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AICPA honors healthcare expert Mark O. Dietrich

Healthcare valuation expert Mark O. Dietrich, CPA/ABV, has been honored for his career contributions to the profession at the AICPA 2016 Healthcare Industry Conference in Nashville.

Healthcare settlement points up HIPAA trap to avoid

Healthcare law has been expanded to impose privacy rules on a healthcare entity’s “business associates,” which can include appraisers.

Fast-growing urgent care centers face challenges

As health systems continue to pursue urgent care strategies through acquisition and development, the question remains as to where urgent care centers fit within alternative payment model methodologies.

Healthcare M&A in year-end rush

Urgent care is a particularly hot sector amid the race to finalize healthcare M&A transactions before the end of the year.

New resources on healthcare finance and value available

BVR has three new titles focused on trends and best practices in healthcare payment and reimbursement systems.

Healthcare valuers keep an eye on a new proposal

It’s difficult to think of another industry that has as many layers of regulations as healthcare, especially in the era of health reform. Many of these rules impact valuation because they can significantly affect future revenue of healthcare providers.

Book Review

A review of "The Adviser's Guide to health Care, 2nd ed.," written by Robert James Cimasi and Todd A. Zigrang.

Healthy outlook for healtchare ASC acquisitions

The ambulatory surgery center (ASC) field will be very active this year with new transactions and partnerships, according to the “2016 ASC Valuation Survey” from HealthCare Appraisers Inc. Almost 90% of survey respondents say they plan to purchase an ASC this year, and 22% of those say they’ll acquire between six and 10 ASCs.

Florida court explores scope of active/passive appreciation

A Florida appeals court examines the issue of whether the increased value of stock from a company for which the owning spouse works can be a marital asset and subject to distribution.

Industry-specific empirical support for passive appreciation

A survey is open for respondents to indicate which industries they would like to see analyzed for economic causal factors and their elasticities in order to better determine passive appreciation in business assets in a divorce context. The resulting analyses will be published.

Hospital CFO panel comments on recent trends at AICPA conference

At the recent AICPA 2015 Healthcare Industry Conference in Las Vegas, several hospital CFOs participated in a panel moderated by Britt Tabor (Erlanger Health System). The panelists were Geoff Gardner (Novant Health), Lori Ritchey-Baldwin (St. Elizabeth Healthcare), and Steven R. Blake (Paladin Healthcare Management, LLC and Avanti Hospitals). They commented on retail health and the impact of the new insurance exchanges.

Key takeaways from the AICPA Healthcare Industry Conference