
HealthCare Appraisers, Inc.
75 NW 1st Avenue ■ Suite 201
Delray Beach, FL 33444
Phone: 561.330.3488
Fax: 561.330.3266
ssafriet@hcfmv.com

Mr. Safriet is a Principal of HealthCare Appraisers. Mr. Safriet has almost five years of fulltime healthcare valuation experience, focusing primarily on any type of agreement or compensation arrangement which may have Stark and/or Anti-Kickback implications. Prior to becoming a partner at HealthCare Appraisers, Mr. Safriet served as Vice-President of Sales and Business Development for a national in-home care services organization. During his tenure there, he was responsible for all sales, contracting and strategic alliance / M&A activities, resulting in an increase in revenues from $35 million to $95 million. Before this, Mr. Safriet was a senior executive with a national healthcare consulting firm whose emphasis was on strategy, business planning and acquisitions/mergers and joint ventures.
Mr. Safriet is an Accredited Valuation Analyst (AVA) and holds a Master of Business Administration in Corporate Finance. Mr. Safriet is a frequent speaker and author on healthcare valuation topics.
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Practice Areas
- With the exception of business valuation, Mr. Safriet is involved in all aspects of healthcare valuation analysis, including:
- Medical director/thought leader compensation
- Compensated call coverage
- Physician employment arrangements
- Service, management and co-management agreements
- Equipment use (and “per use”) arrangements
- Clinical trials and data licensure
- Physician needs assessments
Credentials
- Accredited Valuation Analyst (AVA), National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts
Memberships
- National Association of Certified Valuation analysts (NACVA)
- Medical Group Management Association (MGMA)
Education
- University of Southern California, MBA
- Boston College, BS, with a concentration in Finance
Prior Professional Affiliations
- AccentCare, Inc., Irvine, CA, SVP, Business Development,
- BDC Advisors, San Francisco, CA, Senior Manager
- FHP Healthcare, Los Angeles CA, Director (now a part of United Healthcare)
Publications & Presentations
- Valuing Clinical Co-Management Arrangements (with Greg Anderson of HORNE), BVR’s Guide to Healthcare Valuation 2009 Edition, Business Valuation Resources, LLC, November, 2008.
- On-Call Arrangements—Selection of the Appropriate Structure in light of OIG Advisory Opinion 07-10 (with Andrea Ferrari), Hospitals and Health Systems RX (a publication of the American Health Lawyers Association), Volume 10, Issue 2, June, 2008
- Presenter – Successfully Securing ED Call Coverage: A Discussion of Current Methods and Creative Alternatives. Florida Hospital Association Health Care Industry Conference, April 24th-25th, 2008, Orlando, FL.
- Valuation of Co-Management Arrangements: Achieving Operational and Quality Improvements through Hospital / Physician Partnerships (with Ann S. Brandt & Daryl P. Johnson). Health Lawyers Weekly (a publication of the American Health Lawyers Association), Vol. 4, No. 37, September 21, 2007.
- Presenter - Approaches to ensuring ED Call Coverage: What’s Working, What’s not, What’s on the Horizon, American Health Lawyers Association Teleconference, (December 2006)
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