Every day Medstrat demonstrates how customers who switch their practices from film & chemicals to echoes experience an increase in cash flow. It is literally like getting echoes for free!
That's because the amount of money spent on film & chemicals alone is, in most cases, the same or more than the monthly payment for financing a Medstrat PACS system, and that's not even taking into consideration the additional savings echoes will save your practice in labor, overhead and time.
It costs you more not to switch to echoes. The longer you use film & chemicals, the longer you waste significant resources, time and money in your everyday practice. Give us a call and we'll set up a free cost savings evaluation that will show you how much you can begin saving.
What To Expect When Switching To echoes
- Your cash flow will be the same as it is today or better.
- As your practice grows, you will save even more money on an ongoing basis.
- After your system is paid off, your savings grow even further, adding even more profit to the bottom line.
Cost Analysis
Switching from film and chemicals to Medstrat's PACS system is one of the smartest and most economical decisions a practice can make towards improving their efficiency and profitability. Time and time again, Medstrat has provided detailed cost analyses for countless customers showing how film and chemicals cost more than switching to echoes.
Although each cost analysis is different and uniquely suited to the details of a particular practice, we can provide a general cost analysis that applies to the majority of orthopedic practices today. We will assume the following for this example:
| Average number of orthopedic surgeons in a typical practice | 2 |
| Number of studies an average orthopedic surgeon performs per month | 100 |
| Average number of x-rays taken per study | 2.5 |
| Average cost of film, chemicals, jackets, labels etc. per x-ray | $2 |
We can calculate that the cost of film, chemicals, jackets, labels, etc. per surgeon per month is on average $500 (100 x 2.5 x $2).
The above figure does not include the cost of added labor and time involved with the physical handling, filing, storage and retrieval of film, nor does it include the office space required to store an ever growing library of film based x-rays. In our studies, we have found that on average these additional costs equate to an additional $3 per x-ray for a total of $5 per x-ray.
The cost of using film & chemicals for a typical orthopedic practice with 2 surgeons is $2500 per month. For an orthopedic practice of the same size, a Medstrat PACS system can be configured for a cost of less than $2500 per month.
Need More Convincing?
If you're interested in learning exactly how much money Medstrat can save you, please contact us and we'll schedule a Medstrat sales representative to provide you with a detailed cost analysis specific to your orthopedic practice. We're convinced that you'll be pleasantly surprised at the results.
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