In this case [https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/jury-convicts-medical-equipment-company-owners-27-million-fraud] the defendants were found guilty of paying a fixed fee for patient leads (i.e. paying for patients). The defendants paid a fixed rate per DME patient […]

To expedite the evolution and widespread adoption of Value Based Arrangements (VBAs), I believe we need to alter how we think about physician compensation value.  The healthcare compliance industry has […]

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, most of you have seen the explosive growth and wide-spread adoption of telehealth over the past year.  It’s no longer the “wave of […]

In the business valuation community, a discount is sometimes applied to the equity value of a minority ownership stake in a business.  This discount often referred to as a discount […]

By now, it’s probably no surprise to healthcare compliance professionals that there’s been a lot of enforcement in the genetic testing lab space. Over the past two or three years, […]

The durable medical equipment (DME) supplier market is highly fragmented and competitive with over 6,000 companies. The sector is comprised of national competitors, scaled regional businesses, product specific distributors, and […]

The physical therapy (PT) market currently generates approximately $33.9 billion in annual revenues, and is expected to grow 2.1% in 2021. Although the PT industry has declined 0.8% per year, […]

Here at HVG, we’ve seen dozens and dozens of various entity formations of management services organizations (MSO) and management services agreements (MSA) that require an FMV opinion.  As an appraiser, […]

There have been many enforcement actions and settlements with durable medical equipment (DME) suppliers over the past 24 months.  Many of the cases involve overbilling, claims for medically unnecessary equipment […]

Another genetic testing lab settles with DOJ for violating the False Claims Act (FCA) and Anti-Kickback Statue (AKS) [https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdwi/pr/autogenomics-inc-agrees-pay-over-25-million-allegedly-paying-kickbacks].California-based PersonalizeDx, a genetic testing laboratory, entered into an agreement with a […]