Jim Hills, CPA/ABV
Partner
Jim Hills is a Partner in the Chicago office.
Hills’ practice focuses on fair market valuation and commercial reasonableness analyses of healthcare provider compensation arrangements, with a concentration in provider employment and professional services arrangements. Other practice areas include medical director/thought leader compensation, hospital-based specialty collections guarantees and subsidies, compensated call coverage services, service and management agreements, litigation support, as well as retrospective analyses in response to investigative demands or internal compliance reviews related to potential self-disclosure. In addition, Hills is at the forefront of the firm’s ongoing expansion of its innovative, web-based Automated FMV Solutions™.
Mr. Hills has more than 35 years of corporate finance, operations, business development and public accounting experience, almost exclusively in the healthcare sector. Prior to joining HealthCare Appraisers, he served in various capacities, including Director of Finance & Administration for a privately held, real estate developer; Vice President of Finance & Administration for a privately held, home-health provider; Vice President of Finance and Vice President of Development for a privately held, national neuro-musculoskeletal physician management company; Director of Mergers and Acquisition for a publicly traded, physician practice management company; and Manager for a national public accounting firm. Hills’ broad business experience includes structuring, negotiating and financing acquisition transactions, acquisition due diligence, business development, treasury management, risk management, initial public offerings, bank financing, financial reporting, contract negotiation, accounting, finance, human resources and operations.
Hills received a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the Fisher School of Accounting at the University of Florida. He is a licensed CPA (IL), holds the Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV) certification from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), and is a member of the Illinois CPA Society.
PRACTICE AREA
- Compensation Valuation
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
- Session Moderator: Compensation and Operational Responses to Split/Share Visits, Association of Provider Compensation Professionals (AAPCP), 2023 National Provider Compensation Conference; Nashville, TN; April 26-27.
- Shift-Based Providers and Cost Efficiency: Rethinking the Premise, co-authored with Andrew Worthington, September 8, 2022
- Navigating Medicare’s New Billing Rules for Split/Shared Visits, co-authored with Gavin Heckman, MBA, MSBA, August 25, 2022
- The Challenges of wRVU-Based Survey Data in an Evolving Healthcare Industry, co-authored with Nicole M. Jacobsen, JD, MBA, LLM, and Kevin Obletz, JD, CVA, May 11, 2022
- Panel Discussion Member – Key Valuation Issues in Healthcare, with Jim Carr, ASA, Partner, HealthCare Appraisers, Inc., Greg Koonsman, Senior Managing Director & Founder, VMG Health, Jonathan Helm, Managing Director, VMG Health, Moderated by Scott Becker, Esq., Partner, McGuireWoods, Becker’s Hospital Review 5th Annual CEO & CFO Roundtable, Chicago, IL November 9, 2016.
- Co-presenter with Michael Blau, JD, Partner, Foley & Lardner, LLP – Going Hospital-Based: Getting the Deal Done – Transactional Issues, 2012 Cancer Center Business Summit, Fort Worth, TX, October 12, 2012.
- Co-Presenter with Alan H. Einhorn, JD, Of Counsel, Foley & Lardner LLP – Buying & Selling Oncology Practices, Cancer Center Business Summit 2011, Chicago, IL, October 14, 2011.
EDUCATION
- University of Florida, Fisher School of Accounting, Gainesville, FL, Bachelor of Accountancy
CREDENTIALS
- Certified Public Accountant – licensed in Illinois
- Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV), American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
MEMBERSHIPS
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
- Illinois CPA Society (ICPAS)
- American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA)
- Illinois Association of Healthcare Attorneys (IAHA)
- American Association of Provider Compensation Professionals (AAPCP)
- Medical Group Management Association (MGMA)
PRIOR PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- Kennedy Homes, Deerfield Beach, FL, Director of Finance and Administration
- OMNI Home Care, Inc., Coral Springs, FL, Vice President of Finance and Administration
- OMNA Medical Partners, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, Vice President of Finance, Vice President of Development (formerly a neuro-musculoskeletal physician management company)
- InPhyNet Medical Management, Inc., Plantation, FL, Director of Mergers and Acquisition (formerly a publicly traded physician practice management company)
- Ernst & Young, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Audit Manager
Recent Insights
The Impact of California’s Healthcare Minimum Wage Law on Valuations
Author: Jake Bitting, Fred Lara, CFA, ASA, CVA, and Hunter A. Wolfel Download the PDFOn October 13, 2023 the Governor of California signed the California Senate Bill No. 525 (“SB525”) into law, which is expected to raise the minimum wage for many California healthcare...
2024 Outlook: Diagnostic Imaging Centers and Radiology Practices
Author: Daniel I. Levin, CFA, ASA and Nicholas J. Janiga, ASA Download the PDFHealthCare Appraisers has recently observed interest from a wide range of clients on various radiology transactions, including joint venture formation, hospital outpatient department...
2024 Industry Outlook: ENT, Allergy, and Asthma Practices
Author: Matthew J. Muller, ASA and Nicholas J. Janiga, ASA Download the PDFOtolaryngology (“ENT”), allergy, and asthma (“ENTA&A”) related medical practices have been enjoying a robust period of investor interest as private-equity backed physician-practice...
Navigating Healthcare Transactions: Lessons from a Case Study
Author: Nicholas J. Janiga, ASA, Daniel I. Levin, CFA, ASA and Robert J. Van Dusen, MSAQF Download the PDF BACKGROUND AND DESCRIPTION OF HIGHLIGHTED CASE In 2013, a health system (the “Health System”) initiated discussions with an ambulatory surgery center (“Center”)...
Expect More: Optimization and Cost Savings on Hospital-Based Contracts
Author: Andrew L. Worthington Download the PDFWith increasing pressures on reimbursement, a shift in focus by payors to inpatient costs and outcomes, and consolidation in the physician market, health systems and hospitals face numerous demands in operating efficient...
Upcoming Events
Apr 24-26 | AAPCP National Provider Compensation and Workforce Strategy Conference
Apr 24-26, 2024 | Nashville, TN HealthCare Appraisers attendees include Partner, Jim Hills, CPA/ABV, Director, Nicole M. Jacobsen, JD, MBA, LLM, Director, Hunter A. Wolfel, and Partner, Matthew J. Milliron, CVA, MBA. Matt Milliron will also serve as an Industry Update...
May 5-7 | ATA Nexus 2024
May 5-6, 2024 | Phoenix, AZ HealthCare Appraisers attendees include Director, Hunter A. Wolfel and Director, Andrew L. Worthington. About the Program Dive into the future of virtual care with ATA Nexus 2024: Virtual Nursing Workshop: Interactive, strategy-boosting...