has more than 30 years of corporate finance, operations, business development and public accounting experience, with more than 25 years of experience in the healthcare sector. Prior to joining HealthCare Appraisers, he served in various capacities, including Director of Finance & Administration for a privately held, real estate developer; Vice President of Finance & Administration for a privately held, home-health provider; Vice President of Finance and Vice President of Development for a privately held, national neuro-musculoskeletal physician management company; Director of Mergers and Acquisition for a publicly traded, physician practice management company; and Manager for a national public accounting firm. Hills’ broad business experience includes structuring, negotiating and financing acquisition transactions, acquisition due diligence, business development, treasury management, risk management, initial public offerings, bank financing, financial reporting, contract negotiation, accounting, finance, human resources and operations.
Hills received a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the Fisher School of Accounting at the University of Florida. He is a certified public accountant (CPA)* and is a member of the Illinois CPA Society and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). He holds the Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV) certification from the AICPA.
PRACTICE AREA
- Compensation Valuation
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
- Shift-Based Providers and Cost Efficiency: Rethinking the Premise, co-authored with Andrew Worthington, September 8, 2022
- Navigating Medicare’s New Billing Rules for Split/Shared Visits, co-authored with Gavin Heckman, MBA, MSBA, August 25, 2022
- The Challenges of wRVU-Based Survey Data in an Evolving Healthcare Industry, co-authored with Nicole M. Jacobsen, JD, MBA, LLM, and Kevin Obletz, JD, CVA, May 11, 2022
- Panel Discussion Member – Key Valuation Issues in Healthcare, with Jim Carr, ASA, Partner, HealthCare Appraisers, Inc., Greg Koonsman, Senior Managing Director & Founder, VMG Health, Jonathan Helm, Managing Director, VMG Health, Moderated by Scott Becker, Esq., Partner, McGuireWoods, Becker’s Hospital Review 5th Annual CEO & CFO Roundtable, Chicago, IL November 9, 2016.
- Co-presenter with Michael Blau, JD, Partner, Foley & Lardner, LLP – Going Hospital-Based: Getting the Deal Done – Transactional Issues, 2012 Cancer Center Business Summit, Fort Worth, TX, October 12, 2012.
- Co-Presenter with Alan H. Einhorn, JD, Of Counsel, Foley & Lardner LLP – Buying & Selling Oncology Practices, Cancer Center Business Summit 2011, Chicago, IL, October 14, 2011.
EDUCATION
- University of Florida, Fisher School of Accounting, Gainesville, FL, Bachelor of Accountancy
CREDENTIALS
- Certified Public Accountant – licensed in Illinois
- Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV), American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
MEMBERSHIPS
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
- Illinois CPA Society (ICPAS)
- American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA)
- Illinois Association of Healthcare Attorneys (IAHA)
- American Association of Provider Compensation Professionals (AAPCP)
- Medical Group Management Association (MGMA)
PRIOR PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- Kennedy Homes, Deerfield Beach, FL, Director of Finance and Administration
- OMNI Home Care, Inc., Coral Springs, FL, Vice President of Finance and Administration
- OMNA Medical Partners, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, Vice President of Finance, Vice President of Development (formerly a neuro-musculoskeletal physician management company)
- InPhyNet Medical Management, Inc., Plantation, FL, Director of Mergers and Acquisition (formerly a publicly traded physician practice management company)
- Ernst & Young, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Audit Manager
Recent Insights
Sports Marketing and Sponsorships are a Grand Slam for Healthcare Entities and Providers
Authors: Bobby J. Van Dusen, MSAQF, Daniel I. Levin, CFA, ASA and Nicholas J. Janiga, ASA Download the PDFSince the first broadcasted sporting event occurred in 1911 when a football game was relayed to audiences, the United States has been enamored by sports. Today,...
2023 Outlook: Increased Acquisitions and Joint Ventures Involving Inpatient Psychiatric Hospitals
Authors: Jordan A. Zoeller, MAcc, CFA and Nicholas J. Janiga, ASA Download the PDF INTRODUCTION At HealthCare Appraisers, we have analyzed numerous inpatient psychiatric facilities (“IPFs”) in a variety of contexts, whether for acquisition purposes, formation of joint...
2023 Outlook: Healthcare M&A
Authors: Daniel I. Levin, CFA, ASA and Nicholas J. Janiga, ASA Download the PDFRising interest rates, elevated inflation, and economic uncertainty led to volatility in 2022, and many of these factors remain in place heading into 2023. While inflation appears to have...
Nurse Practitioners & Physician Associates: A Viable Solution to the Physician Shortage?
Authors: Tammy Truong and Alyse Bentz, JD, MPH Download the PDFOriginally published by the American Association of Provider Compensation Professionals. The United States is predicted to be imminently faced with a physician shortage, with a report from the Association...
Valuation of Linear Accelerators
Authors: Kirsten Hodges, ASA and Jeff Doyle, ASA Download the PDFA Linear Accelerator (“Linac”) is a technically advanced medical device/system that is utilized in radiation oncology. A Linac customizes high energy x-rays/electrons to conform to a tumor’s shape to...
Upcoming Events
Apr 11-12 | McDermott Physician Practice Management and ASC Symposium 2023
April 11-12, 2023 | Nashville, TN HealthCare Appraisers is a proud supporter of the conference. About The Conference At the Physician Practice Management (PPM) & ASC Symposium 2023, we’ll address the critical business, transactional and regulatory issues that...
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