9. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Related Party Transactions [Abstract]

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

RadNet, Inc. contracts with each joint venture within the Group to provide certain administrative services including assistance with accounting, payroll and employee benefits processing, and billing and collection functions on behalf of these joint ventures. RadNet Inc. remits to the joint ventures all amounts collected through its administration of the billing and collection functions.

RadNet, Inc., as administrator over payroll and employee benefits, pays salary and benefit obligations on behalf of these joint ventures and then bills each joint venture for its respective portion.

RadNet, Inc. contracts with certain members of its contracted radiologist groups to perform professional services for the joint ventures. RadNet, Inc. assures that these radiologists are adequately covered under medical malpractice insurance policies. RadNet, Inc., on behalf of its contracted radiologist groups, bills each joint venture for its respective share of the professional fees incurred through its utilization of these contracted radiologists. RadNet, Inc. remits to its contracted radiologist groups all amounts collected from the joint ventures for the billed professional fees.

Amounts receivable from and payable to RadNet Inc. for the activities listed above are summarized in due from affiliates on the Group’s combined balance sheets and were $10.0 million (unaudited) and $5.3 million (unaudited) at December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.