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Physician Office Administration

Since 1983, Midwest Ultrasound has been a leading provider of ultrasound services at physician offices and hospitals.

COMPELLING REASONS TO PARTNER WITH US

Laboratories operated by MUI consistently out-perform their peers. This is achieved by the focused management of key performance measures that target quality, accessibility and the elimination of staffing issues. This results in an increase in laboratory volume, operating margin and downstream service line revenue, as well as increased physician and patient satisfaction. To illustrate MUI's sustained long-term growth record for its client Physician Offices, the average annual growth rate of all of the regional large Physician Office based labs managed by MUI ranged from 8% to 14% range.

MUI's active management will provide improved, consistent, high quality service to the Physician Office resulting in:

• increased revenue from growth in lab operations
• increased revenue from growth in related downstream Physician Office services
• increased patient satisfaction
• new ultrasound equipment at a lower cost due to MUI's relationship with equipment manufacturers
• elimination of existing fixed salary and equipment costs
  
• assumption of the risk of the lab operations (the Physician Office is charged only when service is provided on a per study rate).
  
• community outreach programs such as screening for peripheral vascular disease to increase market share, as a marketing tool and as a separate source of revenue.
  

For physician offices, MUI can improve the efficiency, profitability and quality of these clinical services through standardization and consolidation of testing procedures across multiple office locations.

HOW DOES MUI GUARANTEE ITS PERFORMANCE?

MUI's management team is a group of clinically trained ultrasound professionals focused on the unique issues inherent to ultrasound. In addition, MUI is the largest employer of sonographers in the Midwest.

Ultrasound is highly dependent upon the skill of the sonographer, unlike technology-dependent imaging (CT, MRI). Sonographers are increasingly in short supply.

MUI's professional staff actively manages Physician Office vascular and echo labs in order to assure full staffing with MUI's skilled sonographers.

• This maintains scheduling for patients at less than 3 days
  
• Respond to all day-to-day operational issues efficiently and effectively;
  
• Assure accuracy of testing through a continuous QA program;
  
• Provide continuing education and supplemental training for its sonographers;
  
• Fulfill all ICAVL/ICAEL accreditation requirements and JCAHO compliance;
  
• Assist with efforts to encourage appropriate utilization;
  
• Improve the efficiency, quality and user-friendliness of lab operations.
  

MIDWEST ULTRASOUND'S CLIENT PROFILE

• Physician Offices with an interest in maximizng growth and revenue from their cardiovascular service lines;
• Physician Offices with difficulty in retaining and/or recruiting skilled sonographers;
• Physician Offices with management performance issues and QA functions necessary to maintain a high quality diagnostic lab.
• Physician Office systems with multiple, independent echo/vascular lab operations.