Hospitals must choose best path forward amid major industry changes

Powerful forces are reshaping the clinical laboratory industry. Deep reimbursement cuts threaten to upend traditional business models. Ongoing commoditization continues to exert margin pressure. Capital requirements are rising as budgets erode. And uncertainty is widespread about how best to manage costly esoteric testing in a value-based world.

by Ben Gold and Don Flott

Ben Gold is CareSelect™ Lab Product Manager at Change Healthcare. Don Flott is Senior Director of Value-Based Medicine at Mayo Clinic Laboratories.

Episode Resources

1. Ben Gold's bio
2. Don Flott's bio
3. Mayo Clinic
4. CareSelect Lab
5. Align Lab and the Hospital’s Strategic Priorities
6. Reality Check: Buy Versus Build for Laboratory Decision Support
7. Clinical Laboratories at a Crossroads
8. Change Healthcare announces CareSelect Imaging Open Access

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