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.
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 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.
Will an ACA overhaul derail value-based payments?
Healthcare reform has been moving the industry away from the traditional fee-for-service revenue model in favor of one where revenue is based on the quality of care. Will the ACA repeal-and-replace efforts under the new Trump administration put the brakes on this? A healthcare valuation expert comments.
Healthcare industry hit most by FCA in 2016
Over half of the $4.7 billion in settlements and judgments the government recovered in 2016 under the False Claims Act (FCA) were from the healthcare industry. Allegations often revolve around the measurement of the fair market value of physician compensation.
Healthcare M&A volume up, spending down in 2016
There were 1,536 healthcare M&A transactions in 2016, up 1% from 2015, but overall spending dropped to $255.7 billion from $400.3 billion in 2015, according to data from Irving Levin Associates Inc.
Healthcare services multiples from Duff & Phelps
Valuation data from the January 2017 Healthcare Services Sector Update from Duff & Phelps.
Latest AHLA guide discusses fairness opinions, M&A, and goodwill
The AHLA Transactions Resource Guide is a free collection of articles from leading healthcare experts that discuss significant transaction issues in the healthcare industry. Some of the authors are with Duff & Phelps, VMG Health, Wipfli, and others.
Valuation benchmarks for ambulatory surgery centers revealed in updated survey
HealthCare Appraisers Inc. has just released valuation multiples of single-specialty and multispecialty ASCs based on data representing over 700 entities.
