

Healthcare Industry Cost of Capital: Does it Vary by Segment?
One of the things we track closely is fairness opinions that get filed with the SEC when a public company gets taken private. It's always...
Sep 10, 2018


ACO Results for Performance Year 2017: Top 4 Insights
CMS released performance year 2017 results in August for the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP). It was definitely a big year for...
Sep 3, 2018


Size-Adjusting Healthcare Services Market Multiples
As we wrote last week, larger healthcare services companies generally fetch higher valuation multiples – i.e. the purchase price...
Aug 27, 2018


What are Healthcare Services “Platform” Companies and Why are They Worth More?
One of the things we often discuss with our clients is the impact of the size of a healthcare services organization on its valuation....
Aug 20, 2018


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
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