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Diagnostic Imaging is one of these areas. All of the big imaging manufacturers (Siemens, GE, Philips, Toshiba) have physician-specific financing assistance to help doctors buy CT, MRI, etc. They also offer consulting to assist obtaining Certificates of Need (generally required when opening certain new practices/facilities). They discuss break-even numbers of a couple of years, if not less.

Studies show that physicians who own/part-own a DI facility tend to refer their patients for imaging substantially more than their peers who do not.