Lab Industry's Big Bang: E-Health Collides with Genetic Diagnostics

• Robert Michel, Editor-in-Chief, The Dark Report, Lake Oswego, OR

Case Study: Sentara Health System Laboratories, Norfolk, VA

• Sylvia Richendollar, Director, Laboratory Services, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Norfolk, VA

Side-by-Side Case Study: Mt. Sinai Health System/New York and Sutter Healthcare/Sacramento

• Elkin Simson & Ron Workman, Medical Director/Director of Laboratories, Mt Sinai Medical Center/Sutter-CHS Healthcare Systems New York/Sacramento, NY/CA

Case Study: USLabs, Inc., Irvine, CA

• Leo Serrano, Administrative Director, Laboratory Services, West Tennessee Healthcare Jackson, TN

Great Britain Moves to Create Regionalized Lab Testing Services

• Christopher Price, PhD, Director of Global Clinical Research, Bayer Diagnostics Slough, United Kingdom

Concurrent Breakout Session 1

Connecting POCT to LIS and Billing Systems: Geisinger Gets it Together!

• Jay Jones PhD, Director, Chemistry & Health Group Labs, Penn State Geisinger Health System Danville, PA

How Local Path Groups Can Acquire and Profit from New Technology

• Thomas Siskron III, MD, Partner, The Delta Pathology Group LLP Shreveport, LA

Using Lab Automation to Impact Lab Testing Costs: Mt. Sinai’s Seven-Year Performance

• Elkin Simson, MD, Medical Direcor, Mt Sinai Medical Center New York, NY

Simple Secrets For Implementing HIPAA Compliance in the Lab

• John Travis, Director of Product Management, Cerner Corporation Kansas City, MO

Concurrent Breakout Session 2

Why Med Techs Are In Short Supply & Effective Retention and Recruiting Strategies

• Robert Neri, Executive Director, Clinical Laboratory Management Association (CLMA) Wayne, PA

Achieving Big Gains in the Small Hospital Lab

• Sammy Sue Hendrix, Laboratory Director, Citizen's Medical Center Victoria, TX

Proven Methods for Boosting the Value of the Pathology Group Practice

• Christopher Jahnle, Managing Director, Haverford Healthcare Advisors Paoli, PA

Low-Cost, "Do-It-Yourself" Hospital Lab Automation: Pre-Analytical & Analytical

• William Neeley, MD, Medical Director of Laboratories, Detroit Medical Center Detroit, MI

Concurrent Breakout Session 3

Low-Cost, "Do-It-Yourself" Hospital Lab Automation: Post-Analytical

• William Neeley, MD, Medical Director, Laboratories, Detroit Medical Center Detroit, MI

Using Lab Data to Change Care and Cost Outcomes in the Hospital

• Amy Haara, Medical Director, Laboratories, Loyola University Medical Center Maywood, IL

Fixing the Black Hole of Hospital Billing for Lab Outreach Testing

• Becky Damiani, Director, Laboratory Services, Mary Washington Hospital Fredricksberg, VA

How Labs Can Get Extra Value from Diagnostics Manufacturers

• Bob Hamon, Vice President, Premier Clinical Laboratory Services, Inc. Charlotte, NC

General Session

Panel: How New Paradigms of Lab Management Add Value to Lab Testing Services

• Moderator: Robert Michel, Editor-in-Chief, The Dark Report Panel: Bruce Friedman, MD, William Neeley, MD, Robert Hamon, Mike Danzi

Reception

The Terrible Gift: How Genetic Technology Will Transform Society

• Rick Carlson, President, Health Strategy Group Aspen, CO

How Managed Care Looks at New Diagnostic Technology and Establishes Reimbursement

• John Monaghan, Director, Medical Economics, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey Newark, NJ

Clinical Decision Support Systems Come of Age: Vanderbuilt’s Experience

• William W. Stead, MD, Associate Vice Chancellor, Health Affairs, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN

New Pitfalls Ahead in Managed Care Contracting for Lab Testing Services

• Kerry Kaplan, President, Health Care Connections Natick, MA

Case Study: Grant Riverside Hospital, Columbus, OH (Hospital Lab Boosts Productivity with Quality Management Program)

• Susan Fuhrman, MD, Director of Pathology & Laboratory Service, Grant Riverside Hospital Columbus, OH

Case Study: West Tennessee Healthcare, Jackson, TN (Rural Hospital System Implements Lab Outreach, Lab Automation, & Lab Information Improvements)

• Mike Danzi, Chairman, President & CEO, USLabs, Irvine, CA

Concurrent Breakout Session 4

Five Most Costly Errors in Pathology Billing and Coding

• Bama Saltzman, Director, Operations, Pathology Services Associates, Charleston, SC

Managing the Rural Hospital Lab Into A Value-Added Revenue Generator

• David Buhr, Director, Ancillary Services, Audrain Medical Center Mexico, MO

Crisis Management: Hermann Hospital Lab’s Remarkable Destruction and Rebirth

• James Faucett, Assitant Vice President, Laboratory Services, Memorial Hermann Healthcare System Houston, TX

Value Added in the Lab: Lab Information Supports Medical Risk Management

• Paul Landauer, Director, External Affairs, Abbott Laboratories Abbott Park, IL

Concurrent Breakout Session 5

Why the Digital Health Record Is Changing How Physicians Order Lab Tests and Access Results

• Pat Wolfram, Vice President, Product Intergration, MedicaLogic Hillsboro, OR

Building Collaborative Lab Services Among Rural Hospitals: New Hampshire's Regional Laboratory Alliance

• Robert Ryan, Director, Laboratory, Speare Memorial Hospital Plymouth, NH

Implementing Advanced Automation in the Pathology Laboratory

• Janice Lemond, Histology Manager, Memorial Hermann Healthcare System Houston, TX

Secrets of Dispersing POCT Throughout the Health System To Reduce TAT and Maintain Quality

• Ron Keelan, Administrative Director, Pathology, Methodist Medical Center Dallas, TX

Key Learnings from War College Faculty that can Make Your Lab a Winner

• Robert Michel, Editor-in-Chief, The Dark Report Lake Oswego, OR

Executive War Colleg Ends