Previously, we discussed the advantages of having an In-House Lab as an ancillary service and how it can help stream-line patient care as well as improve results, therefore raising the bar for patient treatment and outcome. Decreasing the steps involved or lowering the contact points a sample goes through or the number of people handling a sample, leads to lower return times for test results and improves the accuracy as well as efficiency of care you provide your patients. You no longer have to worry about questionable results or sample decay and, instead, focus on your patients. Not to mention that, when done correctly, having a lab in your practice, dramatically increases your revenue.
Looking at your clinic the way you should look at any business, you recognize that certain aspects are necessary as a cost and some services are required. Taking a look at your employees, for instance, no one can argue that a clinic does not need the support staff from the front desk back all the way up to the financial or business managers involved in a practice, but it is the physician or nurse-practitioner that provides the revenue source that drives that practice. Any of the ancillary services that we, at AMS, provide are centered around bringing more revenue back into your practice and balancing everything with improving efficiency and accuracy, therefore increasing patient care and improving outcome.
Bringing a lab into your clinic is no different from any other ancillary service, with regards to improving patient outcome and increasing revenue flow into your clinic. What sets AMS above our competitors with a solution like in-house lab is that we work with you to form a partnership and we use our experience and knowledge to analyze your specific patient base, the needs of your clinic and staff, and then we move forward. If your specific situation makes it so that installing a lab into your practice does not make sense, we will tell you. If performing some tests and out-sourcing other tests makes financial sense and does not jeopardize patient care, we will help guide you in that direction. One of the toughest decisions to make can be in determining whether some instruments and your situation justify a higher up-front cost versus a higher long term expense. We utilize our experience, our knowledge, and your situation to help you determine what is the best solution for you.
Come to us with your questions and let us help and work with you to find a solution or ancillary service that works for you.