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Providing services more efficiently while maintaining quality represents a goal with which you as the CFO can identify. Today, with the advent of new techniques and improved computer technology, intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM) has become the standard of care in most medical communities. ORIMtec’s internal data suggest that cases for which IONM is conducted by a well-trained neurotechnologist (NT) can take less time in the operating room (OR), have fewer complications, and shorter hospital stays, all valuable in the current fixed payment environment of health care.

ORIMtec contracts for IONM services with numerous hospitals throughout Northern California and Southern Oregon. We negotiate fees for our technical services with each hospital independently. ORIMtec believes that certain contracting strategies can add to the net contribution per case, as has been proven at many facilities.

ORIMtec statistics support the fact that potential abnormalities in approximately 12 percent of low back surgeries. The incidence of neurologic complications associated with placement of pedicle screws has been reported as high as 10 percent, as discussed in “The Usefulness of Electrical Stimulation for Assessing Pedicle Screw Placements.” The findings in this article support IONM as an inexpensive, reliable method for protecting neurological function.

(Please refer to the website sections labeled ABSTRACTS and CASE STUDIES for
more information on surgical monitoring and links to related publications, including
those mentioned above.)