title: Physician-hospital transactions: developing a process for handling valuation-related issues.
abstract: Hospitals are increasingly attempting to integrate their operations with physician constituents through the development of hospital-physician joint ventures and acquisition of physician practices. This article provides an overview of valuation-related issues that result with respect to such affiliation efforts and guidance to assist the health care financial and legal professional in resolving such issues consistent with the business objectives of the transaction parties.
authors.affiliation: Ross & Hardies, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Callahan
mesh_terms: D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D005375:Financial Audit / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods*; D006759:Hospital-Physician Joint Ventures / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D011216:Practice Management, Medical / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D011682:Purchasing, Hospital / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods; D013660:Taxes / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States