How to Mitigate Background Check Costs

When performing these background checks on gestational carriers and donors it is difficult to have those coming forward to pay the cost of since they are being compensated for their services. While you as the service provider are prepared to pay these costs and the costs are typically bundled in with your fees there still exists the possibility of being able to recoup these expenses or even more so being able to generate revenue from providing the results of these reports.

Many recipients of donated gametes, intended parents and gestational carriers are already comfortable with their chosen agency, clinic, or provider that they do not think to ask to see the actual results and rely on you, as the provider, to disclose anything of interest to them so they may make an informed decision. This is a great compliment to you and your program; however, the benefit of having an intended parent, recipient or gestational carrier view those reports directly comes with both economical gains and other best business practices (more on that in future articles).

We’ve already assessed that you likely will not ask the donor or gestational carrier to pay for these costs. You also have likely included those cost in your program fees. But what if the clients whose had this background performed on them is interested in the results for their records. Should you consider having them reimburse you directly for those cost and the administrative cost you’ve accrued? It is certainly for consideration and being transparent and upfront about this option can certainly lead to an economic advantage for your practice. Based on your volume of clients these cost can quickly add up and have a significant impact on your bottom line and operations. Tack on an admin fee and you begin to generate revenue for your practice. Your model and approach is up to you.

If you have a database of donors or gestational carriers. The recipients or intended parents are certainly interested in knowing more about the screening results including the criminal, civil and social background. Having access to these results can have a significant outcome on a client’s decision making.

For instance, when it comes to a donor, a client may be most interested in the donor’s education history and social profile in additional to their standard background information. Regardless, if these specifics have an outcome on the child the intended parent/s will be raising it does not mean that they don’t want to view those results and are in fact willing to pay a premium to do so. They may even decide which company they will be using based on this option and the options for the background.

Whether you have the clients pay for each viewing they do, opt into a premium financial package or simply include it in your standard fee is a decision for you to make. Clients wants options and results. We provide multiple options so should your clients desire more information we will be able to garner that information and they in turn can cover the expense for seeking. They get both and you in turn get financial gains, branding, and reputation as being both exceptional and transparent that is hard to grow. It also takes the decision making out of your hands and reduces liability.

Of course. It is not necessary to generate revenue from such a standard operating procedure but it is certainly an option for you to consider. How they access the results can have a significant impact on your bottom line and day to day operations as well.