Increasingly, physicians are entering into employment agreements with hospitals. A presentation given by PYA Consulting Principal Darcy Devine offered guidance for “Evaluating the Financial Component of a Physician-Hospital Arrangement.”
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Evaluating the Financial Component of a Physician-Hospital Arrangement
1. Evaluating the Financial
Component of a Physician-
Hospital Arrangement
Georgia Vascular Society
2nd Annual Scientific Sessions
September 14, 2014
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2. Financial Arrangements
• Asset Purchase Agreements
• Employment Agreements
• Professional Service Arrangements
– Medical Directorships
– Call Pay
– Co-Management Arrangements
PSAs
Physician Leases
Staff Leases
Equipment/Space Leases
Management Services
Joint Ventures
Support/Subsidies
Marketing Assistance
Recruitment Assistance
EMR Support
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Gain-sharing
Shared Savings
Bundled Payments
ACOs
Under Arrangements
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3. Evaluating an
Asset Purchase Agreement
•Were qualified appraisers used?
• What assets were valued?
• How were they valued?
•Were intangibles/goodwill considered?
• Does bifurcation make sense?
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4. Evaluating an
Asset Purchase Agreement
• How do you “qualify an appraiser?”
– Thorough understanding of Stark, Anti-Kickback, IRS, and
other healthcare law issues
– Can explain the FMV standard, commercial
reasonableness, and healthcare-specific requirements
– Focus on healthcare
– Accreditation/credentials
– They do not advocate for either party
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5. Asset Purchase Agreements
% of Hospitals
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Buying
Assets Hospitals Buy
What assets were valued?
6. Asset Purchase Agreements
How were the assets valued?
• Income, Market, Cost Approaches
• Fixed Asset Discussion
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7. Asset Purchase Agreements
Were goodwill/intangibles considered?
Price / Valuation
- Net Working Capital
- Tangible Assets
- Identifiable Intangible Assets
= Goodwill Value
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8. Asset Purchase Agreements
Classic View of Medical Practice Valuations
0.10 0.25 0.50 0.75 1.00
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% Medical
Practices
Revenue Multiple
Practices with
Midlevels &
Ancillaries
9. Asset Purchase Agreements
Hypothetical Value Allocation for
Practice with a 1.0x Revenue Multiple
Goodwill
50%
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Fixed Assets
20% Medical
Records
5%
Intangibles
15%
Net Working
Capital
10%
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10. Asset Purchase Agreements
Does bifurcation make sense?
Ancillary
Business
60% Values
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Professional
Practice 40%
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11. Evaluating an
Employment Agreement
• Does it make sense in light of the asset purchase agreement?
• How is base salary set and is it subject to change?
• What incentive programs are offered and are they
reasonable?
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12. Employment Agreements
• How is base salary set?
– Historical vs. Benchmarks
Compilation of Vascular Surgery Benchmarks
National Compensation Survey Data, Vascular Surgery Data Points
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25th
Percentile Median Mean
75th
Percentile
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90th
Percentile
2014 MGMA Physician Compensation and Production Survey 204 $377,520 $466,895 $511,078 $580,515 $806,728
2013 SullivanCotter Physician Compensation and Productivity Survey 272 $328,795 $414,537 $441,798 $487,923 $627,591
2014 HHCS Physician Salary & Benefits Report 243 $269,194 $289,593 $344,092 $397,137 $511,253
2014 AMGA Medical Group Compensation and Financial Survey 318 $375,757 $449,637 $461,886 $517,465 $616,678
Average of Surveys, Rounded $337,817 $405,166 $439,714 $495,760 $640,563
13. Employment Agreements
• What incentive plans are offered and are they
reasonable?
– Production
What are you producing now?
Know the terminology
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– Quality
Is it quality or perceived quality or something else?
The timing issue
Can it be measured reliably?
What is the baseline?
14. Employment Agreements
Quality bonus example
Contract Year Description
On time when patient is in the operating room no later than 5 minutes
after the scheduled case start time for first case and no later than 10
minutes after the scheduled start time for all other cases.
On time when surgeon has called the surgery control station and
registered as present no later than 5 minutes after the scheduled case
start time for the 1st case of the day; no later than 10 minutes after the
scheduled start time for all other cases.
The actual case time for the surgeon's cases which, on average, must be
within 120% of the scheduled case time.
The physician complies with the metrics for the appropriate antibiotic
selection and timely antibiotic administration as specified in the Surgery
Antibiotic Prophylaxis Metrics standards
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Achievement
Level
Compliance Quarterly Opportunity
Tier 1 97% $2,500
Tier 2 95% $1,000
Tier 3 93% $500
Tier 1 97% $2,500
Tier 2 95% $1,000
Tier 3 93% $500
Tier 1 85% $2,500
Tier 2 92% $1,000
Tier 3 80% $500
Tier 1 100% $2,500
Tier 2 98% $500
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Case on Time Start
Surgeon On Time
Accurate Case Minutes
ABX Metrics
15. Professional Service Arrangements
Medical Directorships & Other Administrative
Arrangements
• Is compensation reasonable in light of the obligation?
Opportunity Cost
Administrative and Clinical Services provided by same physician
may have different values
• Hospitals can’t pay for more than they need
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16. Professional Service Arrangements
Call Coverage Arrangements
• Is compensation reasonable in light of the burden?
• What is the market rate for vascular surgery?
National Vascular Surgery On-Call Compensation Benchmarks:
Daily Rates Data Points
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25th
Percentile Median Mean
75th
Percentile
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90th
Percentile
2013 SullivanCotter Physician On-Call Pay Survey Report 28 $400 $600 $632 $775 $1,000
2014 MGMA On Call Compensation: 2014 Report Based on 2013 Data 12 $500 $625 $731 $750 $1,400
17. Professional Service Arrangements
Clinical Co-Management Agreements
• What is being measured?
– Physician time
– Achievements
• How is compensation set?
– Rule of thumbs
– Market rates
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18. Darcy E. Devine, MBA, CVA
Principal
ddevine@pyapc.com
(404)-266-9876
www.pyapc.com
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