Important Provider Compensation Topics in 2022
To begin a dialogue on important topics in physician compensation and fair market value, PYA surveyed more than 30 physician compensation experts to understand the collective thoughts on issues impacting these topics in 2022. These issues range from compensation for advance practice practitioners to value-based compensation. Please join PYA Senior Manager Katie Taylor as she discusses key physician compensation issues in 2022 ...
The New Stark FMV is a Game-Changer: Foundational Concepts and Valuation Methodology
This two-part BVR webinar series provides a critical and in-depth assessment of the new definitions of fair market value under the regulations for the federal physician self-referral law commonly known as “Stark.” Many in the healthcare valuation industry have viewed the updated definitions, along with new commentary from the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), as promoting “business as usual” for healthcare valuation practice. Timothy Smith, however, begs to differ. Smith was a major ...
Stark Differences from the Inside Out: Two Key Responders Discuss The Final Stark Regulations for FMV and Commercial Reasonableness
The Stark regulations have been updated. What has changed and how does it impact value? Mark Dietrich and Tim Smith were two major contributors of public comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) for the updated Stark regulations with over 100 pages of newly written material that was influential in the development of the final regulatory definitions for FMV and commercial reasonableness. In addition, they included over a dozen chapters from the BVR/AHLA ...
Physician Compensation and Valuation: Administering Top Tier Treatment
Assessing physician compensation is a critical component in valuing a physician practice. Many external factors, including the COVID-19 pandemic and proposed changes to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, have had and will continue to have significant impacts on physician compensation and associated practice valuations. In this discussion, Derek Long and Katie Culver will explain how physician compensation is analyzed in the context of valuation along with various factors that can influence it, both internally and ...
Valuing Rural Healthcare Clinics
Rural health clinics (RHCs) are specially certified entities that were created to increase access to primary care services for patients located in rural communities. Demand for rural health services is expected to increase in the coming years due to the aging baby boomer population and its status as potential acquisition targets by nonprofit healthcare organizations seeking to meet their charitable mission. The number of transactions involving RHCs is expected to increase, creating an opportunity for ...
Healthcare Valuation Legal Check Up: Top Issues, Cases, and Hot Topics
Regulatory scrutiny of health care arrangements and fair market value is at an all-time high. In this webinar Joe Wolfe will discuss top issues, cases and hot topics in health care valuation from an attorney’s perspective. The webinar will cover key regulatory requirements (Stark, Anti-Kickback, tax exemption), enforcement trends, developing best practices for structuring appraisal engagements and potential pitfalls in reviewing and drafting written FMV opinions. Joe Wolfe will also discuss recent government guidance on ...
The Devil in the Valuation Details: Top 10 Questions Lawyers and Healthcare Organizations Ask
© 2019 Business Valuation Resources, LLC. All Rights Reserved. July 31, 2019 Webinar Handbook The Devil in the Valuation Details: Top 10 Questions Lawyers and Healthcare Organizations Ask Part of BVR’s Special Series presented by the BVR/AHLA Guide to Healthcare Industry Finance and Valuation Featuring: Denise Palencik, CVA, Veralon Jessica Stack, MBA, Veralon The Devil in the Valuation Details: Top 10 Questions Lawyers and Healthcare Organizations Ask Please note: This Handbook does not qualify for ...
Beyond FMV: Commercial Reasonableness of Physician Compensation Post-MACRA
The influx of federal money over the past several decades to healthcare providers, and the allocation of those dollars, drastically transformed the healthcare delivery system in a way that has had dramatic impact on the economic and financial value of healthcare enterprises, assets, and services. The recent paradigm shift in the reimbursement environment, from volume to value, has had perhaps the greatest impact on the processes and outcomes of valuation assignments, as the reimbursement environment ...
Commercial Reasonableness: Defining Practical Concepts and Determining Compliance in Healthcare Transactions for Physician Services
Financial relationships between hospitals and physicians must be both commercially reasonable and at fair market value (FMV) to meet certain regulatory requirements. Ensuring compliance with these requirements is critical--failing to do so could invoke sanctions and penalties related to the Stark Law, the Anti-Kickback Statute, the False Claims Act (FCA), and Internal Revenue Service 501(c)(3) status for tax-exempt entities. As such, a thorough understanding of these requirements is necessary to ensure compliance in transactions between hospitals and physicians, as well as other parties with referral relationships within the healthcare environment.
