Becker's Healthcare February 3, 2025
Corporate-backed entities acquired roughly 113 radiology practices and imaging centers over 11 years, a recent study found.
The study, published Jan. 30 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology, analyzed data from CB Insights and Pitchbook using radiology-related keywords. Researchers filtered transactions to those related to private equity, including venture capital and publicly traded entities. They removed businesses in veterinary medicine, picture archiving and communications system providers, radiopharma firms and those in imaging equipment repair.
“For radiologists, their productivity, income, and job satisfaction may all be affected by these acquisitions,” the authors said. “For patients, their ability to access medical imaging and the quality and...