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    Physician and APP Compensation Survey

    ECG Management Consultants continues to expand its surveys to include independent, integrated, and academic provider ...

    There is no more rigorous or accurate benchmarking resource for provider compensation planning. Our surveys offer market-specific data composed of compensation, production, and benefits information ...

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    Pediatric Subspecialty Physician and APP Compensation Survey

    The industry’s only compensation survey dedicated to understanding the unique data needs of the pediatric market.

    The industry’s only compensation survey dedicated to understanding the unique data needs of the pediatric market.Our survey provides an in-depth review of pediatric subspecialty market trends, ...

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    Faculty Physician and APP Compensation Survey

    Our faculty physician and app compensation survey specifically addresses the data needs of our academic partners in order to ...

    There is no more rigorous or accurate benchmarking resource for academic provider compensation planning. Our surveys offer market-specific data composed of compensation, production, and benefits ...

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    • Pediatric Subspecialty Physician and APP Compensation Survey
    • Faculty Physician and APP Compensation Survey
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    • Physician Benefits and Perquisites Survey
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    Dignity Health–St. Rose Dominican Hospitals (DH-SRDH) engaged ECG as an advisory partner to support ongoing efforts to identify, evaluate, and design care workflows for behavioral

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    Improving Business Operations Processes

    In the process of addressing operational issues, ECG enabled Easterseals Northern California (ESNorCal), then known as Easterseals Bay Area, to transform its process improvement

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    Renovating the Revenue Cycle: The Healthcare Executive’s Guide to Invigorating Revenue Cycle Performance

    As the healthcare industry changes revenue cycles must be able to handle the growing complexity of an expanding continuum of care. Here are five strategies to reinvigorate your revenue cycle performance.

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    Value-Based Care: The Tipping Point

    When we eventually emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, our healthcare industry will be at a tipping point regarding payment reform: will we return to the status quo?

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Karen Kole

Senior Manager

Chicago

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Services Expertise:

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  • Finance
  • Performance Transformation

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kkole@ecgmc.com

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Education

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Bachelor of Science in Finance

Certifications

American Society of Appraisers Accredited Senior Appraiser

ECG has a talented pool of individuals who, instead of trying to provide average services across multiple service lines, specialize in certain areas where they are experts and provide distinct value to clients.

Karen has more than 10 years of healthcare transaction advisory and valuation experience, as well as extensive financial modeling expertise and a deep understanding of the evolving healthcare landscape. She provides fair market value opinions for mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, and hospital-physician arrangements.

At ECG, Karen has managed more than 100 engagements. She performed a valuation of a 145-bed for-profit surgical hospital, surgery center, and urgent care practice; created a five-year financial forecast for an independent practice association by projecting membership and capitated payments based on three scenarios; and advised a nonprofit health system and 425-provider physician practice on an appropriate purchase price for an ASC joint venture. Prior to joining ECG, Karen served as a valuation consultant and transaction adviser with Huron Consulting Group and its broker dealer, Huron Transaction Advisory. She also holds an Accredited Senior Appraiser designation from the American Society of Appraisers.

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BlogComanagement Arrangements And Medical Directorships Web
June 26, 2020

Knowing the Difference between Comanagement Arrangements and Medical Directorships-And Why it Matters

Clearly defining the difference between comanagement and medical directorship is neither trivial nor

BlogPrivate Physician Practices Strategies For Surviving Covid 19 Web
May 15, 2020

Private Physician Practices: Strategies for Surviving COVID-19

What factors and considerations will dictate the your practice's strategy for remaining viable durin

BlogCovid 19’S Impact On Healthcare Provider Transactions Web
April 10, 2020

COVID-19’s Impact on Healthcare Provider Transactions

COVID-19 will slow transactions in the short term, but opportunities exist for savvy buyers.

ArticlesFive Common Valuation Errors Web
April 10, 2020

Five Common Valuation Errors

In this article, we highlight five common errors that are especially relevant to parties that engage

EventsBeckers Annual Meeting April 2019 Web
February 28, 2019

Becker’s Hospital Review 10th Annual Meeting 2019

ECG is a proud sponsor at the 10th Annual Becker's Hospital Review Meeting in Chicago, IL.

BlogAhla Recap 650 X380 Website
February 21, 2018

Five Insights from the 2018 American Health Lawyers Association’s Physicians and Hospitals Law Institute

At the 2018 AHLA Physicians and Hospitals Law Institute five themes emerged through numerous breakou

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Five Common Valuation Errors Web
April 10, 2020

Five Common Valuation Errors

In this article, we highlight five common errors that are especially relevant to parties that engage

Comanagement Arrangements And Medical Directorships Web
June 26, 2020

Knowing the Difference between Comanagement Arrangements and Medical Directorships-And Why it Matters

Clearly defining the difference between comanagement and medical directorship is neither trivial nor

Private Physician Practices Strategies For Surviving Covid 19 Web
May 15, 2020

Private Physician Practices: Strategies for Surviving COVID-19

What factors and considerations will dictate the your practice's strategy for remaining viable durin

Covid 19’S Impact On Healthcare Provider Transactions Web
April 10, 2020

COVID-19’s Impact on Healthcare Provider Transactions

COVID-19 will slow transactions in the short term, but opportunities exist for savvy buyers.

Ahla Recap 650 X380 Website
February 21, 2018

Five Insights from the 2018 American Health Lawyers Association’s Physicians and Hospitals Law Institute

At the 2018 AHLA Physicians and Hospitals Law Institute five themes emerged through numerous breakou

Beckers Annual Meeting April 2019 Web
February 28, 2019

Becker’s Hospital Review 10th Annual Meeting 2019

ECG is a proud sponsor at the 10th Annual Becker's Hospital Review Meeting in Chicago, IL.

Event Beckers Asc Annual Meeting October 2018 Web
January 26, 2018

Becker's ASC 25th Annual Meeting

Join ECG at the Becker's ASC 25th Annual Meeting: The Business and Operations of ASCs in Chicago thi

Event Ahla Phys Feb 2018
January 03, 2018

2018 AHLA Physicians and Hospitals Law Institute

We are looking forward to the 2018 AHLA Physician and Hospital Law Institute, February 5 -7 in livel

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Addressing Physician Compensation within Rural Healthcare

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