The outlook for ABA therapy centers nationwide is quite robust, which has attracted significant investor interest. As healthcare...

BFMV’s Cost of Physician Staffing Services, 2025 (“CPSS”) includes data sourced from government contracts with 107 physician staffing companies located across the country. These companies supply government healthcare providers, such as VA hospitals or clinics, with the medical personnel necessary to fill temporary physician vacancies. The companies included in the CPSS also provide these services to non-government clients.   When a physician staffing firm becomes a governmen

BuckheadFMV announces the release of the 2025 Cost of Physician Staffing Services Report. The report compiles pricing data included in 107 government contracts for physician staffing services. Download the free executive summary here . Benchmarks include average, median, 25th, 75th, and 90th percentile hourly rates charged by commercial staffing companies for on-site physician staffing services and after-hours physician call coverage. Approximately 87 specialties and allied h

Hospitals and health systems nationwide are negotiating supplemental payments with their private radiology group affiliates. These payments help ensure the radiologists are paid fair market value compensation for their hospital facility services. In our work helping facilitate discussions between radiology groups and health systems, we've observed a stumbling block: the story told by compensation surveys as to what private groups should be collecting per work RVU does not ref

Work RVUs (wRVUs) are commonly used to measure physician productivity, a ccounting for the technical skills, physical effort, mental effort, judgment, and the amount of time required to perform a given service or procedure. Under many physician compensation plans, a physician is paid a specific dollar amount per wRVU generated. Significant amounts of money may be tied to wRVUs, so it is important that health systems and physicians have confidence that wRVU totals accurately r

New revenue opportunities have opened up for radiology groups with CMS’ extension of flexibilities for the virtual supervision of radiology studies performed with contrast media. The extension allows facilities to provide Level 2 diagnostic tests, including CT and MRI scans, with a remotely located supervising provider through (at least) December 31, 2025. Before the COVID-19 epidemic in 2020, CT and MRI with contrast procedures had to be supervised by onsite physicians who w

The 2025 BFMV Call Coverage survey is currently open for data collection . Each spring, our survey reaches out directly to physicians for the most relevant call coverage information available. If you are a physician or practice administrator who would like your data to be included in this study, please submit information regarding your unrestricted call coverage arrangement here . Completing the survey takes less than 5 minutes and contributors receive complementary 1-year su

Looking ahead in 2025, the healthcare industry is set to experience a year filled with dynamic opportunities, particularly in mergers and...

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 January, BFMV released a fifth edition of these findings in the 2025 Benchmark Report on Pre-Owned Medical Equipment Prices . Now, in light of 5 years of published data, we’re a

Selling your medical practice is more than just a financial transaction, as your practice reflects years of hard work and dedication to patient care. This post outlines some essential steps to ensure successful exit preparation, helping you achieve a smooth transition and maximize the value of your practice. 1.   Build a Team of Advisors Selling your medical practice is a complex process. Early on, it is critical to assemble a team of experienced legal, financial, and busines

The BFMV Cost of Physician Staffing Services is a publication released by BFMV in the spring of each year. The study analyzes government contracts with physician staffing companies representing 88 physician specialties across the U.S. to determine rates paid to fill physician vacancies at government facilities. After-Hours Coverage vs ED On-Call A helpful insight from the BFMV Cost of Physician Staffing Services (CPSS) shows how organizations pay physicians for providing aft

The Trump administration's actions relative to two pending antitrust enforcement actions will provide early insight into the new...

On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") announced a new rule abolishing non-compete agreements for almost all workers in...

On May 16, 2023, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster signed SB 164 into law. SB 164 removes the CON requirements for most health...

We have recently noticed a significant uptick in the number of private radiology groups seeking subsidies from their affiliated...