Support Services
Online Schedule Viewing
Surgeries can be booked and confirmed online. Additionally, IMI also
offers online review of your surgical monitoring schedule in a HIPAA-secure
environment.
Data Security and Storage
IMI transfers all real-time IONM data to a remote central location for professional oversight and interpretation
via an encrypted virtual private network. This meets all HIPAA requirements.
Professional Oversight
Most cases monitored by IMI include an overseeing
physician or senior level neurophysiologist who is
dedicated to confirming that the best possible information
is being provided to the surgeon.
Reporting
At the end of each surgery, a comprehensive report is
generated and sent to the hospital's records department,
as well as the surgeon's office. The report includes numeric
results and professional commentary interpreting the results
for each modality that was tested during the surgery. All CPT
codes and the number of units to be used in billing are also
included in keeping with IMI's commitment to open and auditable
billing practices. Proprietary and easy-to-read reports highlight
any abnormalities that were noted by the overseeing physician
during the surgery. This allows the surgeon to quickly focus on
those parts of the report that are of concern to the surgical outcome.
Cumulative reporting by case type or surgeon is also available.
Patient Care
Patient Information guides are provided at request to all surgeons' offices so
that the patient is aware that neuromonitoring will be applied during their
surgery and the reasons why it is important. We have also provided a
comprehensive patient-focused section on this Website to provide additional
patient information and education about IONM. Finally, the neurophysiologist
will make every effort to introduce him- or herself to the patient before the surgery to answer any questions that the patient may have about monitoring.
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