

Healthcare Services M&A: EBITDA Multiple Trends
Valuation multiples in the healthcare services industry are increasing, just like the price of about everything. Multiple expansion hasn't been uniform across subsectors, however. To illustrate this point, we developed size-adjusted EBITDA multiples based on healthcare services deals with publicly-disclosed financial information in the Scope Research Healthcare M&A Valuation Database for three broad industry subsectors: Home -based services, specialty outpatient services, and
Nov 19, 2021


Benchmark Report Infographic: BFMV Pre-owned Medical Equipment Prices
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Sep 13, 2021


It’s Complicated: The Exceptional New Challenges Facing Physician Compensation Managers - Part 2
U.S. healthcare organizations have experienced many shocks this past year and a half, beginning with the onset of COVID in early 2020...
Sep 9, 2021


It’s Complicated: The Exceptional New Challenges Facing Physician Compensation Managers - Part 1
U.S. healthcare organizations have experienced many shocks over the last year and a half, beginning with the onset of COVID in early 2020...
Jul 28, 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 physicians in support of recruitment and employment of non-physician practitioners (NPPs) in high-need fields within their communities. Available to primary care and mental health service providers, this particular NPP umbrella includes physician assistants (PAs), nurse practitioners (NPs), certified nurse-midwives, clinical social workers, and psyc
May 26, 2021


Cost of Physician Staffing Services Report, 2021
BuckheadFMV announces the release of the Cost of Physician Staffing Services Report, 2021. The report compiles pricing data included in 100 government contracts for physician staffing services. Benchmarks include average, median, and 25th, 75th and 90th percentile hourly rates charged by commercial staffing companies for on-site physician staffing services and after-hours physician call coverage. More than 80 specialties and allied health fields are represented. The report is
Apr 20, 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


Home Health EBITDA Multiples: Simplura Health Group Acquired by Providence
On September 29th, Providence Service Corporation announced it was purchasing Simplura Health Group for $575m. According to the press...
Sep 30, 2020


Compensation for "Influencer" Docs
The healthcare landscape is experiencing a shift as social media allows global communities instant access to a variety of medical...
Sep 29, 2020


Provider Distributions Under the CARES Act: Where Did the First $26 Billion Go?
In an effort to help combat the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act)...
May 18, 2020


CMIOs in 2020 are More Common and Better Paid
In February 2020, BuckheadFMV analyzed Form 990 data filed by nonprofit hospitals across the country to find compensation paid to Chief Medical Information Officers (CMIO). A CMIO is a licensed physician in a senior leadership role who is responsible for the development and implementation of an organization's clinical information systems. Form 990s include compensation data for officers, directors, trustees, and employees of an organization whose reportable compensation from
Feb 18, 2020


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








