Hospital-Grade Pulmonary Testing
Directly in Your Practice Exam Rooms.
Eliminating rural travel barriers across West Central and Northwest Ohio. We bring advanced precision lung volumes, spirometry, and DLCO testing straight to independent primary care clinics with zero capital outlay.
Why Outpatient Referrals Fail.
When rural primary care providers refer patients to regional hospital systems for pulmonary diagnostics, the drop-off rates severely impact clinical outcomes. Transportation friction creates a critical barrier to care.
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Up to 45% Non-Attendance Rate Nearly half of all rural patients abandon specialty testing referrals when forced to travel to an out-of-town facility.
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The 45-Minute Travel Barrier Top barrier cited in regional Health Assessments: drive time, mobility limitations, and gas expenses for elderly/low-income populations.
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14 to 21 Day Scheduling Delays Overburdened urban labs result in weeks of waiting, delaying critical COPD staging and medication management.
Practice Impact Calculator
See how much diagnostic data (and revenue) leaves your clinic.
*Estimates based on average blended margins ($85/test) via DirectCare partnership.
The Rural Respiratory Care Gap
Verified federal and public health data underlining the urgent necessity for decentralized pulmonary function testing in rural and micropolitan regions.
High State-Level COPD Burden
Ohio ranks among the top 11 states nationally with the highest chronic obstructive pulmonary disease prevalence, impacting nearly 800,000 adult residents.
Rural vs. Urban Disparity
Age-adjusted COPD prevalence and Medicare hospitalizations escalate sharply in less urbanized, rural, and micropolitan counties due to geographic and environmental risk factors.
Diagnostic Capture Rate
Testing patients directly in their primary care home on dedicated "PFT Clinic Days" essentially guarantees compliance and secures timely tele-pulmonology overreads.