6
Treatment
Figure 2. Operations and Process Flow Chart for Implementing
a New TA Program
Determine
location of
procedure
(Table 4)
Additional
pre-procedural
needs?
Obtain
preauthorization
Schedule
procedure
Consent
patient
Maybe
YES
Is the
patient a good
candidate?
YES
Check-in patient
Initial Patient Evaluation
• Medical endocrinologist
• Primary care physician (PCP)
• Surgeon
Consultation for Ablative
Procedure (Table 4)
• Endocrinologist
• Surgeon
• Interventional radiologist
Multidisciplinary
tumor board
Flow Unit is one
patient
Process activity
Start/Stop
Connector
A sample flow chart of the operations and processes involved in implementing a new TA clinical
program is shown. To ensure safe implementation, the various points in the flow chart should all be
addressed. Additional considerations of highlighted points are summarized in Table 4.
* e process of billing, payment, and appeal is also a pre-procedural consideration and may occur
before performance of the ablation procedure.
Decision
point
NO
