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MOLECULAR SUMMIT
Radiology & Pathology's Most Important Summit On the Integration
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Philadelphia, PA (February)
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CONFERENCE: Important New Trends on Med-Tech Recruiting, Salaries, and Compensation: National Changes, Regional Developments
(February 22, 2012) Speakers: Chris Harol, Laura Lee Feiner
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CONFERENCE: HIPAA
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CONFERENCE: How
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CONFERENCE: Washington
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(October 26, 2011) Speakers: Peter Kazon and Alan
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CONFERENCE: Meaningful
Use: Phase 1 Lessons Learned and How to Prepare Your Lab for
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(September 21, 2011) Speakers: Pat Wolfram and Robert
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AUDIO CONFERENCE: Achieving
Financial Success with Hospital Laboratory Outreach: Six Proven
Ways to Boost Net Revenue
(August 24, 2011) Speakers: Kathleen A. Murphy and
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AUDIO CONFERENCE: Prepare
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Don’ts to Reduce Compliance Risk and Avoid Penalties
(July 20, 2011) Speakers: Jane Pine Wood, Tom Rehwald
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AUDIO CONFERENCE:
ACOs and Medical Homes: Preparing Your Lab for Dramatic Changes
in How Physicians Use Clinical Laboratories
(June 23, 2011) Speakers: Brian R. Jackson, James
M. Crawford
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AUDIO CONFERENCE:
Anticipating the Disruption from HIPAA 5010 Forms and ICD-10:
Essential Action Steps to Maintain Your Lab’s Cash Flow
(May 24, 2011) Speaker: Lale White
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AUDIO CONFERENCE:
Managing Multiple Generations in Your Lab: Proven Methods
to Motivate Gen X, Gen Y, and Baby Boomers in the Same Workplace
(April 20, 2011) Speaker: Jeff Smith
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AUDIO CONFERENCE:
Negotiating RFPs: How to Get the Best Value for Your Laboratory
(March 23, 2011) Speakers: Molly Orluck, President,
mollyorluck enterprises inc., Michele Pessa, President, JeNG
Consulting
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AUDIO CONFERENCE:
Managed-Care Contracting: How to Ensure the New Healthcare
Reforms
Won't Lower Your Lab's Health Plan Reimbursements
(February 17, 2011) Speaker: Michael Snyder,Vice President
of Laboratory Management, Medical Spend Management Systems
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AUDIO CONFERENCE:
Achieving Best Practices in Laboratory Operations and Workflow:
How to Sustain Lean and Tear Down Silos in Your Lab
(January 20, 2011) Speaker: Pat Wolfram, - Ignis Systems
Corporation, Ruth Johanson - Providence Health -
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AUDIO CONFERENCE:
Achieving Best Practices in Laboratory Operations and Workflow:
How to Sustain Lean and Tear Down Silos in Your Lab
(December 15, 2010) Speaker: Patrick Maul and Robert
Giles
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AUDIO CONFERENCE:
How to Solve Your Lab's Med-Tech Recruitment, Hiring, and
Retention Problems Now!
(November 16, 2010) Speaker: Peggy McKee
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AUDIO CONFERENCE:
How to Stay Legal in 2011: New Legal Issues and Regulatory
Changes Affecting Clinical Laboratories and Pathology Groups
(October 19, 2010) Speakers: Richard Cooper, Jane
Pine Wood, McDonald Hopkins
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AUDIO CONFERENCE:
How Meaningful Use and EMR Adoption Will Reshape Your Lab's
Competitive Future-and Its Profitability
(September 28, 2010) Speakers: Kelly A. Feist, Robert
Atlas, Pat Wolfram
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AUDIO CONFERENCE:
Molecular Diagnostics for Community Hospital Labs: Hitting
Clinical and Financial Home Runs in Infectious Disease and
Oncology Testing
(August 25, 2010) Speakers: Frederick L. Kiechle,
MD, Ph.D, Kathleen M Murphy, Ph.D, Gregory A. Hosler, MD,
Ph.D
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AUDIO CONFERENCE:
Why Health Insurers Want to Pre-Authorize Genetic Assays and
Expensive Clinical Pathology
(July 13, 2010) Speakers: Matthew Zubiller, McKesson
Corporation, Michael Tarwater, MuirLab
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AUDIO CONFERENCE:
Protecting Your Laboratory's Important Business Assets From
Internal and External Threats: Key Developments in the Area
of Trade Secret, Protection, Non-Competes, and Employee Handbooks
(June 24, 2010) Speakers: James J. Boutrous II and
James J. Giszczak
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AUDIO CONFERENCE:
Transfusion & Blood Management: Practical Advice on How
to Save Blood, Save Dollars and Save Lives
(May 19, 2010) Speakers: Timothy Hannon MD, MBA and
Marisa B. Marques, MD
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AUDIO CONFERENCE:
Clinical Pathology Audio Conference: How to Negotiate Part
A Reimbursements Using a Performance-Based Approach
(April 21, 2010) Speakers: Robert H. Tessier, Saraswathi
Nair, M.D.
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AUDIO CONFERENCE:
Managed Care's Most Significant New Trends in 2010 and Their
Impact on Your Lab's Contract Renewal Negotiations
(March 17, 2010) Speakers: Michael Snyder, Sam Merkouriou
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AUDIO CONFERENCE:
The A-to-Z of Vitamin D: Why It's Today's Hottest Lab Test!
(February 24, 2010) Speaker: Dr. Bruce Hollis, PhD
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AUDIO CONFERENCE:
New Opportunities for Your Lab's LIS–EMR Interface:
How to Profit From the "Big Wave" About to Hit Healthcare
(January 20, 2010) Speakers: Pat Wolfram, Ruth Johanson
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AUDIO CONFERENCE:
Achieving World-Class Performance: New Ways Your Lab Can Use
Lean Six Sigma to Stop Bad Outcomes and Boost Financial Performance
(December 17, 2009) Speakers: Leslie Sprick, M. Susan
Stegall; Sprick, Stegall & Associates, LLC Vince
D Mello (Moderator) President, D Mello LabMed Consultants
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AUDIO CONFERENCE:
Succession Planning Essentials: Preparing Your Lab for the
Coming Wave of Retiring Managers and Staff
(November 17, 2009) Speakers: Jeff Smith and Priscilla
Cherry
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AUDIO CONFERENCE:
New Legal Issues and Regulatory Changes and Their Potential
Impact on Clinical Laboratories and Pathology Groups
(October 27, 2009) Speakers: Jane Pine Wood, Richard
Cooper
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AUDIO CONFERENCE:
Important New Managed Care Contracting Trends, Issues, and
Opportunities for Clinical Laboratories and Pathology Groups
(September 17, 2009)
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AUDIO CONFERENCE:
Pathology and Radiology's Combined Future is Now at KU: How
Integrated Breast Cancer Diagnostics are Improving Patient
Care
(August 19, 2009)
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AUDIO CONFERENCE:
Laboratory Managers: How to Become A Better Coach and Create
a More Productive Working Environment in Your Lab
(July 16, 2009)
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AUDIO CONFERENCE:
Laboratory and Pathology Mergers and Acquisition Activity:
How Recent Sales and The Current Economy Could Impact the
Value of Your Lab
(June 16, 2009)
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AUDIO CONFERENCE:
Sure-Fire Methods to Slash Your Laboratory's Reference and
Send-Out Testing Costs
(May 14, 2009)
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AUDIO CONFERENCE:
How to Recruit and Retain the Best Med Techs
(April 16, 2009)
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AUDIO CONFERENCE:
Creating Patient Requisition Forms That Dramatically Increase
Market Share and Profitability
(March 18, 2009)
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AUDIO CONFERENCE:
How to Improve Pathologist Compensation and Productivity for
You and Your Lab
(February 18, 2009)
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AUDIO CONFERENCE:
Building Customized Laboratory Test Reports That Create Brand
Awareness and Client Loyalty for Your Laboratory
(January 14, 2009)
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AUDIO CONFERENCE:
Managed Care Lab Contracting: How To Negotiate The Best Pricing
And Terms For Your Lab
(December 17, 2008)
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AUDIO CONFERENCE:
How To Find And Eliminate All The Waste In Your Lab! Proven
Techniques To Successfully Identify Waste In Your Laboratory—And
Get Rid Of It For Good
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AUDIO CONFERENCE:
Improving Lab Management Productivity: How To Evaluate Your
Team And Stimulate Increased Performance And Profitability
(October 21, 2008)
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AUDIO CONFERENCE:
How Hospitals And Health System Labs Can Profit From New Must-Have
Molecular Tests And Technologies
(September 23, 2008)
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AUDIO CONFERENCE:
Increase Your
Lab Revenue With Better Billing & Coding: How To Collect
More Money While Slashing Collection Costs
(August 26, 2008)
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AUDIO CONFERENCE:
Laboratory and Pathology Mergers & Acquisitions: Must-Have
Essentials To Learn Before You Sell or Buy A Lab
(July 30, 2008)
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AUDIO CONFERENCE:
Using Your Lab's Culture To Turbocharge Productivity &
Profits: Changing Your Culture To Achieve Your Goals
(May 6, 2008)
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