What are the benefits of having these services available at the doctor’s office?
The ease of scheduling in-house is much easier for the staff compared to over the phone with another facility.
The patients will be more comfortable in a familiar environment and staff.
The patient will not have to fill out extra paperwork for billing issues like they would have to do at the hospital.
The cost to the patient would be much cheaper.
The amount of time required for the patient to have tests done at the office is much less because of the ease of parking, no extra paperwork, no moving from one department to the next, and no waiting for an available technician.
Better compliance of the patients to have the tests completed, because of the above reasons.
Office staff is aware immediately if a patient fails to show for a test instead of finding out when the patient is scheduled to see the patient for follow up.
Immediate appreciation of significant pathology that is detected in the exam, because the physician can review it live.
Quality control can be better monitored when you know who is performing the tests. Ultrasound is very dependent on the technician’s abilities, which is why there is no substitute for experience. This so true when you care for the best diagnostic testing for your most challenging patients.