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Nam K. Tran, PhD, FACB, shows what it takes to design and implement a successful antimicrobial stewardship program in an acute care hospital setting.
How to determine whether or not your advisory group meets Diagnostic Management Team criteria
New mergers and joint ventures are blurring the lines between employers, insurers, providers, and retailers. Top lab leaders discuss the implications for traditional providers.
Dr. Brian R. Jackson shares examples from other industries that help illustrate how a tough-love approach can help you earn and build better doctor relationships.
Clinical decision support too often annoys clinicians more than it helps them. Experts cite three ways that CDS could endear itself to its users and increase its potential to improve patient care.
Lt. Col. David Sartori, PhD, shares his journey and experiences with you regarding the implementation of a total laboratory automation project.
As a lab leader, regardless of the size of your organization, you have the ability to implement this Clinical Diagnostics Improvement Process and play a bigger role in value-based care today.
Health systems need help in dealing with the rapid growth of genetic testing. Genetic counselors, with their many roles, are ideally suited to provide value throughout the cycle of care.
Laboratorians hold expert knowledge that physicians often lack. Our lab leaders share strategies for disseminating that knowledge outside the lab and improving the quality of care.
Understand the critical need to provide STI services in the context of HIV care and prevention by elevating the laboratory to change the clinical paradigm and reduce stigma through education.
Lab leaders from some of the nation's most respected health systems describe how their operations work with clinicians and IT to become integral members of the care team.
New information technology can mean new opportunities for clinical labs, if they stay focused on outcomes and set clear goals.
Understanding what is in your organization's strategic plan can help your lab team focus its efforts and deliver value in the best way. Here's how to tie your initiatives to the plan.
To get the attention of the organization's C-suite, labs must show how their data can contribute to data-driven health care.
Glen T. Hansen, PhD, FCCM, D(ABMM), Ann Cox, MT (ASCP) and Kendra Schmidt, BS, MT(ASCP) discuss the epidemiology of influenza and the clinical challenges of assessing actual influenza patients.
How a holistic approach to C. difficile management can help hospitals reduce their CDI rates.
How laboratorians and DMTs can help providers determine the right tests to order at the right time.
More than ever, healthcare service lines need to be strategic in how they pursue opportunities to avoid excessive spending.
