Radiology Business November 4, 2025
Five healthcare industry giants have funneled over $333 million (or about 40.4%) in research payments to radiologists, according to new research published Monday in JACR.
Between 2015 and 2024, such annual industry-sponsored payments to fuel investigations leapt about 50%, totaling $824.2 million over this period. Pharmaceutical firm Merck was the No. 1 funder for radiologists, contributing nearly $108 million in payments, followed by imaging manufacturer Siemens Healthineers ($64 million) and drugmaker Novartis ($57 million).
The findings come from an analysis of the Open Payments database, launched in 2013 to help shine light on potential conflicts of interest between physicians and vendors. Experts note these payments are increasingly being funneled through “noncovered entities”—third-party organizations that are not subject to...
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