Withum offers in-depth consulting and valuation services specific to the healthcare industry. Transactions within the healthcare space are governed by certain rules and regulations that require consistency with fair market value for the price or consideration of any arrangement. Acting as an independent third party, Withum assists its healthcare clients in understanding the effects of financial decisions across a continually evolving regulatory landscape.
Whether you require a valuation for regulatory compliance, strategic advisory, tax planning, financial reporting, or litigation support, Withum’s healthcare valuation team is equipped with the requisite knowledge and experience across a wide variety of specialties and modalities to value unique transactions and business arrangements for:
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Joint ventures and strategic partnerships
- Owner buy-ins and buy-outs
- Minority investments
- Estate and tax planning
- Financial reporting
- Bankruptcy and liquidation
- Litigation and dispute resolution
Who We Help
- Health system executives
- Business owners and operators
- Physicians and medical groups
- Legal counsel
- Management service organizations
- Business development professionals
- Private equity firms and investors
Healthcare Valuation Challenges
Any healthcare transaction that involves physician ownership and/or an entity providing certain designated health services payable by Medicare are governed by a number of regulations at the federal level, such as the Stark Law, the Anti-Kickback Statute, and certain Internal Revenue Service regulations concerning tax-exempt entities. As such, these transactions must be supported by a determination of Fair Market Value to ensure regulatory compliance.
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Employed physician arrangements
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Professional services agreements
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Recruitment agreements
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Income guarantee agreements
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Medical director agreements
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On-call coverage agreements
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Teaching services
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Telehealth services
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Clinical co-management
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Advanced practice provider supervision
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Quality, pay for performance, clinical efficiency and other value-based arrangements
Comprehensive FMV Analysis and Report:
This extensive report will provide a comprehensive fair market value assessment of provider compensation including coverage, clinical, administrative, on-call, value-based care (quality) compensation components.
- Medical equipment and furniture
- Inventories of drugs and supplies
- Commercial real estate for medical offices
- Facility and equipment leases
- Noncompetition agreements
- Customer relationships
- Medical records and accumulated patient data
- Patents and proprietary technology
- Trade names
- Assembled workforces
- Stark, Anti-Kickback, False Claims Act, and whistleblower lawsuits
- Shareholder and employment disputes between physicians and healthcare organizations
- Marital litigation and dissolution involving physicians
What We Value
Withum’s healthcare industry experts have experience across a multitude of specialties and service offerings. Listed below is a representative example of the healthcare entity types with which Withum’s professionals have valuation experience.
- Ambulatory surgery centers (single- and multi- Specialty)
- Physician practices (solo and group)
- Kidney dialysis centers
- Diagnostic imaging centers
- Radiation therapy centers
- Community, surgical, and critical access hospitals
- Rural health clinics
- Hospice, home health, and skilled nursing facilities
- Clinical laboratories
- Management service organizations
- Pharmacies
- Durable medical equipment companies
Contact Us
For more information or to discuss your business needs, please connect with a member of our team.
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