ABSTRACT
The first step in a successful Clinical Co-Management Agreement (CCMA) is determining and defining the scope of the CCMA. Once the scope is defined, the legal structure of the physician–hospital relationship must be considered and developed. Unfortunately, one of the biggest challenges in CCMA design and implementation revolves around that data. During that process, it is common that when providers assess their baseline data, they find that the overall efficacy of existing data is lacking. Provider’s data may be too general in scope to meet the specific needs that exist. Obtaining fair market value for the compensation that will be part of a CCMA is tricky though, due to the number of variables and the regulatory risk that each variable represents. As such, an independent, third-party valuation must be obtained to determine the proper value of a CCMA.
