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Healthcare Business Valuation

HAI professionals actively speak and publish on FMV topics at national conferences, in industry journals and publications and Webinars for the healthcare and life sciences compliance, legal and valuation communities.

ArticlesPRESENTATIONS & WEBINARS

11 Common Ailments with Physician Practice Valuation. Jason L. Ruchaber, CFA, ASA, Partner, and Nicholas J. Janiga, Senior Associate, HealthCare Appraisers, Inc., Becker’s Hospital Review, (Web edition) December 29, 2011.
A Balanced Approach to Valuation of Physician Practices, Jason L. Ruchaber, CFA, ASA, Partner and Albert Hutzler, JD, MBA, AVA, Partner, HealthCare Appraisers, Inc., Hospitals & Health Systems RX, a publication of AHLA Hospitals & Health Systems Practice Group, Volume 13, Number 2, December, 2011.
ASC Transactional Activity, by Jason L. Ruchaber, CFA, ASA, and Kyle Tormoehlen, MBA, HealthCare Appraisers, Inc., SurgiStrategies, August 2011.
8 Observations on Current Surgery Center Transaction and Valuation Trends, by Todd Mello, ASA, AVA, MBA, Becker's ASC Review (Web edition), April 27, 2011.
5 Valuation Pitfalls in Surgery Center Operating Agreements, by Jason L. Ruchaber, CFA, ASA, Becker’s ASC Review (Web edition), March 3, 2011.
3 Frequently Asked Surgery Center Valuation Questions, by Jason L. Ruchaber, CFA, ASA, HealthCare Appraisers, Inc. Becker’s ASC Review (Web edition), January 31, 2011.
7 Trends Likely to Impact the Future of ASCs, by Jason L. Ruchaber, CFA, ASA, HealthCare Appraisers, Inc. Becker’s ASC Review (Web edition), December 8, 2010.
7 Factors Affecting Your ASC's Value, by Todd Mello, ASA, AVA, MBA, HealthCare Appraisers, Inc., Becker's ASC Review, November 23, 2010.
HealthCare Appraisers’ 2010 ASC Valuation Survey, by Jason L. Ruchaber, CFA, ASA, HealthCare Appraisers, Inc., Business Valuation Update Vol. 16, No. 11, Business Valuation Resources, LLC, November 2010.
Key Trends in the Valuation of Ambulatory Surgery Centers, by Jason L. Ruchaber, CFA, ASA, and Kyle Tormoehlen, MBA, HealthCare Appraisers, Inc., SurgiStrategies, April 2010.
2009 Physician Hospital Survey by Jason L. Ruchaber, CFA, ASA, HealthCare Appraisers, Inc. Becker’s Hospital Review (Web edition), November 23, 2009.
Finding Value in a Troubled Economy: Determining the Fair Market Value of Certificates of Need by Jason L. Ruchaber, CFA, ASA, HealthCare Appraisers, Inc. SurgiStrategies, October 2009.
HealthCare Appraisers, Inc.’s 2009 ASC Valuation Survey by Jason L. Ruchaber, CFA, ASA, and Curtis Bernstein, ASA, CPA/ABV, CVA, MBA, HealthCare Appraisers, Inc. Business Valuation Update, Vol. 15, No. 6, Business Valuation Resources, LLC, June 2009.
Results of 2009 HealthCare Appraisers Surgery Center Valuation Survey by Todd Mello, ASA, AVA, MBA and Curtis Bernstein, CPA/ABV, CVA, MBA, HealthCare Appraisers, Inc. ASC Review, January 22, 2009.
Buying & Selling ASCs, Todd J. Mello, contributing expert. Today’s Surgicenter, May 2007.

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

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

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

Presentations & WebinarsARTICLES

Presentation by Todd J. Mello, ASA, AVA, MBA, Partner, HealthCare Appraisers, Inc. - Business and Financial Relationships with Hospitals – Co-Management, Joint Ventures and Employment – Key Valuation Issues, 18th Annual ASC Conference, Chicago, IL, October 27-28, 2011.
Presentation by Jason L. Ruchaber, CFA, ASA, Partner, HealthCare Appraisers, Inc. and Hal McCard, JD, VP & Associate General Counsel-Div IV, Community Health Systems Professional Services Corp. and Gary W. Herschman, Attorney, Sills Cummis & Gross, PC – Physician Practice Acquisitions and Valuation Challenges, AHLA-HCCA Fraud and Compliance Forum, Baltimore, MD, Sept. 25-27, 2011.
Webinar presentation by Todd J. Mello, ASA, AVA, MBA, Partner, and Jason L. Ruchaber, CFA, ASA, Partner, HealthCare Appraisers - Valuation Issues Impacting ASCs, Webinar hosted by Becker’s ASC Review and HealthCare Appraisers, June 22, 2011.
Presentation by Jason L. Ruchaber, CFA, ASA, Partner, HealthCare Appraisers - ASC and Healthcare Transactions - The Year in Review, 9th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference, Chicago, IL, June 9-11, 2011.
Presentation by Jim D. Carr, AM, MBA, Partner, HealthCare Appraisers - Valuing Physician Practices in Uncertain Times. Southern Association of Therapeutic Radiation Oncology (SATRO), Orlando, FL, May 13, 2011.
Presentation by Todd J. Mello, ASA, AVA, MBA, Principal, HealthCare Appraisers, and Jay Sweetnich, VP Physician Services, NovaMed, Inc. – Lithotripsy Models and Current Issues with Lithotripsy ASC Relationships. 17th Annual ASCs Conference 2010, Chicago, IL, October 21-23, 2010.
Presentation by Jason Ruchaber, CFA, ASA, Principal, HealthCare Appraisers – ASC and Healthcare Transactions - The Year in Review. 17th Annual ASCs Conference 2010, Chicago, IL, October 21-23, 2010.
Presentation by Jason L. Ruchaber, CFA, ASA, Principal – Selling Units to Physicians - How Shares are Valued, 8th Annual Orthopedic, Spine & Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference, Chicago, IL, June 11, 2010.

Panel Discussion by Todd J. Mello, ASA, AVA, MBA, HealthCare Appraisers, Inc.– Buying, Selling and Syndication ASCs, 8th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference, Chicago, IL, June 10, 2010.

Webinar presentation co-presented by Daryl Johnson, MAcc, AVA, Principal, HealthCare Appraisers, Inc., Reginald Hill, Partner, Waller Lansden, Patricia Powers, Partner, Waller Lansden, Carol Hendry, VP & Assoc. General Counsel, LifePoint Hospitals – Pricing Practice Acquisitions. The Advisory Board Company, February 4, 2010.
Panel Discussion by Jim D. Carr, MBA, Principal, HealthCare Appraisers, Inc. – The Healthcare Industry – Values and Trends Affecting the Middle Market. M&A Source Conference for Professional Development, Reno, NV, November, 2009.
Panel Discussion moderated by Todd J. Mello, ASA, AVA, MBA, Principal, HealthCare Appraisers, Inc. - Key Issues in Buying and Selling ASCs. 16th Annual ASCs Conference, Chicago, IL, October 8-10, 2009.
Presentation by Todd J. Mello, ASA, AVA, MBA, and Jason L. Ruchaber, CFA, ASA - Results of the First Annual PHA Hospital Valuation Survey. Physician Hospitals of America 9th Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA, September 24-25, 2009.
Presentation by Todd J. Mello, ASA, AVA, MBA, and Jason L. Ruchaber, CFA, ASA - Healthcare Valuations - Current Trends and Perspectives in Majority Interest Valuations. 7th Annual Orthopedics, Pain Management, and Spine-Driven ASC Conference, Chicago, IL, June 11, 2009.
Presentation by Todd J. Mello, ASC, AVA, MBA, Principal-HealthCare Appraisers - Valuing ASCs for Sale and for Syndication ASC and Hospital Compensation Relationships at Ambulatory Surgery Centers, 15th Annual ASC Communications-Ambulatory Surgery Foundation Conference, Chicago, IL, October 23-25, 2008.
Presentation by Daryl P. Johnson, MAcc, AVA, Principal-HealthCare Appraisers - Practice Valuation and Practice Acquisition for Oncology Practices. Foley & Lardner Cancer Center Business Summit, Chicago, IL, October 20, 2008.
Presentation by Jason L. Ruchaber, CFA, ASA, and Jim Carr, MBA-Managers, HealthCare Appraisers - Valuing Interests in Physician Owned Hospitals: Valuation Basics and the Impact of Current Events at Physician Hospitals of America 8th Annual Conference and Exhibits, Palm Springs, CA, October 4, 2008.
Presentation by Todd J. Mello, ASA, AVA, MBA, Prinicpal-HealthCare Appraisers - Mergers, Acquisitions and Valuations at Today’s Surgicenter Annual Conference, Las Vegas, NV, September 18-20, 2008.
Presentation by Curtis H. Bernstein CPA/ABV, CVA, MBA - Buying and selling an ASC, 10th Annual American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians Conference, Washington DC, June 21, 2008.
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.
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.
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 – 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 - 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 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.