Audio Conferences
Managed Care’s Most Significant New Trends in 2010
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 Sam Merkouriou
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Pre-authorization of molecular tests
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| Managed-care companies are about to target expensive molecular and genetic tests by requiring pre-authorization and patient counseling. In addition, regional and national health insurers now require that all network laboratories provide them with clinical data and utilization reports on these tests. These requirements are the latest trends to hit managed-care contracting, and pose a direct threat to every clinical laboratory and pathology group-including yours.
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The A-to-Z of Vitamin D: Why It’s Today’s Hottest Lab Test! |
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 Bruce Hollis, PhD |
How Labs can deliver maximum clinical and financial value
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| You’ll get the latest information on the vigorous debate going on about what level of Vitamin D should be used by clinicians to determine a patient’s sufficiency. Find out how the healthcare establishment picked an RDA number that-as clinical knowledge advances-is much too low to support optimum health. And how new clinical studies are providing persuasive evidence that the daily intake of Vitamin D should be closer to 5,000 units per day.Understanding the changing science behind Vitamin D and why it is the fast-growing assay, by volume, on your lab’s test menu is critical to the future success of your lab.
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New Opportunities for Your Laboratory’s LIS-EMR Interface: How to Profit From the “Big Wave” About to Hit Healthcare |
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“Meaningful use,” radiology ordering,
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| During this audio conference you and your staff will get an unprecedented look at why EMR vendors fail to accommodate clinical-laboratory and anatomic-pathology test ordering and reporting. Then, we’ll show you the easiest, fastest, and least expensive ways for your lab to beef up its LIS-EMR interface, allowing physicians-working inside their EMRs-to seamlessly order tests, view results, and research lab test topics in a way that supports their own personal work flow.
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Succession Planning Essentials: Preparing Your Lab for the Coming Wave of Retiring Managers and Staff |
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How to prepare new talent for the looming retirement of
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| If your laboratory doesn’t have a succession plan, your operational and financial viability could be in jeopardy. That’s because many baby boomers working in your lab are already eligible for Social Security and are beginning to retire, leaving you with the difficult task of finding good people to replace them.
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New Legal Issues and Regulatory Changes and Their Potential Impact on Clinical Laboratories and Pathology Group |
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 Jane Pine Wood |
How to keep your lab legal and compliant with the new requirements |
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Recently-enacted laws and new regulatory requirements are creating new risks for clinical laboratories and anatomic pathology groups, especially those that remain unaware of the new laws or fail to respond in appropriate ways. To help your lab stay “street legal” and fully compliant, join us for a special legal/regulatory audio conference. These new laws cover a lot of ground-from specific requirements on how laboratories can help physicians’ offices acquire EMRs (electronic medical record systems) to new HIPAA disclosure rules that require labs to publicly disclose events that caused a potential breach in patient privacy.
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New Managed Care Contracting Trends, Issues, and Opportunities for Clinical Labs and Pathology Groups |
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 Laura Chaney
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The secrets of successful managed care contracting for your lab |
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Every year at contract renewal time, you’re faced with the same concern: How can you negotiate the best possible managed care contract for your clinical lab or pathology practice? The real secret to successful managed care contracting is to first understand your market, then determine how you can best position your lab in it. You’ll end up with a strategy that can help you better navigate the contract process.
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