Some healthcare sub-sectors are hot and some are not – read more here at Becker’s Hospital Review about "Private Equity Investing in Healthcare: 13 Hot and 4 Cold Areas".  Hot areas for potential investments include:

  1. Hospitals and Health Systems
  2. Hospital-Based Specialty Groups
  3. Ambulatory Surgery Center Chains
  4. Health Care IT and mHealth
  5. Chronic Disease Management
  6. Cancer and Oncology Services and Products
  7. Hospice
  8. Dental Practice Management
  9. Wound Care
  10. Rehab and Addictive Treatment Centers
  11. Physical Therapy
  12. Revenue Cycle Management
  13. Certain Overseas Investments

Areas that are not as hot for potential investment right now:

  1. Home Healthcare
  2. Nursing Homes
  3. Imaging
  4. Some Life Sciences Areas

Read more here about each of these "hot" and "cold" sub-sectors.