Articles

• On-Call Arrangement – Selection of the Appropriate Structure in Light of OIG Advisory Opinion 07-10 by Andrea M. Ferrari, JD, MPH and Scott M. Safriet, MBA, AVA, American Health Lawyers Association Hospital and Health Systems Practice Group, Volume 10, Issue 2, June 2008.

• Valuation of Physician Consultant Arrangements: Ensuring Compliance within the Medical Device Industry, by Ann S. Brandt. June, 2008.

• Valuation of Physician Consultant Arrangements: Ensuring Compliance within the Pharmaceutical Industry, by Ann S. Brandt, & Albert D. Hutzler.  January, 2008.

• Valuation of Co-Management Arrangements: Achieving Operational and Quality Improvements through Hospital / Physician Partnerships, by Ann S. Brandt, & Scott M. Safriet.  American Health Lawyers Association, Health Lawyers Weekly, Vol. 4, No. 37, September 21, 2007.

• Buying & Selling ASCs, Todd J. Mello, contributing expert.  Today’s Surgicenter, May 2007.

• Operationally Defining Goals Critical to Achieving Success by Ann Brandt, PhD.  A two-part article in South Florida Hospital News, January & February 2007 (two part article).

• Helping Healthcare Organizations Navigate the Regulatory Challenge of “Fair Market Value” by Daryl P. Johnson.  South Florida Hospital News, November 2006.

• Is Your Leasing Arrangement Paying Off? by Curtis Bernstein.  Healthcare Financial Management Association, August 2006.     

• The Fair Market Value of Physician On-Call Compensation by Daryl P. Johnson and Jody Lehman, Esq. – The RAP Sheet (a publication of the American Health Lawyers Association.  June 2006, Volume 9 Issue 3.

• Stipends for Stroke Call Create New Pressures, Demands on Neurologists, Fred M. Lara, contributing expert.  Neurology Today, April 4, 2006.

• Ambulatory Surgery Center Transactions a Hot Commodity, Todd J. Mello, contributing expert. Florida Medical Business, September 20 – October 3, 2005.

• Establishing FMV Rates for Specialized Healthcare Equipment By Curtis Bernstein. Ambulatory Surgery Compliance & Reimbursement Insider, June 2005.

• Specialist Shortage Shakes Emergency Rooms; More Hospitals Forced to Pay for Specialist Care, Daryl P. Johnson, contributing expert.  The Physician Executive, May/June 2005.

• Buying and Selling Physician Practices by Daryl P. Johnson.  Miami Medicine (the official publication of the Dade County Medical Association, April 2004.

• Surgery Group’s Deal Under Fire – Critics Assail $1.7 Million Pact with Hospital’s District, Daryl P. Johnson, contributing expert.  South Florida Sun Sentinel, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, April 18, 2004.

• Let’s Make A Deal – How Mediation Can Save Your Partnership, Daryl P. Johnson, contributing expert. Physicians Practice (sponsored by Shands Healthcare), March 2004.

• Valuing Physician On-Call Compensation by Daryl P. Johnson.  Compensation & Benefits Review, March/April, 2004.

• Hospitals Hang on to Money-Losing Medical Practices, Daryl P. Johnson, contributing expert.  AMA’s American Medical News, March 8, 2004.

• Outpatient Imaging in Today’s Marketplace, Todd J. Mello, contributing expert.  Today’s Surgicenter, March 2004.

• 2nd Annual ASC Valuation Survey – How do the ASC Companies Assess Value? Prepared by HealthCare Appraisers in connection with McDermott, Will & Emery’s 2004 ASC Symposium.

• Buying/Selling a Practice by Daryl P. Johnson.  Florida Medical Business, January 27, 2004.

• Five Ways to Avoid Legal and Business Pitfalls When Adding Physician Investors to Your ASC, Todd J. Mello, contributing expert.  Ambulatory Surgery Compliance and Reimbursement Insider, September 2002.

• Fair Value Appraisals: Crucial Protection for Health Care Arrangements by Daryl P. Johnson.  Florida Medical Business, February 8, 2000.

Past Events

• Presentation by Curtis H. Bernstein CPA/ABV, CVA, MBA – Innovative Physician Ventures: A FMV Perspective. AHRA 36th Annual Meeting & Exposition, Denver, CO, July 27-31, 2008.

• Presentation by Curtis H. Bernstein CPA/ABV, CVA, MBA on buying and selling an ASC at the 10th Annual American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians Conference, Washington DC, June 21, 2008.

• Presentation by Scott M. Safriet, MBA, AVA– Successfully Securing ED Call Coverage Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Health Care Industry Conference, Orlando, FL, April 24-25, 2008.

• Webinar presentation by Daryl P. Johnson, MAcc, AVA(as a panelist) – Working with Consultants, Part I: Valuation Consultants.  American Health Lawyers Association, April 23, 2008.

• Teleconference presentation by Daryl P. Johnson (with Chris Rossman of Foley & Lardner LLP) – Leading Valuation Issues Related to Physician Compensation Arrangements, Healthcare Financial Management Association, March 19, 2008.

• Webinar presentation by Fred M. Lara (as a panelist) – Healthcare Compensation Valuation: In-Depth Case Studies Highlighting Common Healthcare Compensation Valuation Considerations.  American Health Lawyers Association, March 4, 2008.

• Presentation by Daryl P. Johnson and Ann Brandt, PhD – Determining Fair Market Value.  Center for Business Intelligence, Pharmaceutical Marketing Compliance Congress, January 29, 2008, Washington, D.C.

• Webinar presentation by Fred M. Lara (as a panelist) – What Counsel Should Be Alert To During the Valuation Process. American Health Lawyers Association, December 5, 2007.

• Presentation by Daryl P. Johnson – Joint Ventures in Cancer Centers (including Stereotactic Radiosurgery).  Renaissance American Management, Inc. & Beard Group, The Fourth Annual Physician Agreements & Ventures, November 1, 2007, Chicago, Illinois.

• Presentation by Daryl P. Johnson – Buying, Selling, Merging and Valuation.  Foley & Lardner LLP Cancer Center Business Summit, October 26, 2007, Chicago, Illinois.

• Presentation by Curtis H. Bernstein – Two Key Valuation Issues. Becker’s 14th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Center Conference, Chicago, IL, October 18-29, 2007.

• Presentation by Todd J. Mello – Uncovering the Gem: Hidden Elements in ASC Valuation.  Today’s Surgicenter 4th Annual Conference,  September 27-29, 2007, Las Vegas, Nevada.

• Presentations by Daryl P. Johnson – 10 Leading Topics Related to the FMV Healthcare Arrangements.  2007 American Health Lawyers Association/Healthcare Compliance Association Fraud & Compliance Forum.  Key note speaker for the Fraud & Abuse Practice Group luncheon (the presentation was repeated for the HCCA luncheon).  September 2007, Baltimore, Maryland.

• Presentation by Daryl P. Johnson - Current Trends and On Call Compensation Methodologies. 2007 South Florida Hospital Healthcare Association Annual Healthcare Conference, June 2007, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

• Presentation by Todd J. Mello - Valuation Issues for ASCs.  The 5th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Center Conference for Orthopedics, Spine, Neurosurgery, and Pain Management, June 14-26, 2007, Chicago, Illinois.

• Webinar presentation by Scott Safriet (as a panelist) – Approaches to Ensuring ED Call Coverage – What’s Working, What’s Not, and What’s on the Horizon.  American Health Lawyers Association, March 27, 2007.

• Presentation by Todd J. Mello – Trends in Developing Fair Market Value.  Seminars for Indiana Medico/Legal Bar Association (“SIMBA”) 27th Annual Conference (sponsored by Hall, Render, Killian, Heath & Lyman, P.C.).  February 12, 2007, Avon, Colorado.

• Presentation by Todd J. Mello – 3 Key Valuation Issues in ASCs – Selling to a New Doctor, Selling to Your Hospital, Examining Under Arrangements Issues. The 13th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Center Conference & Exhibits.  October 26-28, 2006, Chicago, Illinois.

• Presentation by Todd J. Mello – How do ASC Companies Assess Value? 4th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Center Orthopedics, Neurosurgery, and Pain Management Conference.  June 22-24, 2006, Chicago, Illinois.

• Presentation by Daryl P. Johnson and Jody Lehman, Esq. – What is Fair Market Value? And Why Should We Care?  Memorial Healthcare System.  May 22, 2006, Hollywood, Florida.

• Presentation by Daryl P. Johnson – Establishing Fair Market Value under the Anti-kickback and Stark Laws. American Bar Association, May 19, 2006, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

• Presentation by Daryl P. Johnson – ED Call and Per Diem Rate: Best Practices Session. The Healthcare Roundtable for Chief Executive Officers, March 3, 2006, Austin, Texas.

• Presentation by Daryl P. Johnson – Current Trends/Methodologies for Valuing Minority and Majority Equity Interests in ASCs.  McDermott Will & Emery’s 2006 ASC Symposium, February 3, 2006, Aventura, Florida.

• Presentation –  ASC Communications, Inc. & Federated Ambulatory Surgery Association 12th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference and Exhibits, October 20-22, 2005, Chicago, Illinois.

• Presentation by Todd J. Mello – How to Create a Sustainable and Healthy ASC Partnership Through Effective Valuation and Partner Transaction Management.  3rd Annual Ambulatory Surgery Center Orthopedics, Neurosurgery, and Pain Management Conference, June 9-11, 2005, Chicago, Illinois.

• Presentation by Daryl P. Johnson – Valuing Clinical vs. Administrative Time in Physician Compensation Arrangements.  HCA Valuators Symposium.  May 24, 2005, Nashville, Tennessee.

• Presentation – 2005 Hospital Industry Developments Program.  McDermott Will & Emery conference May 6, 2005, Washington, D.C.

• Presentation by Daryl P. Johnson - Valid Minority Interest Discounts.  McDermott Will & Emery’s 2005 ASC Symposium, January 28, 2005, Aventura, Florida.  

• Presentation by Todd J. Mello – Valuation Issues for ASC’s.  ASC Communications, Inc. 11th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference and Exhibits, October 21-23, 2004, Chicago, Illinois.

• Presentation by Curtis H. Bernstein – What’s the Value of Your Hospice. National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization’s 19th Management and Leadership Conference, October 2, 2004, Washington, DC.

• Presentation by Todd J. Mello – Valuation Issues for ASCs and Orthopedic Centers; Majority Interests vs. Minority Interests & Other ASC Issues. ASC Communications, Inc. 2nd Annual Orthopedic-Driven Ambulatory Surgery Center Conference, June 12, 2004, Chicago, Illinois.

• Video-taped Presentation – Valuing ASCs by Todd J. Mello.  For use by the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts (“NACVA”) as a resource for its members.

• Presentation by Todd J. Mello – Healthcare Facility Appraisals and Valuation Guidance.  10th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference – Business and Legal issues, October 18, 2003.  Chicago, Illinois.

• Television appearance – Why Healthcare Valuation is Important by Todd J. Mello.  South Florida Business Report, David Weir, moderator.  WPEC (CBS affiliate), October 15, 2003.

• Presentation by Daryl P. Johnson and Todd J. Mello – The Emergence of the ASC.  McDermott, Will & Emery’s ASC Conference, January 31, 2003, Miami, Florida.