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Valuation Considerations for Risk-Sharing Terms in MSO-“Friendly PC” Arrangements
How Risk-Sharing Terms Shift Risk to the MSO A key component common to MSO–“Friendly PC” arrangements is formalized risk sharing in the management services agreement (the “MSA”). Risk-sharing terms can include a priority-of-payments waterfall, risk of deferred or unpaid fees during periods of insufficient funds, deficit-funding arrangements, guaranteed PC margins, lease-holding risk for the medical office space, etc. These terms serve to shift a substantial portion of the ent
Oct 6
Weak Valuation Terms Invite Disputes: How BFMV Helps Owners Clarify Them
After reading your operating agreement, can you say unambiguously how it defines value, as of what date your interest would be valued, and when you would be paid?
Sep 29
Physician Leader Pay - Breakouts by Clinical Specialty in New BFMV Report
In August 2026, BFMV issued the latest edition of its Physician Leaders Compensation Report. The report is based on Form 990 data filed by nonprofit hospitals and health systems across the country. It includes statistics on compensation paid to physicians in leadership positions at hospitals, medical groups, and other organizations. In the clinical realm, a physician’s specialty is a primary determinant of compensation. BFMV researched the clinical specialties of each physic
Sep 23
When the Survey Doesn’t Have Your Specialty: Benchmarking an HPB Surgeon’s Outlier Practice
A surgeon producing more than 20,000 wRVUs a year that doesn’t fit cleanly into any national compensation survey specialty. That was the challenge in a recent BFMV engagement involving a high-volume hepato-pancreato-biliary (HPB) surgeon: no major survey reports HPB as its own specialty line, so work was needed to determine which existing specialty, or blend of specialties, could support a defensible number. A Subspecialty the Surveys Don't Recognize HPB physicians specialize
Sep 16
Call Pay in 2026: Understanding the Market Through Physician-Sourced Data
The 2026 BFMV Physician Call Coverage Burden and Compensation Survey, which surveyed physicians directly, highlights several important considerations for organizations evaluating call compensation.
Aug 26
The 2026 BFMV Physician Leaders Compensation Report: What the Data Tells Us About How Physician Leadership Is Valued
The 2026 BFMV Physician Leaders Compensation Report offers a helpful resource for benchmarking compensation for physicians in leadership roles. Built from IRS Form 990 filings — a mandatory disclosure for nonprofit organizations reporting compensation for officers, directors, trustees, and key employees — and supplemented with BFMV's own research into each leader's duties, specialty, and employer characteristics, the report offers a look at physician leader compensation segme
Aug 19
What Kind of Business Valuation Support Do You Need?
The appropriate level of valuation support for you or your client depends primarily on the decision the analysis must support, the intended users, and the degree of scrutiny the work may receive. BFMV's quick decision guide provides a side-by-side comparison of a consultation, a calculation engagement, and a valuation engagement.
Aug 17
5 Key Background Statistics from the 2026 BFMV Physician Call Coverage Survey
BuckheadFMV conducted our eighth annual direct-to-physician call coverage survey. An affordable source of physician call coverage compensation information, the BFMV survey is unique in that it provides statistics related to the "burden" of off-site/unrestricted call coverage in a variety of specialties, including in-person visits and phone call volumes. The following is a summary of 5 key background and demographic statistics from the 2026 survey. 1. Respondents by Specialt
Jul 24
Medical Practice Fixed Asset Appraisals - How to Prepare for Your FFE Site Visit
A typical medical practice is full of assets – from the coffee maker to the exam tables to the otoscopes. When selling a medical practice, the goal is to secure the best price possible to recoup the maximum remaining value of the initial investment for fixtures, furnishings, and equipment (FFE). Depending on the buyer and type of transaction, fixed asset sales may require a fair market value appraisal and a site visit from the appraiser. A site visit gives an appraiser the op
Jul 21
Key Burden Statistics: 2026 BFMV Call Coverage Burden & Compensation Survey
Not only is BFMV’s eighth annual direct-to-physician call coverage survey an affordable source of physician call coverage compensation information, but it is also unique in that it provides statistics related to the "burden" of unrestricted call, including in-person visits and phone call volumes for a variety of specialties. The following is a summary of key burden statistics from the 2026 survey. 1. Median Days of Coverage per Month Data for physicians in cardiothoracic surg
Jul 6
Just Released: 2026 BFMV Physician Call Coverage Burden and Compensation Survey
BFMV is pleased to announce the release of our 2026 BFMV Physician Call Coverage Burden and Compensation Survey. Through our direct-to-physician approach, we received responses from over 1,200 physicians across a wide range of specialties, geographies, demographic settings, and employers. The survey includes unique on-call burden and compensation information, much of which is unavailable from other survey resources, including the following: Compensation (hourly and per 24-hou
Jun 30
Applying a Pharma Matrix to Physician Influencer Compensation
Pharma and medical device companies routinely use tiering matrices to set fair market value (FMV) compensation for physician consultants and speakers. These frameworks score physicians on objective criteria like board certifications, years of experience, publication record, and conference presentations, then assign a compensation tier accordingly. The approach is well-established, defensible, and familiar to compliance teams. What is less established is how to apply the same
Jun 26
Product Release: 2026 BFMV Cost of Physician Staffing Services
BuckheadFMV has just released the 2026 Cost of Physician Staffing Services. This report compiles pricing data included in 99 government contracts for physician staffing services. Relevant for determining fair market value hourly rates for physician services, it offers specialty-specific benchmark rates for on-site services and after-hours call coverage. The 2026 data reflect a sustained rising trend in call rates since BFMV began publishing this report in 2017. Benchmarks inc
Jun 16
BFMV Report Shows Market Values for Used Medical Equipment Can Be Fairly Stable
The value of existing medical equipment is an important consideration in many hospital and physician practice transactions. BFMV has been observing online markets and recording resale offers and prices for medical equipment for years in order to help us form indications of value in our engagements. In February, BFMV released a sixth edition of these findings in the 2026 Benchmark Report on Pre-Owned Medical Equipment Prices. Now, in light of 6 years of published data, we’re a
Jun 4
Early Bird $500 Discount on Access to 2026 Call Survey Report
The 2026 BFMV Physician Call Coverage Burden and Compensation Survey is in data collection, and findings will be coming soon... You’re invited to take advantage of a $500 early bird discount on access to the survey findings to be released in mid-June. (The regular subscription price is $7,500. Reach out for a small firm discount.) Use 2026EB$500 at checkout in our shop. Offer expires 12:00 NOON EST, June 15, 2026. A 1-Year Subscription to the 2026 BFMV Physician Call Coverage
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