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   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 complementary 1-year subscription access to the survey results. Additional information on past BFMV call coverage surveys is available on the

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

BFMV recently released the 2024 Physician Leaders Compensation Report . Our primary interest in undertaking this study was tracking...

As part of the 2024 BFMV Physician Leaders Compensation Report , BFMV analyzed Form 990 [1] data filed by non-profit hospitals and...

In June 2024, BFMV issued the latest edition of its Physician Leaders Compensation Report . The report is based on Form 990 data filed by...

Every year, BFMV conducts a national direct-to-physician call coverage survey. This project offers valuable insights that inform our fair...

The United States recently joined a whistleblower complaint against Chattanooga, Tennessee-based Erlanger Health System (“Erlanger”),...

Earlier this year, BFMV conducted our sixth annual direct-to-physician call coverage survey. An affordable source of physician call...

BFMV’s Cost of Physician Staffing Services, 2024 (“CPSS”) includes data sourced from government contracts with 99 physician staffing...

In June 2024, BFMV analyzed Form 990 data filed by nonprofit hospitals and health systems across the country to find compensation paid to...

BFMV is pleased to announce the release of our 2024 BFMV Physician Call Coverage Burden and Compensation Survey. Through our...

BFMV is pleased to present the 2024 edition of our newest resource   for the healthcare industry. We researched publicly reported...

BFMV’s Cost of Physician Staffing Services, 2024 (“CPSS”) includes data sourced from government contracts with 99 physician staffing...