General Screening Questions

Preventive health screenings are an affordable and effective way to identify hidden disease risk. For many people, getting screened is the first step in early intervention to prevent a small problem from becoming a bigger problem. It helps educate people about their risks so that they can consult with their doctor and take the right steps towards a healthier future.

Mobile Life Screening is aware of the concerns surrounding the quality of preventive public health screenings, and has taken every measure to ensure our screenings are of the highest quality. No test is 100% accurate, but our results are comparable to those you would receive in an accredited hospital vascular lab.

Mobile Life  Screening uses state-of-the-art doppler/color flow ultrasound technology and ARDMS registered ultrasound technologists to perform our screenings. All results are then reviewed by board-certified physicians to ensure accuracy. Written reports are mailed to the participants within 3 weeks.

No, the healthcare system typically does not allow your physician to order these tests for you if you have no symptoms.  If you are asymptomatic, meaning you are not yet sick and feel well, but have risk factors such as age, family history of disease or certain health conditions, the healthcare system is not well designed to take preventative steps towards your good health. We are quite good at treating illness once symptoms occur; but for many diseases like stroke, the first symptom is a stroke. Eighty percent of stroke victims have no apparent symptoms or warning signs.

Insurance coverage varies from policy to policy. We will provide you with a detailed receipt that can be submitted to your insurance company to determine coverage.

If your screening results show any abnormalities, we recommend you be screened on a yearly basis. Otherwise, once every 2-3 years should be fine. This is a personal decision based on your family history, age and other risk factors as well as the results of your screenings. Since plaque buildup is a progressive disease, many people feel comfortable being screened annually as part of their preventative healthcare regimen.

It depends on which of our packages and screenings you would like to have done.  A typical vascular screening takes approximately 30 minutes.  Our heart screenings (echocardiograms) generally take 45 minutes to complete.

We try to accommodate people’s work schedules with varied check-in times. We hold our screenings on weekdays and weekends to try and accommodate everyone.

You will receive your results in the mail within 3 weeks. However, if we find a condition that requires immediate attention, you will be notified on the day of your screening and you will receive images of the findings to take to your doctor.

Your results will be reviewed by our board-certified physicians, and then they will be sent on for processing and mailing. However, if we find a condition that requires immediate attention, we will notify you on the day of your screening and give you images to take to your physician.

We try to schedule our screenings during various times of the week to accommodate different lifestyles. Many of our screenings are done on weekends throughout the year.

We recommend our screenings to anyone 45 years of age or older.  If you have a strong family history of heart disease or stroke, you may want to be screened at an earlier age.

You will receive a detailed report of your results in the mail within 3 weeks.

Mobile Life Screening has been in operation since 2006.

We use state-of-the-art doppler/color flow ultrasound systems that are comparable to what you would find in a vascular lab in a hospital.

All of our ultrasound technologists are highly skilled and trained. They have had considerable experience in a hospital and/or clinical setting.  We require our sonographers to be registered with the ARDMS (American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography) which is the globally recognized standard of excellence in sonography.

All machines perform a self-diagnostic check and continually recalibrate throughout the day.

Yes. A pacemaker will not interfere with the screenings.

Your privacy is of the utmost importance to us. We utilize large privacy screens to ensure your privacy at all times.

It depends on which screening you are having. Once you register for a screening, you will receive specific instructions. It is important for you to follow those directions in order to get the most accurate results.

Many people who have cardiovascular conditions such as stroke or heart disease are symptom free.  Early detection and control can prevent major consequences down the road.

Our reports are very reader friendly and easy to understand.

If your results are not normal, you will receive a detailed report of the findings along with instructions to see your physician and/or recommendations.

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