Effortless Imaging Our dedication to quality guarantees the patient the best possible experience while giving the physician excellent quality scans and interpretations, both of which improve patient care.
Financing
HCI works with your group to put together a workable and viable financing package based on what the group feels it can reasonably undertake.
HCI is a partner who will handle the time consuming tasks of licensing and the associated license maintenance.
HCI is able to acquire better terms, pricing, and service commitments due to our group purchase agreements with manufacturers.
HCI works closely with our own legal team and with legal counsel for your group to ensure that all our ventures comply with applicable federal and state healthcare laws and regulations, including laws and regulations regarding issues of physician self-referral.
HCI will manage the installation and licensing of the Imaging Service to ensure it produces an excellent quality product and will run as efficiently as possible.
You will handle all of the billing and collection. HCI’s billing specialist will advise and assist your personnel to make sure you are receiving the maximum reimbursement allowed. This eliminates your patients receiving confusing bills from multiple entities.
HCI will incorporate a buyout should you wish to go on your own in the future.
On behalf of your group, we apply for and maintain the appropriate licenses to ensure all State and Federal requirements are met. Our physicists perform regular audits to minimize any compliance issues.
Maintain relationships with physicians who act as “Radiation Safety Officer” and “Authorized User,” if your practice does not have a qualified physician to take on these responsibilities.
Conduct radiation safety meetings.
Personnel
We hire only the most qualified Technologists who are available to staff your lab as your leased employees.
Our continuous recruitment activities include exhaustive screenings of all candidates and selection of only the very best.
Staff Technologists average more than ten years of experience handling and screening patients.
Our bank of Technologists ensures your lab is always available to scan patients.
HCI continuously researches the industry to be sure that the Technologists are compensated better than the industry average. Our benefits are the best and we strive to create a professional, team-oriented environment. That is why we are able to attract the best technologists and keep them.
Scheduling
We understand the importance of providing a schedule that works for both the physician and the patient. Our staff assists you to optimize a schedule for your particular needs.
HCI will assist you to develop a schedule that is efficient for both your patients and physicians.
You will be able to inform referring physicians and patients of results within 24 hours.
By efficient scheduling, HCI more than pays for itself. Our experience allows you to schedule more patients in the same amount of time while running your lab in an orderly, patient friendly and professional manner.
Physician Education
Conduct physician education programs for both your physicians and for referring physicians in the community. These outreach programs ensure physicians are informed of technology advances and how they should be used. The result of these education programs is to establish “expert status” for your facility and to increase referrals.
Use education as a means to build World Class Medical Care and attract new patients.
On-going training for staff to make them aware how and why tests should be ordered.
Provide continuous education for both patient and physician.
Communicate with you to discuss major decisions that keep the lab operating at peak efficiently while handling the day-to-day tasks of the lab.
HCI works closely with our own legal team and with legal counsel for your group to ensure that all our ventures comply with applicable federal and state healthcare laws and regulations, including laws and regulations regarding issues of physician self-referral.
Billing and Collection
While you do the actual billing and collection, we use our many years of industry experience to advise and help you receive proper reimbursement for the procedures you perform.
Quarterly audits are performed at your request.
Our facility structure allows you, our customer, to control the billing and collection process. There are no hidden costs or percentages due to HCI.
HCI will assist in the interaction with insurance companies to facilitate proper reimbursement and to limit out of pocket expenses for the patient.
