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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 faculty survey offers market-specific compensation, production, and benefits information ...

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    • Physician and APP Compensation Survey
    • Pediatric Subspecialty Physician and APP Compensation Survey
    • Faculty Physician and APP Compensation Survey
    • Advanced Practice Provider Compensation Survey
    • Medical Group Performance Survey
    • Value-Based Contracting and Physician Compensation Survey
    • Physician Benefits and Perquisites Survey
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    Aligning Physicians and Enhancing the Value of Imaging Services

    By optimizing radiology services, health systems can achieve measurable, sustainable improvements in their operational and financial performance. Transitioning from unorganized,

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    Coordinating a Contract Approach for Improved Governance and Integration for the Anesthesia Service Line

    When optimally structured, anesthesia services lead measurable and sustainable improvements to a health system’s operational and financial performance. By transitioning from

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    Preparing Your Public Hospital for Success During a Downturn

    Deleveraging and reducing costs through automation and operational efficiencies should be priorities of public hospitals, and efforts should focus on sustainable solutions that generate long-term value.

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    ECG Summary of March 2023 MedPAC Report to the Congress: Medicare Payment Policy

    MedPAC’s outstanding recommendations focus on many of the issues it noted in the most recent report—the need to fully account for MA coding intensity, improve encounter data ...

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Karen Kole

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Chicago

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Education

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Bachelor of Science in Finance

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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 over 15 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 FMV opinions for mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, JVs, joint operating agreements, and hospital-physician arrangements. As Karen’s clients contemplate enterprise-defining decisions, they appreciate her comprehensive approach to fair market valuations and her ability to present complex financial matters in a clear, meaningful way.

Among her management of over 200 projects at ECG, Karen has provided a valuation of a physician-owned MSO for a JV with a health system, which included determining an appropriate management fee to be charged and developing a contingency payment schedule for the purchase price; determined the purchase price of a nonprofit hospital JV and advised the client on how a replacement facility and corporate overhead allocations would impact the valuation; and evaluated a joint operating agreement for NICU services between two rural health systems, which included valuing the contributions of each party and determining the most impactful funds flow model. 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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ArticlesDetermining The True Value Of Primary Care Practices Web
February 22, 2023

Determining the True Value of Primary Care Practices

Health systems should make sure their appraisers appropriately consider the value that primary care

ArticlesMitigating Financial Risk Through Mso Investment Web
June 08, 2022

Mitigating Financial Risk through MSO Investment

Management services organizations provide administrative and management services to physician practi

EventsBeckers 10Th Annual Ceo Web
March 17, 2022

Becker's 10th Annual CEO + CFO Roundtable

ECG experts Kevin Forster, Andy Bachrodt, John Budd, Sandy Myerson, Karen Kole and Mark Johnston wil

EventsBeckers Asc 27Th Annual Meeting Web
August 19, 2021

Becker's ASC 27th Annual Meeting: The Business and Operations of ASCs

ECG is a proud sponsor at the Becker’s ASC 27th Annual Meeting: The Business and Operations of ASCs

BlogHealth Plan Valuation Part 4 Web
April 14, 2021

Health Plan Valuation Part Four: Valuation and Integration

A carefully planned and executed valuation can provide great insight into the target health plan’s o

BlogHealth Plan Valuation Part Three Web
April 07, 2021

Health Plan Valuation Part Three: Due Diligence Process

Due to an increasing amount of consolidation among health plans, it is important not only to offer t

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Determining The True Value Of Primary Care Practices Web
February 22, 2023

Determining the True Value of Primary Care Practices

Health systems should make sure their appraisers appropriately consider the value that primary care

Mitigating Financial Risk Through Mso Investment Web
June 08, 2022

Mitigating Financial Risk through MSO Investment

Management services organizations provide administrative and management services to physician practi

Health Plan Valuation  Web
April 02, 2021

Health Plan Valuation Part 2: Methodologies and Special Considerations

In the article, we explain how key assumptions affect a valuation, and describe the importance of re

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

Health Plan Valuation Part 4 Web
April 14, 2021

Health Plan Valuation Part Four: Valuation and Integration

A carefully planned and executed valuation can provide great insight into the target health plan’s o

Health Plan Valuation Part Three Web
April 07, 2021

Health Plan Valuation Part Three: Due Diligence Process

Due to an increasing amount of consolidation among health plans, it is important not only to offer t

Health Plan Valuation Part One Overview And Market History Web
March 24, 2021

Health Plan Valuation Part One: Overview and Market History

This is the first in a four-part series on the valuation of health plans and the role valuation play

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.

Beckers 10Th Annual Ceo Web
March 17, 2022

Becker's 10th Annual CEO + CFO Roundtable

ECG experts Kevin Forster, Andy Bachrodt, John Budd, Sandy Myerson, Karen Kole and Mark Johnston wil

Beckers Asc 27Th Annual Meeting Web
August 19, 2021

Becker's ASC 27th Annual Meeting: The Business and Operations of ASCs

ECG is a proud sponsor at the Becker’s ASC 27th Annual Meeting: The Business and Operations of ASCs

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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