Executive War College to Show New Opportunities for Labs

By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXVIII, No. 13 – September 27, 2021 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: Yes, the pandemic continues and hospitals are running short of beds in many communities. At the same time, 225 million Americans are either vaccinated or have some immunity to COVID-19. Based on the early registrations to attend the 27th annual Executive War College, it…

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New Lab Industry Trends Require Responses by Labs

By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXII NO. 7 – May 11, 2015 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: One stark difference between the presentations delivered at last year’s Executive War College and this year’s presentations in New Orleans last week was near-unanimous recognition that the era of fee-for-service payment is soon to end! Speaker after speaker urged the…

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Clinical Labs Spending Money in New Ways

By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXI No. 4 – March 17, 2014 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: In response to the many changes now unfolding in the U.S. healthcare system, labs are investing their scarce capital in different ways. Five trends in lab spending can be identified. They range from expanding the informatics capabilities of a lab organization to acquiring the…

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January 13, 2014 “Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News”

By Robert Michel | From the Volume XXI No. 1 – January 13, 2014 Issue

Currently there are 119 operational health information exchanges (HIEs) in the United States. This number is 58% greater than the 75 HIEs that were operational in 2010. These numbers were reported in Health Affairs. The study was authored by researchers at the University of Michigan. Th…

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Sonora Quest Builds EMPI To Serve Patients and ACOs

By Joseph Burns | From the Volume XXI No. 1 – January 13, 2014 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: Probably no state has seen a faster transition to ACOs, medical homes, and other types of integrated clinical care organizations than Arizona. Recognizing that this change created a new opportunity to add more value with clinical lab testing services, Sonora Quest Laboratorie…

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Lab’s Patient-Centric Approach Collects Overdue Money in PSCs

By Joseph Burns | From the Volume XX, No. 16 – December 2, 2013 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: At Sonora Quest Laboratories (SQL), the ‘Voice of the Customer’ is guiding the organization’s evolution from physician-centric to patient-centric. It was quickly recognized that an effective enterprise master patient index (EMPI) was essential. One patient-centric servi…

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Most Colorado Labs Now Connected to State’s HIE

By Robert Michel | From the Volume XX No. 15 – November 11, 2013 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: One trend getting little publicity is that of health information exchanges (HIEs). Since its founding in 2009, the Colorado Regional Health Information Organization (CORHIO) has grown steadily. Today, most of the state’s independent lab companies and hospital laboratories a…

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Portland Lab Leverages Informatics for Growth

By Joseph Burns | From the Volume XX No.14 – October 21, 2013 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: In Portland, Oregon, Legacy Laboratory Services, a division of Legacy Health, continues to post strong volume growth. One driver supporting this growth is the lab’s ability to implement connections between its laboratory information system (LIS) and the electronic …

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Laboratory Offers Early Lessons in Positioning for Success with ACOs

By Joseph Burns | From the Volume XX No. 10 – July 29, 2013 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: Accountable care organizations (ACOs) are already leading the shift from fee-for-service reimbursement to population payment. ACOs are leading healthcare’s evolution to preventive care, wellness, and better management of patients with chronic disease. This evolution will re…

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Executive War College Sessions Center Upon Three Trends

By Joseph Burns | From the Volume XX No. 6 – May 6, 2013 Issue

CEO SUMMARY: There was an interesting blend of anxiety and optimism as a record crowd gathered in New Orleans last week for the 18th annual Executive War College on Laboratory and Pathology Management. The anxiety was rooted in the shrinking prices paid by payers for lab testing services….

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