Hospital Laboratories Must Think Critically and Evaluate Carefully Before Launching Decision Support Projects

Practicing medicine today is more complex than ever. The menu of diagnostics, medications and treatments available to providers is continually expanding. Standards of care are shifting as guidelines grow and multiply. There are more options and more decisions for everyone–from practitioners to laboratory technicians to IT staff.

Second in a three-part series developed in collaboration with Mayo Clinic.

By Ben Gold and James Colbenson

Ben Gold is CareSelect™ Lab Product Manager at Change Healthcare. James Colbenson, MBA/MHA, is Director of Commercialization, Value-Based Medicine for Mayo Clinic Laboratories.

Episode Resources

1. Ben Gold's bio
2. James Colbenson'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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