

Hourly Rates for Emergency Medicine Physicians: The Denominator Issue
Emergency Medicine (EM) physicians normally practice medicine within hospital shift schedules and are often paid an hourly rate for...
Mar 24, 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

Define "Compensation" Before Discussing It
Before discussing compensation with a future employer or with a candidate whom you want to employ, it can be helpful to clarify the...
Feb 16, 2022

4 Insights from BFMV's Physician Call Coverage Burden & Compensation Survey 2021
This spring, BuckheadFMV will resume data collection for our annual physician call coverage burden and compensation survey (expected...
Feb 8, 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

Compensation Consulting for Physicians
BFMV offers a just-in-time consulting service for physicians facing compensation negotiations, including first-timers' entry to the...
Oct 20, 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


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

BFMV Physician Call Coverage Burden and Compensation Survey 2021
BFMV is pleased to announce the release of our Physician Call Coverage Burden and Compensation Survey 2021. Through our...
Jul 12, 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


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...
Apr 20, 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