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Perspectives in Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy
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Office-Based Vascular Lab: Is It Worth the Effort?

M. Ashraf Mansour, MD, RVT, FACS

Grand Rapids Medical Education and Research Center, Michigan State University, and the Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids, Michigan, mmansour{at}mmpc.com

Robert M. Zwolak, MD, PhD, FACS

Division of Vascular Surgery, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire

The vascular laboratory is an essential part of any contemporary clinical vascular practice. The prototype of the vascular laboratory consisted mainly of instruments designed to understand the hemodynamics of the vascular tree. Earlier versions also played important roles in clinical research. Currently, sophisticated imaging equipments enable clinicians to evaluate the whole range of arterial and venous diseases in the outpatient setting. Both patients and physicians have found this to be very practical and convenient. Furthermore, income generated from performing diagnostic tests in the vascular laboratory helps support a variety of clinical activities and research. However, recent cost-cutting measures by medical insurance carriers are threatening the viability of office-based vascular laboratories.

Key Words: vascular laboratory • reimbursement methods • office-based surgery

This version was published on March 1, 2009

Perspectives in Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Vol. 21, No. 1, 5-8 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/1531003508330397
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