Feature
Outsourced test management where you can see the margin
Outsourced tests are usually the line of the P&L nobody can explain. The work left the building, a result came back, and whether it made money is a question for the accountant six weeks later.
Outsource lab management software routes tests a laboratory does not run in-house to a partner lab, records the cost price paid, tracks the test to receipt of the result, and reports the margin between that cost and the price billed to the patient.
Cost recorded when the test leaves
A billed test routed to a partner lab carries the cost price you agreed with them. Because it is captured at the moment of sending, the margin is a fact rather than a reconstruction.
Tracked until the result comes back
An outsourced test is marked sent, then received when the result arrives. Work sitting at a partner lab longer than it should is visible rather than forgotten until a patient calls.
Reported alongside your own work
The patient gets one report. Where the test was actually run is your operational concern, not something the patient has to reconcile across two documents.
The margin, exported
Outsourcing data exports to CSV with cost against billed value, so the question of whether a given partner arrangement is worth keeping has a number attached to it.
Frequently asked questions
What is outsource lab management software?
It manages tests a laboratory sends to a partner lab rather than running in-house: which test went where, the cost price agreed, whether the result has been received, and the margin against what the patient was billed.
Can I see whether outsourcing is profitable?
Yes. Because the partner cost is recorded when the test is routed and the patient price is on the bill, the margin per outsourced test is calculated rather than estimated, and exports to CSV.
Does the patient see that a test was outsourced?
The patient receives one report from your laboratory. How you present the origin of a specific test is a matter for your own reporting policy and any applicable professional requirements.
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