Services

Outpatient Radiology Development

We have shown that the foundation of every successful outpatient radiology program is solid due diligence. Comprehensive, timely, and accurate information leads to informed decisions. Informed decisions precipitate successful projects. Thus, we utilize two proprietary due diligence products for radiology programs: A market feasibility product named Volume Assessment and Analysis™ and a financial modeling program called the Financial Analysis Package.™

Provider Based Radiology Joint Ventures (Hospital-Radiologist)

Radiologists:

• Does it make sense to consider partnering with your local hospital to alleviate the technical reimbursement cuts?
• Have you already decided to partner with your local hospital but do not know how to move forward?
• Can you use the help of an independent expert to serve as an intermediary between you and the hospital?

Hospital:

• Does it make sense partnering with a local group that competes away valuable outpatient business?
• Have you already decided to partner with a local group, but could use help finding a mutually beneficial and compliant solution?
• Would you like to ensure that the plans you develop for your joint venture actually come to fruition?

If you answered YES to any of these questions MIS can provide you with a proven expertise that can handle all your joint venture needs. We will appropriately advise and assist with:

• Joint Venture Relationship Conceptual Development
• Analysis of Market Driving Forces
• Assessment of Economic and Regulatory Boundaries
• Letter of Intent Creation
• Joint Venture Strategic Plan (including valuation process and contract creation and negotiation)
• Joint Venture Constitution Services
• Joint Venture Startup Management Services
• Joint Venture Ongoing Management Services

Facility Planning and Design

The MIS approach to radiology space design is based on fundamental workflow principles and the creation of an environment that facilitates operational efficiencies and supports the delivery of superior patient service. To date, we have been involved with the programmatic and architectural design of over 20 facilities. Additionally, we offer the benefit of having actual operational and management experience in many of the facilities we helped plan. This has significantly enhanced our ability to assist clients in designing exceptional radiology delivery settings.

Some MIS key design concepts include:

• Space allocations that facilitate staff cross training
• Tech work space designs that facilitate efficiencies
• Staff and patient traffic segregation
• Multi-designation design in a single facility.

Development, Startup, and Interim Management

MIS offers a full scope of services ranging from programmatic design of imaging centers and radiology departments, equipment planning and procurement and staffing plans to ongoing management oversight of the project once operational. Our level of involvement is strictly dependent on the needs of our clients.

Hospital – Group Practice Relationship Management

MIS has been at the center of numerous projects involving the resolution of disputes between hospitals and radiology groups. It also has been pivotal in the facilitation of more collaborative efforts between parties. Typically, these situations are highly challenging and require tremendous expertise in areas of radiology services and clinical implications. In all instances we assure both parties that they will be provided with objective, data-driven information from which decisions and solutions can be drawn.

Strategic Planning

Our team has extensive field expertise in navigating through the challenges and issues specific to radiology in both the hospital and freestanding environments. Specifically, we assist with the development and implementation of system-wide initiatives particularly related to hospital-based service lines, including revenue opportunities, managing costs, appropriating technology, and the set up for service excellence. These initiatives can be clearly defined in a radiology services strategic plan and will include:

• Identification and assessment of hospital based service revenue opportunities
• Establishment of service level benchmarks and associated pay
• Identification and assessment of medical staff requirements
• Identification and assessment of cost management programs involving radiology workflow, tracking and monitoring systems, inventory management, and cost accounting methodologies
• Identification and assessment of a technology procurement plan