BFMV works with hospitals that compensate private practices for resident preceptorship during specialty rotations in affiliated community-based residency programs. Resident rotations are structured to provide comprehensive training across a variety of specialties. Internal medicine residents, for example, rotate through core areas such as general medicine wards, intensive care units (ICUs), and ambulatory clinics, as well as subspecialty areas like cardiology, neurology, or oncology. A...

There are many situations where it makes sense to pay physicians on an hourly basis for services provided. Hourly compensation arrangements work well when a relatively short or definitive amount of time is being compensated. They are also suitable for arrangements where physician time, rather than physician output or production, is the valuable resource. Typical Hourly Compensation Arrangements Medical Directorships Medical directorships lend themselves well to hourly compensation...

Radiology groups tend to have lower operating expense margins than many other types of practices. Because many radiologists work in hospitals, imaging facilities, or from home-based offices, they typically incur lesser expenses for building, equipment, or staff compared to physicians practicing in other specialties. Still, despite their relatively lower cost of doing business, radiology group operating expenses, such as they are, should be factored into fair market value opinions and other...