.png)
Compensating Radiologists for Contrast Supervision
New revenue opportunities have opened up for radiology groups with CMS’ extension of flexibilities for the virtual supervision of...
Mar 24
Annual BFMV Physician Call Coverage Burden & Compensation Survey Offers Unique Insights for FMV
The 2025 BFMV Call Coverage survey is currently open for data collection . Each spring, our survey reaches out directly to physicians for...
Mar 14
7 Uses for BuckheadFMV's 2025 Benchmark Report on Pre-Owned Medical Equipment Prices
January 2025 BuckheadFMV has released its updated resource for healthcare and valuation professionals, the BFMV Benchmark Report for...
Jan 17
Just Released: 2024 BFMV Physician Call Coverage Burden and Compensation Survey
BFMV is pleased to announce the release of our 2024 BFMV Physician Call Coverage Burden and Compensation Survey. Through our...
Jun 14, 2024
MSOs and FMV
A Management Service Organization (MSO) is a type of entity that provides administrative and operational support services to healthcare...
Apr 24, 2024
Signing Bonuses Should Sit Out of Total Annual Compensation in a Fair Market Value Stacking Analyses
Signing bonuses are long-standing recruitment incentives used by hospitals to attract physician employees. The term “signing bonus” can...
Feb 27, 2024
When is it Reasonable to Ask an FMV Appraiser to Reconsider Their Opinion of Value?
In December 2023, an Indianapolis-based health system agreed to pay $345 million to settle allegations of False Claims Act and Stark Law...
Jan 10, 2024
Valuing Physician-Performed NP and PA Supervisory Services
Medical practices commonly hire nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) to boost productivity, improve healthcare...
Nov 17, 2023
BFMV Perspective: The Physician Shortage, Patient Access, and FMV
Major access to care issues in the US, stemming from a physician shortage, have been a looming concern since the early 2000s. Deficits...
Nov 6, 2023
$3.8 Million Settlement Related to Improper SNF Medical Director Payments
Medical director arrangements at skilled nursing facilities (“SNF(s)”) have been under federal scrutiny for the past few years (2021 blog...
Sep 25, 2023
Over $20 Million in Combined Qui Tam Settlements from Home Health Buyer and Seller
In August 2023, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced that Watermark Retirement Communities, LLC (“Watermark”), based in Tucson,...
Sep 20, 2023
Hospital Self-Disclosure Led to Settlement with DOJ
In April 2023, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced that Sibley Memorial Hospital (“SMH”) and its parent company, Johns Hopkins...
Aug 31, 2023
Improper Medical Director Payments Alleged at SNF Chain
On June 15, 2021, the United States filed a complaint under the False Claims Act against a California skilled nursing facility chain and...
Jun 30, 2021
FMV is Required for Nurse Practitioner and Other NPP Recruitment Subsidies
A less well-known, but noteworthy, exception to the Stark Law permits hospitals to grant financial subsidies to private practice...
May 26, 2021
Physician's Lawsuit Focuses on Post Acquisition Compensation
Among the slew of operational decisions involved in medical practice transactions, human resource matters call for careful consideration....
Mar 24, 2021
