Cost Analysis

Laboratories are businesses like any other. They must control costs and report on financial performance. Job Cost Analysis is a way to evaluate whether a particular analyzer is performing as expected. The stay in business the laboratory needs to demonstrate a positive financial contribution to the overall organization. Job Cost Analysis usually takes into account:

• Amortized cost of the machine
• Reagent cost total and per unit time
• Disposables cost totasl and per unit of time
• Number of tests per unit of time by day, month, quarter, year
• Expected (or actual) reimbursement per test
• The cost of technician time

Many offices employment a Laboratory Information System that keeps track of materials, Reagents, Disposables so that Job Cost Analysis becomes easy for the laboratory.

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• Office Work Flow Main Page
• General Office Visit Work Flow
  • First Contact
  • Online Registration
  • Check In (registration)
  • Verify Identity (2 Identifiers)
  • Gather Demographics
  • Scheduling Appointment
• The Laboratory
  • CLIA Number
  • Add a New Methodology
  • Add a Waivered Methodology
  • Patient Log
  • Collecting a Specimen From a Patient
  • Specimen Analysis
    • Reference Laboratory
    • In Office Analysis
    • Referring Physician
  • Panic Log
  • Quality Assurance
    • Communication Log
    • Quality Assurance Log
    • Testing Analyst Credentials and monitoring
  • Proficiency Testing
  • Job Cost Analysis
• Xrays
• Billing Cycle

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