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Hospital-owned practices employ the largest share of rads
• One in three respondents indicate working in practices solely owned by physicians, and half of respondents indicate working in practices where
physician ownership is possible
• Nearly half of young Male physicians indicate that ownership is Extremely or Very Important to them, compared to only 1 in 5 young Female
respondents
Base: Fully and Partially Qualified Respondents (n=1620); Question: Which of the following best describes the ownership arrangement of your practice or organization? If you work for more than one organization, please
think about the one where you spend the most time.
Base: Respondents with less than 9 years in practice OR Interns, residents, fellows (n=378); Question: Which of the following best describes your feelings about being an owner or equity partner of a radiology practice at
some point in your career?
37%
31%
46%
32%
43%
43%
26%
23%
34%
27%
23%
32%
38%
46%
20%
41%
34%
25%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Total
Male
Female
34 or
Younger
35-45
46-55
Feelings on Ownership by Age/Gender
Top 2 Box (Extremely and Very Important)
Moderately Important, it would be a nice accomplishment but other
goals are more important
Bottom 2 Box (Not Very and Not At All Important)
8%
8%
10%
32%
33%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
Wholly owned by a
government entity
Jointly owned between
physicians and a hospital,
hospital system or health…
Jointly or wholly owned by
outside investors
Wholly owned by one or more
physicians in the practice
Wholly owned by a hospital,
hospital system, or health
system
Ownership
JOI, JPH, WGE
JOI, JPH, WGE