Nicole M. Jacobsen, JD, MBA, LLM
Director
Nicole Jacobsen is a Director in the Chicago office.
Jacobsen’s practice focuses on the analysis of healthcare provider compensation valuation. Before joining HealthCare Appraisers, she worked for various law practices and a major title insurance company in taxation law research and title searches.
Jacobsen earned a Master of Laws (LLM) in Taxation from the University of Florida, a Juris Doctor cum laude and Master of Business Administration from Western New England University, and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin-Parkside. She is a member of the Wisconsin Bar and the Wisconsin Health Law Section.
PRACTICE AREA
- Compensation Valuation
PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
- A Review of HealthCare Appraisers’ Forecast – Ongoing Factors Impacting Physician Compensation Survey Data, co-authored with David B. Fink, AM, July 13, 2022
- The Challenges of wRVU-Based Survey Data in an Evolving Healthcare Industry, co-authored with James R. Hills, CPA/ABV, and Kevin Obletz, JD, CVA, May 11, 2022
- COVID-19’s Effects on Employed Physician Compensation, October, 2020
EDUCATION
- University of Florida, Gainesville, FL | Master of Laws (LLM) in Taxation
- Western New England University School of Law, Springfield, MA
- Juris Doctor cum laude | Master of Business Administration
- University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, WI | Bachelor of Arts, Communication
CREDENTIALS
- Member, Wisconsin Bar
MEMBERSHIPS
- Wisconsin Bar, Wisconsin Health Law Section
- American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA)
- American Association of Provider Compensation Professionals (AAPCP)
PRIOR PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- Law Office of Doulas J. Brunner | Springfield, MA
- First American Title Company | Springfield, MA
- Saia Law Firm | Springfield, MA
Recent Insights
Recent Healthcare Fraud and Abuse Enforcement Actions Highlight the Importance of the Valuator’s Role
Authors: Erica Jacobovits, JD and Kevin Obletz, JD, CVA Download the PDF MODERNIZING MEDICINE On November 1, 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) filed a complaint[1], intervening in a 2017 whistleblower lawsuit, against a South Florida electronic health...
Personal Goodwill: A Common Multi-Million Dollar Component in Physician Practice Transactions
Authors: Daniel I. Levin, CFA, ASA, Matthew J. Muller, ASA and Nicholas J. Janiga, ASA Download the PDF HOSPITAL-BASED CARE Physician practice acquisition activity has been robust for many years, resulting in a change in the composition of physician employment and...
Commercial Reasonableness and Value-Based Arrangements: Know your WHY and HOW
Author: Matthew J. Milliron, CVA, MBA Download the PDFORIGINALLY PUBLISHED BY THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PROVIDER COMPENSATION PROFESSIONALS Although commercial reasonableness has been a key concept in healthcare regulation since 1998, it was not until 2021 that it...
Shift-Based Providers and Cost Efficiency: Rethinking the Premise
Authors: Andrew Worthington and James R. Hills, CPA/ABV Download the PDFORIGINALLY PUBLISHED BY THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PROVIDER COMPENSATION PROFESSIONALS HOSPITAL-BASED CARE Due to requirements set forth by the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor ACT...
2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule – Update to Teaching Physicians
Authors: Erica Jacobovitz, JD, and Kevin Obletz, JD, CVA Download the PDFThe Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) has long provided a uniform, consistent schedule for determining the payment rates for individual physician services. The MPFS is regularly updated by...
Upcoming Events
Mar 4-6 | ATA2023 Annual Conference & Expo
March 4-6, 2023 | San Antonio, TX HealthCare Appraisers will be exhibiting at booth #1306. REGISTRATION For more information and registration, please visit the ATA website.
Mar 9-10 | ICLE Annual Health Law Institute
March 9-10, 2023 | Plymouth, MI HealthCare Appraisers is proud to serve as a Silver Sponsor, and Senior Associate C.J. Laird, MEd will be co-presenting Stark Law Update and Practical Implications. Keep Pace with Critical Change in Health Care Law Join us in person for...