Start with the patient population
A new service line is justified by patients who need it, not by available equipment or revenue projections. Establish the clinical need first.
Then the operational reality
Space, staffing, training time and workflow impact determine whether a program survives its first quarter.
Then documentation and coverage
Criteria, consent, documentation templates and coverage verification should exist before the first patient, not after.
Pilot before rollout
A limited pilot at one site surfaces workflow problems while they are still cheap to fix.
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