How continued consolidation is affecting radiology practices in the US

Consolidation among radiology practices in the United States has been one of the industry’s biggest trends in recent years, as seen in the 2017 and 2018 Radiology 100 reports. According to a new study published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology, consolidation has led to larger group sizes and fewer groups that focus on a single specialty.

The study’s authors explored data from the Medicare Physician Compare database for 2014 and 2018 for their research. Fifteen groups from the 2014 dataset did not have size information available, so they were not included in the analysis.

Overall, declines were observed in the percentage of radiologists...