

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


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