Published by ImagingBiz
As Eric Heath from VMG pointed out in his article published on March 18, 2014, titled, “Effects of the Most Recent Reimbursement Cuts to Diagnostic Imaging”, there have been major cuts in 2014 physician fee schedules as compared to 2013. Imaging centers are feeling top line reimbursement pressure which has directly impacted EBITDA growth over the past few years. In response to negative growth in reimbursement rates and margins, centers will adapt to change what they have power over, namely expenses. In this article, we will benchmark 30 freestanding, single site, multi-modality imaging centers for which VMG has had the privilege to provide valuation services.