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

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

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

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

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

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

BuckheadFMV is proud to announce the publication of the 2026 FMV Guide for MSO Entrepreneurs. Partnerships with management services organizations (MSOs) remain prevalent in healthcare, driven by entrepreneurial interest, private equity investment, and continued consolidation and strategic alignment initiatives despite increased regulatory scrutiny. How these partnerships are structured and how the fees are established have unique regulatory compliance considerations. To help

BFMV’s catalog of publications has expanded in 2026. Three of our offerings have been updated and published so far this year, with three more in production and coming soon. Updated for 2026 and Available Now 2026 Radiology Private Practice Expense Benchmark Report The report provides normalized operating expense metrics from 10 radiology groups representing more than 170 radiologists nationwide, offering clear, comparative insight into the financial structure of radiology pr

New for 2026, BFMV has released the BFMV Radiology Practice Expense Benchmark Report , a new industry resource designed to address the longstanding lack of benchmarking data for radiology operating expenses. BFMV's Darcy Devine and Lin Hsu presented the study at the February 2026 RBMA Hospital Radiology Stipend webinar, where they discussed fair market value (FMV) considerations for radiology group subsidies. Their session provided a data-driven overview of how to apply marke

Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs) allow patients a vital outpatient care option offering same-day surgery at lower costs in a specialized setting. Over the last decade, the sector has steadily expanded as payers, providers, and patients look for alternatives to hospital outpatient departments (“HOPDs”). In the U.S., more than 6,000 Medicare-approved ASCs perform millions of procedures each year. This growth is driven by advances in minimally invasive procedures and anesthesia

The 2026 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 complimentary 1-year su

The 2026 BFMV Call Coverage survey is open for data collection. If you are a physician or practice administrator who would like to be included in this useful study, please submit information regarding your unrestricted call coverage arrangement here. Completing the survey takes less than 5 minutes, and contributing physicians receive complimentary 1-year subscription access to the survey results. Additional information on past BFMV call coverage surveys is available on the Su

January 2026 BuckheadFMV has released its updated resource for healthcare and valuation professionals, the 2026 BFMV Benchmark Report for Pre-Owned Medical Equipment Prices . Based on data collected by BFMV staff, the report provides price benchmarks for more than 1,500 different models of pre-owned medical equipment. Benchmarks are sorted by category, manufacturer/brand, and model, making the report easy to use and saving appraisers, accountants, attorneys, equipment manager

BFMV works with hospitals that compensate private practices for resident preceptorship during specialty rotations in affiliated community-based residency programs. Resident rotations are structured to provide comprehensive training across a variety of specialties. Internal medicine residents, for example, rotate through core areas such as general medicine wards, intensive care units (ICUs), and ambulatory clinics, as well as subspecialty areas like cardiology, neurology, or o

The decreases to work relative value units (“wRVU”) for most physician services in the Final Rule [1] for the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (“MPFS”) will largely offset the reimbursement bump from the conversion factor (“CF”) rate increases for physicians in many specialties. While the 2026 CF rate for Alternative Payment Model Qualifying Participants (“QPs”) is 3.77% higher than the 2025 CF, and the rate for non-QPs is 3.26% higher, a standard 2.5% wRVU decrease appl