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Physicians
Start a Lab: Available Alternatives
Sleep Services of America is a leading sleep
diagnostic provider in the United States, with the
experience and expertise that is unsurpassed in
the industry.
With the commitment to quality and integrity, SSA
offers an array of services – from the development
of a program to meet the needs of institutions and
physicians, to implementation in a seamless transition.
SSA’s operational and clinical expertise focuses
on maintaining standards established by the American
Academy of Sleep Medicine and Joint Commission on
Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. SSA can
provide clinically validated assessment tools to
help physicians identify patients suffering from
sleep apnea. Once the patient has been referred,
SSA conducts full polysomnographic tests and reports
the results back to the referring physician. SSA's
strict quality assurance guidelines, performance
standard audits, computerized billing systems, national
recruitment, and educational inservices ensure that
patients, hospitals and physicians receive the highest
quality service at all times.
All SSA patients are usually scheduled for sleep
tests within two weeks of the physician's referral.
SSA's sleep professionals utilize state-of-the-art
equipment for diagnostic testing and treatment of
patients with sleep apnea. SSA can also provide
educational inservices to allied health professionals.
Also included are marketing materials and educational
literature so that patients better understand sleep
disorders and the diagnostic testing that is performed.
All of these value-added services equate to uncompromised
quality, high patient and provider satisfaction
and superior outcomes.
How the Program Works
SSA will assist in setting up your facility by providing
all start-up equipment and personnel. SSA will hire
and train all technicians, operations, administrative,
and sales and marketing staff. Once your facility
is in operation, all tests conducted by the staff
are either scored on-site or downloaded and sent
to a regional SSA facility where test-scoring services
are conducted by our registered polysomnographic
technicians. The tests are then returned within
three to five business days to your interpreting
physician.
Most clients have an onboard physician who acts
as the on-site medical director of their lab and
performs the interpretation services. If needed,
SSA retains the services of renowned sleep medicine
consultants who are available (at an additional
charge) to render interpretations and/or oversee
the professional component. Tests interpreted by
SSA physicians are delivered overnight to your facility
manager. Upon receipt of the scoring data, the interpreting
physician makes a diagnosis, plans a regimen of
treatment and advises the patient.
Assessing Your Responsibilities
The start up of any new program brings anxiety and
anticipation. SSA helps to offset this by utilizing
its implementation team to review paperwork, assess
physical lab space, and work with your staff to
ensure proper start up of your program.
Once the implementation is started, there are a
few requirements - mostly administrative in nature
- which you will need to provide:
* Telephone and office equipment (desk, chair, file
cabinets, etc.)
* Minor construction (typically undertaken by hospital
maintenance staff with SSA assistance)
* Full or queen size bed with pillows and linens
* Patient billing for in- and out-patient services
* Physician billing for professional fees
* Billing and collection for services performed
For more information, please call us today at 1-800-340-9978,
ext. 250.
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