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$18.2 Million Settlement, CIA in Whistleblower Case for Referral-Based Share Redistribution
A Dallas-Fort Worth physician group, Flower Mound Hospital Partners, LLC (“FMHP”), has agreed to pay $18.2 million to resolve allegations...
Apr 18, 2022
Urology Group to Settle Allegations of Improper Medical Director Payments
On February 15, 2022, the Department of Justice announced that Brockton Urology Clinic, LLC (“Brockton Urology”) will pay $100,000 to...
Apr 4, 2022
Medical Center Settlement Included Allegation of Kickbacks for Cardiology Practice Call Coverage
On February 9, 2022, the Department of Justice announced that Catholic Medical Center (CMC) will pay $3.8 million to settle allegations...
Feb 24, 2022
BFMV 2021: Year in Review
2021 was a growth year for BuckheadFMV. We ended the year with five credentialed appraisers, clients across the country and industry...
Jan 24, 2022
Paying Physicians for Attending Meetings
Paying physicians for meeting attendance is fairly common; however, it involves a significant amount of regulatory risk. BFMV provides...
Dec 22, 2021
Recent Settlement Underscores: FMV, CR, & No Payments for Patient Referrals in Practice Sales
A $37.5 million civil settlement for a joint resolution with the US Department of Justice, the California Department of Justice, Southern...
Jul 22, 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
Virtual Presentation on Ambulance BVs and FMVs: "Help is On the Way!"
BFMV partners shed light on fair market value (FMV) and business valuation considerations for the ambulance industry and emergency...
Apr 12, 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
Texas Hospice Company Settles Allegations of Improper Payments to Physicians
A Texas-based hospice agency and a related home health company recently paid a $1.8 million settlement related to allegations of improper...
Mar 12, 2021
CMS's 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule: Will it Disrupt Your Physician Compensation Plan?
Updates to Medicare’s primary payment system for physician services mean significant increases for some providers, and likely severe...
Dec 18, 2020
Pandemic Hazard Pay for Physicians
The severity of infection and high incidence of COVID-19 transmission arguably qualify certain physicians for hazard pay during this...
Oct 28, 2020
Fair Market Value (FMV) Resources for Ground Ambulance Services
Appraisers are called on from time to time to provide fair market value opinions for ground ambulance services. The need for an FMV...
Sep 9, 2019
Dear CMS: Fair Market Value Doesn’t Fit in a Box
Earlier this week, Modern Healthcare reported on comments made by Seema Verma at the Federation of American Hospitals' policy conference...
Mar 7, 2019
Commercial Reasonableness and Physician Employment Arrangements: Two Points of View
A common assignment for a health care valuation consultant is to review a proposed employment agreement between a hospital (employer) and...
Jul 28, 2018
