Valuation Views

Published in MGMA, July 2020 as Part 1 of a 3 part series on Fair Market Value (FMV) and Physician Compensation. Physician transactions are highly regulated by federal law, a…

In a recent interview with HCCA’s Report on Medicare Compliance, Joe Aguilar comments on FMV as it relates to call coverage arrangements and advanced practice providers (APPs). “Health systems need…

Published in Compliance Today, June 2020 With the goal of increasing quality of care while containing costs, hospitals and healthcare systems are focused on reducing lengths of stay, decreasing complication…

Published as an MGMA Insight Article June 2020. Telehealth has become increasingly more popular in recent years as hospitals implementing computerized telehealth systems grew from 35% to 76% based on…

Reprinted from RE Journal April 24, 2020 Medical office timeshare arrangements are nothing new. However, these arrangements became more prevalent between hospitals and physicians in recent years as a cost-effective…

MGMA Insight Article published April 2020  Blanket Start Waiver On March 30, 2020, the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) issued a blanket Stark Law waiver addressing a variety…

In an article published by Compliance Today this month, Joe Aguilar and Natalie Bell discuss the complexities behind fair market value of physician compensation agreements. With the Bureau of Labor…

The well anticipated proposed Stark Law and Anti-Kickback changes are finally here in an effort to allow for greater integration between hospitals and physicians through coordinated care and value-based arrangements. …

Joe Aguilar, a partner with HMS Valuation Partners, was quoted in a Becker's ASC Review article that ran October 2, 2019, about why health system leaders are turning to ASC's. …