1. High level of ownership in competing centers:
Very high risk factor: 60 percent
High risk factor: 33 percent
Medium risk factor: 7 percent
Low risk factor: 0 percent
Very low risk factor: 0 percent
2. Significant number of active physicians nearing retirement age:
Very high risk factor: 53 percent
High risk factor: 40 percent
Medium risk factor: 7 percent
Low risk factor: 0 percent
Very low risk factor: 0 percent
3. High reliance upon few physicians to drive majority of volume/revenue:
Very high risk factor: 53 percent
High risk factor: 40 percent
Medium risk factor: 7 percent
Low risk factor: 0 percent
Very low risk factor: 0 percent
4. Low number of physician investors in the ASC:
Very high risk factor: 40 percent
High risk factor: 33 percent
Medium risk factor: 20 percent
Low risk factor: 7 percent
Very low risk factor: 0 percent
5. Specialty mix of the physicians active in the ASC:
Very high risk factor: 7 percent
High risk factor: 47 percent
Medium risk factor: 27 percent
Low risk factor: 7 percent
Very low risk factor: 13 percent
6. High reliance upon non-owner physicians to derive significant volume/revenue:
Very high risk factor: 27 percent
High risk factor: 40 percent
Medium risk factor: 27 percent
Low risk factor: 7 percent
Very low risk factor: 0 percent
VMG information comes from VMG Health’s ValueDriver ASC Survey 2011. VMG Health is a leading valuation and transaction advisory firm in healthcare. To receive a complimentary copy of VMG Health’s ValueDriver ASC Study 2011, click here.
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