Accountable care organizations and other value-based reimbursement arrangements change the value equation for hospital labs.
Labs must think about how they can participate in patient care management and use resources efficiently.
Getting a firm handle on cost-per-test will be essential.
Steven Gudowski, MBA, C-PM(APF), MT(ASCP)
Administrator, Department of Pathology, Anatomy and Cell Biology
Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University
Professor of Law and Professor of Health Management and Policy
Drexel University's Thomas R. Kline School of Law and Dornsife School of Public Health
Steven Gudowski, MBA, C-PM(APF), MT(ASCP)
Administrator, Department of Pathology, Anatomy and Cell Biology
Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University
TWO OMAHA MED CENTERS FORM COLLABORATIVE LAB
By Joseph Burns
As part of an affiliated ACO, two hospitals formed the Nebraska Collaborative Laboratory.
The Role of Laboratory Medicine in Accountable Care Organizations
By Joe Miles, MT(ASCP), MHS and Ronald L. Weiss, MD, MBA
With the passage of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act in 2009 and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010, the nation and healthcare industry embarked on a period of historic experimentation and market realignment expected to do no less than completely transform the healthcare delivery and finance model in the United States.