Episode 10: Andy Diamond, President of Diamond Medical Labs and Mobile Medical Imaging, Part 2

Mastering Medicare — Sun, 26 Apr 2020 11:00:00 -0400

Part 2 of our incredible interview with Andy Diamond, the President of Diamond Medical Labs and Mobile Medical Imaging. In this amazing episode, Andy teaches us everything about how mobile medical imaging is done in nursing homes, rehabs, assisted livings and in patients' homes.
In part 2 we discuss:
Brief summary of mobile labs episode
What sort of equipment do mobile medical imaging labs have in their cars?
How do you get mobile imaging equipment up a flight of stairs?
How much does a mobile digital x-ray machine cost?
How quickly can you get imaging done in a patient's home?
The logistics challenges of home-based medical care
Managing dispatchers for home-based services
How is the logistics of labs more complicated than radiology?
Is there a transportation fee for radiology done in the home?
How do trip fees work when visiting an assisted living or nursing home?
How do you split the trip fee?
What technology is used to manage logistics for home-based care?
Lab tests are not subject to Medicare deductible but imaging is
What could providers do better when ordering labs and radiology?
Training nursing home staff on anatomy
Point Click Care
No trip fee on EKG and ultrasound; trip fee only on x-rays
Do lab and radiology providers need to get patient consent when they visit a nursing home or assisted living?
What is the minimum percent of tests a lab must do in-house?
How many patients per day can a mobile radiology tech perform?
How quickly do labs need to be run?

Episode 8: Andy Diamond, President of Diamond Medical Labs and Mobile Medical Imaging, Part 1

Mastering Medicare — Fri, 17 Apr 2020 05:00:00 -0400

Amy and Alex interview Andy Diamond, the President of Diamond Medical Labs and Mobile Medical Imaging. In this amazing episode, Andy teaches us everything about how labs are done in nursing homes, rehabs, assisted livings and in patients' homes.
In part 1 we discuss:
How and why do lab companies have contracts with nursing homes and assisted living facilities?
Part A and Part B billing for labs in the same facility
Figuring out Same and Similar in the lab world
Patient financial responsibility for labs drawn in a nursing home
Lack of centralized database of lab data
Integration with state health information exchange / CRISP
What is a health information exchange?
Why does CRISP charge the lab company to participate?
Nursing home is paying for some lab tests directly
Lab billing denials
Revenue cycle management in the lab world
What are the most common mistakes and issues when nursing homes and assisted livings order labs?
What labs aren't allowed to tell ordering physicians?
Alex thinks the rules for ordering labs are stupid
Trends in lab testing
Molecular testing - why is molecular testing becoming more popular?
Who collects urine samples in nursing homes and homebound patients?
What is the cost of molecular testing and is the denial rate different?
What things to consider other than just the cost of a lab test?
Workflow requirements for molecular testing
PGX testing - what is it and why would you order it?
Cost of PGX testing
Are the results from PGX testing easy to interpret?
Effect of PAMA on labs and lookback for lab payments
Why doctors can't have their own labs

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Episode 10: Andy Diamond, President of Diamond Medical Labs and Mobile Medical Imaging, Part 2

Episode 8: Andy Diamond, President of Diamond Medical Labs and Mobile Medical Imaging, Part 1