July 16, 2020

Audiobook: Aligning the Lab with the Hospital’s Strategic Priorities

29 minutes

Stories of hospital lab early adopters that have successfully implemented third-party decision support

Current events highlight the critical role of the hospital
laboratory as the primary source of diagnostic information. But legislation such as PAMA (Protecting Access to Medicare Act)
can potentially reduce lab reimbursements when clinical decision support is not used to ensure appropriate care.

This audiobook provides front-line perspective and commentary from experts and physicians at Mayo Clinic Laboratory on the application of clinical decision support technology in the lab. It also includes data from early adopters in hospital laboratories that have successfully implemented third-party decision support to achieve their stewardship goals, including electronic health record (EHR) interventions, and ongoing monitoring of utilization.

By Ben Gold and Curtis Hanson, M.D.

Ben Gold leads CareSelect product strategy for Change Healthcare, to help providers transition to value-based care. Previously, he worked for Epic Systems managing enterprise EMR implementations for U.S. academic medical centers.

Curtis Hanson, M.D., is Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Consultant in Hematopathology, Executive Physician for Healthcare Innovation, at Mayo Clinic Laboratories. He previously served as chair of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, and is currently the executive physician for Healthcare Innovation at Mayo Clinic Laboratories. Hanson leads the government relation activities for Mayo Clinic Laboratories, and is the past chair of the board of directors for the American Clinical Laboratory Association.

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