As part of our Healthcare M&A and strategic consulting services, we offer the following overview of the Diagnostic Imaging market as a context to understand mergers and acquisitions in the sector.

• Growth in Diagnostic Imaging Procedures Slowing Down.  Recent data shows that the number of physician visits by patients 65 or older resulting in an imaging exam is consistently trending downward, from 12.8%in 2003 to 10.6% in 2011. Similarly, Medicare spending per enrollee for imaging has declined from $418 in 2006 to $390 in 2011.Maturation of technological advances, over-saturation of imaging centers, radiation awareness, new guidelines from the American College of Radiology reducing duplicative studies and new healthcare reimbursement policies have all led to the slowdown.

Vascular Access Industry Trends

The Walden Group’s assessment of vascular access market dynamics:

Growing Market and Changing Demographics. In 2012, the U.S. market for vascular access devices was worth an estimated $4 billion –  a 6.1% increase over the previous year.  The market is expected to continue to grow at a high-single-digit rate and exceed $6 billion by 2019 in the U.S. alone*. The aging population and increased prevalence of diabetes and obesity has put more Americans at risk for renal disease, among other illnesses, contributing to the growing market.

The Walden Group’s assessment of aesthetic market dynamics:

• Large and Growing Market – Since 2000, U.S. aesthetic procedures have grown from 5.7 million to 11.5 million (CAGR 12%), representing a total market opportunity of $12.2b (source: Global Data). Americans spent almost $11 billion on cosmetic procedures in 2012 of which $6.7 billion was spent on surgical procedures; $2 billion on injectables; $1.8 billion on skin rejuvenation procedures; and over $483 million on other nonsurgical procedures, including laser hair removal and laser treatment of leg veins.

As part of our Healthcare M&A and strategic consulting services, we offer the following overview of the ophthalmic surgery market as a context to understand mergers and acquisitions in the sector.

• Continuing market growthDiagnostic and treatment volumes are expected to increase as the population ages. The number of Medicare patients is expected to double in number of the next two decades. Surgical volumes for ophthalmology are expected to increase 30-50% over those years…