Perform Feasibility Study
Before embarking on your laboratory
project, you need to know if it will be cost-effective.
Knapp • Frazer Consulting performs feasibility studies
that take staffing, physical plant, and your anticipated
test menu and volume into consideration. Cost analyses
are performed for each specialty and include general equipment,
clinical analyzers, and consumables; specimen collection,
processing, and storage; regulatory compliance costs, including
certification and licensing fees, proficiency testing,
and technical consultant fees. Reimbursement is estimated
based upon the insurance mix of your patient population.
Each study concludes with a one-sheet summary of monthly
costs and revenue and a profitability estimate.
Develop Test Menu
Your laboratory's
test menu should be based on the anticipated needs of your
physician-clients and the patients they serve. Start out
small and expand, or plan an extensive menu of testing from
opening day.
Knapp • Frazer
Consulting offers advice that is based upon your unique situation
and needs and upon your consultant's decades of experience.
Design Physical Layout
Whether you
are planning new construction, renovating an existing space,
or fitting laboratory components into your back office, reap
the benefits of Knapp • Frazer
Consulting's experience in laboratory design. Consider instrument
requirements, safety regulations, ergonomics and more to
help build the most efficient laboratory possible.
Recommend Instrumentation
There are
a host of instrument vendors competing for your laboratory
budget. The vendors have sales representatives. You have
Knapp • Frazer
Consulting to represent your interests and to sift through
the sales pitches. Select the instruments that are right
for you, your test menu, and your staff. Sell old equipment
or purchase a previously owned instrument through the Lab Classifieds page.
Write Laboratory Procedure Manual
Procedure manuals are required by CLIA and many state agencies.
More than that, they convey vital information for staff training,
producing reliable test results, and achieving efficient
operation. Manuals written by
Knapp • Frazer Consulting
have been inspected and praised by regulating and accrediting
agencies sine 1988.
Validate New Methods
Since
"final" CLIA
changes became effective April 24, 2003, (link to Featured
Article #4) even labs performing moderate complexity testing
must demonstrate accuracy, precision, and reportable range
of each method plus establish or verify reference ranges
for its patient population. Let Knapp • Frazer Consulting
guide you through this complex process and provide documentation
for your inspection.
Facilitate CLIA and/or State Applications
Red
tape abounds when applying for your first laboratory certificate
or license. Your consultant will translate application jargon
and facilitate the application process so that you can move
forward with your laboratory plans as quickly and smoothly
as possible.
