Book excerpt: BVR's Guide to Physician Practice Valuation is the essential resource for understanding the complexities inherent in physician practice valuation, whether for sale to a hospital, private equity firm, or to another physician. Edited by renowned healthcare valuation thought leader Mark Dietrich, CPA/ABV, the Guide provides healthcare administrators, appraisers, and attorneys with current and comprehensive ""how-to"" guidance on valuation approaches. In the second edition, Dietrich and other top healthcare appraisal experts including James Pinna, Todd Sorensen, James Lloyd and Greg Anderson further explore the not-so-subtle nuances of unique issues like coding analysis, ancillary technical component revenue, ""incident to"" billing for mid-level providers, accounts receivable and aging, benchmarking, and normalization of expenses. Plus, they discuss how the Anti-Kickback Statute and Stark Law continue to impact valuation. "The consensus today, including that of many of the contributors to this Guide, is that future physician compensation is typically a more significant element of a transaction than is the value of the practice." Mark Dietrich, Editor of BVR's Guide to Physician Practice Valuation The second edition features several updates and new chapters, including: - Assessing Intangible Value in a Physician Practice Acquisition - A Sample Valuation Report Table of Contents for Physician Practices Valuation Solutions for Special Situations with Medical Practices - Section I: Practice Buy-Ins, Buy-Outs, and Mergers - Section II: Other Special Circumstances - Noncompetes, Divorce - Bradford Regional Medical Center: Lessons for the Inexperienced - Identifying and Measuring Personal Goodwill in a Professional Practice: Basic Concepts and Using the Single Period Capitalization Model - Why Transactions Structure Affects Value and Other Nuances of Valuing Medical Practices - What Goes Around Comes Around: Derby v. Commissioner - Lost Profits for Physician Practices Practical guidance coupled with adherence to professional and regulatory standards define the Guide to Physician Practice Valuation.