ABOUT MBS IMAGING:
MBS Imaging is Chicagoland's premiere provider for mobile dysphagia diagnostics. MBS Imaging has earned it's reputation of exceptional quality service, timely referral fulfillment, and superb customer service by serving over 250 facilities throughout the Chicagoland area. Our service is covered by Medicare and all major health insurance companies. OUR OPERATION:
Send us a referral using our simple referral process and we will be at your facility in 48 hours or less. Our team consists of highly experienced Speech-Language pathologists, physicians, and lab technicians. Using our mobile imaging suites we are able to provide quick and efficient swallow studies without having to occupy any room in your facility. We collaborate with the facility SLP in order to provide maximal results and a least restrictive diet for your patient unlike service at a hospital. Upon the completion of the evaluation we provide a diet recommendation slip and a full digital copy of the test for patient education and treatment planning. Our highly detailed type written reports are sent the same day to the facility. WHERE WE SERVE:
MBS Imaging is the only dysphagia diagnostic service that can serve the needs of CCRC's, SNF's, Assisted Living, and Home Health. Our innovative billing processes make our superior service also the most cost saving service on the market. "Why would I use a mobile service instead of sending my patient to the hospital?"
-Wait times:The wait time for a VFSS at hospitals in the Chicagoland area can range from a week to a month!
-Lack of Communcation: The facility SLP barely has any communication with the hospital SLP and often struggles to get details from a video performed at a hospital. Not only do we collaborate with the facility SLP but we also provide a digital copy of the test for them to review at any time.
-Patient Comfort and Success: Sending patients to the hospital takes a toll on your patient from the duration of an ambulance ride and then time spent in a waiting room. It isnt uncommon that patients are already asleep by the time the test begins. It is often disorienting to send a patient to a hosptial to work with helath care providers they have never met before and can also provide added anxiety for the patient.
-Cost: Our service saves facilities a lot of money.
2. "What will happen to my loved one during this test?"
- The Modified Barium Swallow study is a short test in which the client sits comfortably in our mobile imaging suite while taking a few bites and sips of food infused with barium while undergoing a video x-ray.
- The Fiberopric Endoscopic Swallow evaluation is also a short evaluation which requires the insertion of a small camera through the nose in order to observe a patient eat and drink his or her meal.
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