Managing and improving efficiency of an outpatient vascular laboratory

Noninvasive vascular diagnostic testing is efficient and cost-effective, and it is an integral part of vascular surgery practice. Integration of the laboratory into the practice can add significant income to a practice as well as increase the quality of the patient's experience. Maintaining a successful vascular laboratory is a key component of the practice's remaining competitive in an ever-changing health care system. Attention must be paid to staffing, operations, financial performance, revenue cycle, and patient and referring physician satisfaction to grow the business.