

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


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


Physician Call Coverage Compensation Valuation: New 2020 Survey Released
BFMV is pleased to announce the release of our Physician Call Coverage Burden and Compensation Survey 2020. Through our...
Jun 30, 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...
Feb 18, 2020


Four Insights from the BFMV Physician Call Coverage Burden and Compensation Survey
Earlier this year, BFMV decided to conduct a direct-to-physician call coverage survey for a number of reasons. Perhaps the primary reason...
Jun 24, 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


Study Shows Increased Rates for Physician Staffing Services
According to our review of current GSA price lists, the average cost of a locum tenens physician is approximately $1,700 per day compared...
Jun 3, 2018


Hospital and Cardiology Group Settle Allegations of Improper Medical Director Payments
On March 7, 2018, the Department of Justice announced that a hospital and a physician group will pay $20.75 million to settle ...
Mar 15, 2018


What to Do When You Need to Double Check wRVUs
Work RVUs (wRVUs) are commonly used to measure physician productivity. Under many physician compensation plans, physicians are paid a...
Mar 12, 2018


Physician-Hospital Marketing Agreements: Don’t Let Billboards and Brochures Land You in Hot Water
In two recent cases, hospitals that provided marketing services to physicians for less than fair market value faced allegations they had...
Jan 22, 2018