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Anatomic Pathology at the Tipping Point? The Economic Case for Adopting Digital Technology and AI Applications Now

Mar 3, 2020 | Laboratory Pathology, White Papers

anatomic-pathology-white-paper-dark-daily Anatomic pathology laboratories are struggling to remain profitable as they grapple with increasing workloads amid sweeping reimbursement cuts. The traditional pathology business model hangs in the balance, with some labs operating at such a thin margin that it may only take one severe adverse event to put them out of business.

Digital pathology is one wide-ranging solution that’s tackling these systemic challenges. Driven by recent technological and regulatory approvals, leading academic and commercial laboratories are increasingly going digital to overcome significant gaps in efficiency and diagnostic accuracy. These same labs are implementing computational applications that leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to expand on the productivity, quality, and confidence gains they’ve already realized.

As a laboratory professional, you may recognize that the time to go digital is now. DARK Daily is pleased to offer this FREE white paper — “Anatomic Pathology at the Tipping Point? The Economic Case for Adopting Digital Technology and AI Applications Now” — that provides evidence to justify your decision to go digital, as well as key insights and best practices that can help your lab make the shift successfully.

Download the White Paper now to get a synopsis of recent research and real-world cases that demonstrate the economic and scientific necessity of adopting digital pathology platforms and AI applications. Gather perspective from in-depth interviews with industry-leading labs that lay out the benefits they themselves gained from going digital.

This White Paper includes all this, and much more:

Learn detailed examples of how AI-enabled digital pathology drives diagnostic confidence, increased productivity, and cost savings
Benefit from insights and best practices shared by digital pathology pioneers including Zoltan Laszik, MD, PhD, Professor of Clinical Pathology, UCSF; Nicolas Cacciabeve, MD, Managing Partner, Advanced Pathology Associates; Kiran Motaparthi, MD, Program Director, Department of Dermatology, University of Florida; and Anthony Magliocco, MD, President and CEO, Protean BioDiagnostics
Enhance your perspective on how AI-powered digital pathology systems will drive the future of diagnostics and empower precision medicine
Get key takeaways from leading-institution case studies including University of Florida, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and Granada University Hospitals

White Paper Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

Chapter 1: Digital Pathology Pioneers Prove Its Success and Long-Term Viability

Chapter 2: How AI Applications are Already Revolutionizing Cancer Diagnostics and Research Today

Chapter 3: Digital Pathology and AI in Practice: What’s Next?

CONCLUSION

Get the facts your laboratory needs when considering digital pathology, and how it’s possible to join other laboratories that are realizing 13 to 21% efficiency and productivity gains since adopting this technology.

Learn more by downloading your FREE copy of “Anatomic Pathology at the Tipping Point? The Economic Case for Adopting Digital Technology and AI Applications Now” now.

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Clinical Laboratories Under Pressure: Exploring Options to Re-establish Critical Relevancy and Maintain Independence

Feb 3, 2020 | Laboratory Pathology, White Papers

Clinical Laboratories Under Pressure: Exploring Options to Re-establish Critical Relevancy and Maintain Independence

Powerful forces are reshaping the clinical laboratory industry, making 2020 a critical year as hospitals determine whether retaining the laboratory in-house or selling it is the better path.

Mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures, along with the development of new testing technologies are but a few of the factors that have changed the profile of the medical laboratory footprint across the U.S. And now, downward reimbursement reform combined with impending integration of clinical care, promise to again challenge the traditional laboratory service model in significant ways beyond 2020.

As a clinical laboratory leader, it is important for you to understand why selling the laboratory will not solve core problems like overutilization, low-value testing, inappropriate use of high-cost testing, and provider confusion over best test choice which can lead to irrelevant results and the need for a repeat study. Rather, when you take action to build value within your lab, the result is to sell significant change to the organization in the form of a reinvented, reinvigorated, test-optimized lab.

To assist clinical labs and their leaders in rationalizing the laboratory’s value and relevance in ways that support lab value plus appropriate and high-quality patient care, fiscal strength, and program integrity for payers, DARK Daily is pleased to offer this FREE White Paper—“Clinical Laboratories Under Pressure: Exploring Options to Re-establish Critical Relevancy and Maintain Independence”—the first publication of a three-part White Paper series developed in collaboration with Mayo Clinic Laboratories and Change Healthcare.

Providing rich industry perspective, commentary, and insights on the use and value of decision support in building an effective laboratory stewardship program, the paper also highlights case-study proof points developed in collaboration with Mayo Clinic from early-adopter hospital laboratories—points that have successfully implemented third-party decision support to their value advantage.

This White Paper provides a concise discussion regarding:

Why establishing the relevance of the clinical laboratory is more important than ever before, especially with the integration of care delivery and the shift away from fee-for-service payments
How retaining the clinical lab and committing to effective stewardship through better laboratory test utilization can positively impact not only clinical outcomes and financial performance, but also the viability of the organization as a whole
Learn the three evidence-based categories of good stewardship—and the three critical stewardship functions you should integrate into your lab operations plan
Address clinical laboratory waste through stewardship: four core test utilization patterns to monitor in order to identify gaps in care, and to develop your own specific strategies to manage overall test utilization
Gain insights into stewardship strategies that have worked for other laboratories, and how they have been able to reduce per-patient per-day tests, manage inappropriate test ordering, more effectively utilize and redirect lab staff, and much more!

Increasing the clinical laboratory’s value to a hospital organization does not begin by reducing or selling the lab. Armed with the knowledge within this White Paper, you’ll learn how you can effectively transform your lab into a strategic unit that drives clinical and financial value for itself and for the organization it serves.

Learn more by downloading your FREE copy of “Clinical Laboratories Under Pressure: Exploring Options to Re-establish Critical Relevancy and Maintain Independence” now.

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Clinical Laboratory Information System Implementation Brief: What You Need to Know About LIS Installations, Conversions, and Interface Projects

Nov 1, 2019 | Laboratory Pathology, White Papers

Clinical Laboratory System Implementation Brief A recent LIS market report shows that demand for a modern LIS is driven by a number of factors: acceleration of laboratory automation, the need for improved lab efficiency, advances in integrated functionality, importance of compliance with regulatory requirements, and the rising prevalence of chronic diseases.

Indeed, because all laboratories are now routinely being asked to do more with less, these and numerous other urgent reasons are compelling independent and hospital laboratories to invest resources in a major laboratory information implementation or upgrade.

Dark Daily is pleased to offer a new FREE White Paper providing practical insights and indispensable how-to’s regarding the enormous challenges associated with installing, converting, and interfacing a laboratory information system. This paper, written by an expert who has experienced (and overcome) these challenges, outlines for you a multi-step plan for bringing your laboratory team together toward the common goal of a modern LIS, thus expanding your lab’s capabilities, ensuring efficient operations, and yielding quality improvement.

This White Paper specifically addresses:

Questions to ask when researching a laboratory information system
Finding the right project manager who will mesh well with your laboratory and put into place the steps necessary to make your LIS installation or conversion a success
Building a realistic budget for your project, including important considerations not directly related to your implementation
Events important to include in your project plan that are often overlooked
Reasons, many not obvious, for eliminating as many variables, non-essential tasks, and complicated workflows as possible—pre go-live
And much more!

The right LIS is key to your laboratory’s quality operations. And when it comes to LIS installations, conversions, and interface projects, there are a multitude of issues to consider. Achieving the successful implementation will not only streamline your laboratory processes, it will also provide the added benefits of improved staff morale and stronger relationships with your clients and investors.

As a member of your laboratory’s leadership team, learn what you need to know during every phase of LIS change —download your FREE copy of “Clinical Laboratory Information System Implementation Brief” below!

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Patient Access Antidote: Retaining More Revenue with Front-End Solutions

Apr 29, 2019 | Laboratory Pathology, White Papers

Healthcare delivery and reimbursement models have undergone a paradigm shift; in particular, patients’ financial responsibility for provider services is virtually unrecognizable from that prior to the early 2000s.

Patients are increasingly becoming the new payers, not only as a result of the drive toward consumer-driven healthcare, but also because of the trend of rising health insurance deductibles.

This dramatic shift in patient financial liability has significantly affected clinical laboratories and pathology groups, changing the way our businesses operate.
In order to profitably provide care—and to meet revenue cycle objectives—it has been crucial for labs to modernize their collection practices, and yet many struggle to do so.

In this era of higher patient payment requirements and reimbursement pressures, DARK Daily is pleased to offer this FREE White Paper—“Patient Access Antidote: Retaining More Revenue with Front-End Solutions”—which explores the best ways for clinical labs to reverse the trend of uncompensated care and uncollected revenue.

The paper covers common trends having an impact on revenue cycle management, best practices for effective patient access, recommended tools and solutions that labs and pathology groups can employ to take a proactive approach to their collection practices—and why it’s so important for the process to begin upfront.

This White Paper provides a detailed discussion regarding:

Reversing the problem of uncollected revenue and eliminating wasted time and resources on ineffective back-end collection efforts
Maximizing patient access early in the revenue cycle to preempt unnecessary denials, payment delays, and uncollected balances
Trends in rising consumer healthcare costs and patient collection issues
Determining patient responsibility and factoring in prior-authorization and medical necessity
Identifying patients’ financial clearance or propensity to pay and incorporating collections best practices into the patient’s lab experience
Steps to complete at the time of the patient’s or referring physician’s first contact with the lab

White Paper Table of Contents

Chapter 1: The Trend: Consumer Healthcare Costs Keep Climbing

Chapter 2: The Role of Financial Education — A Primer for Guiding Patients

Chapter 3: The Challenge of Meeting Complex Payer Requirements

Chapter 4: Meeting Revenue Cycle Objectives and Implications for Patient Access

Chapter 5: How to Maximize Patient Access — A Four-Pronged Approach

Chapter 6: Patient Collections Best Practices

Just one example of the best practices covered in this White Paper is that labs must provide consumers a clear explanation of their financial policies—along with a detailed, reliable estimate of their out-of-pocket expenses—as early in the revenue cycle as possible.

With proper focus on front-end patient access management, clinical laboratories and pathology groups become better equipped to optimize their cash flow and successfully meet their key revenue cycle objectives—a critical achievement for the financially-healthy, high-performing lab organization.

Learn more by downloading your FREE copy of “Patient Access Antidote: Retaining More Revenue with Front-End Solutions” now!

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How to Create a Patient-centered Lab with Breakthrough Blood Collection Technology: Microsampling takes blood collection out of the clinic

Sep 11, 2018 | Laboratory Pathology, White Papers

neoteryx-white-paper-cover Patient-centered care (also known as a “patient-centric” approach to medicine) represents a paradigm shift in how patients and providers think about the processes of treatment and healing. Patient-centric care can lead to increased comfort and convenience, leading to a better patient experience—which in turn leads to improved adherence and compliance. Improved patient compliance is of course an essential contributing factor to the ultimate goal—enhanced treatment efficiency and safety, and better clinical outcomes.

More researchers and technicians, and the clinicians who rely upon them, are adopting and adapting patient-centric technologies to improve the quality of patient care and thus support enhanced clinical outcomes. Included in this proliferation of new technologies are those based on concept of remote patient monitoring (RPM).

Remote patient monitoring makes many aspects of healthcare less invasive and intrusive for patients. Patients can participate in their care from the comfort and privacy of their own homes. Expenses associated with healthcare travel and long wait times are minimized. Patients take more control over their treatment, maintain greater stability, and are often happier than those who need to travel to have illnesses and chronic conditions monitored. This approach is proving so beneficial for both patients and healthcare professionals, it has touched off a new wave of innovation—that of remote blood sampling using microsampling technology.

Microsampling technology, which can be easily used by patients themselves, is less invasive than traditional blood collection, is well-suited for children, and an option for individuals who experience needle anxiety. From the perspective of those collecting and analyzing samples, microsampling technology provides a reliable and economical collection, shipping and storage solution, as well as new opportunities to gather stable samples in low-resource regions.

The Dark Report is pleased to offer this FREE White Paper—“How to Create a Patient-centered Lab with Breakthrough Blood Collection Technology: Microsampling takes blood collection out of the clinic” that will provide you with valuable and informative insights on how the field-changing technology of microsampling can answer your challenges of changing remote patient requirements.

This White Paper provides you with a detailed discussion regarding:

How Volumetric Absorptive Microsampling (VAMS™) technology was developed to solve for the limitations of the old, familiar versions of dried blood sampling technology
How new microsampling technology can be performed in such a way that, unlike older technologies, can ensure consistency and accuracy
What the new technology looks like, how it is configured, and design details that make it readily adoptable by labs, clinicians, and patients alike
Ways in which new microsampling technology facilitates a more patient-centric lab, and provides a user-friendly alternative to older, more intrusive or cumbersome methods
Technical evidence for efficacy substantiating the benefits and utility of new microsampling technology for applications such as therapeutic drug monitoring and remote specimen collection
A practical, step-by-step roadmap to new microsampling technology adoption, deployment and success

White Paper Table of Contents

Chapter 1: The Rise of Patient-centered Care

Chapter 2: The Rise of Remote Patient Monitoring

Chapter 3: So, What is Microsampling, Exactly?

Chapter 4: The Volumetric Hematocrit Bias

Chapter 5: VAMS™: What It Is and How It Works

Chapter 6: Microsampling: Preferred by Patients

Chapter 7: The Road to Deployment: A Tested Step-by-Step Customer Roadmap

Chapter 8: Frequently Asked Questions

For those interested in new microsampling technology, what it is and how it works, this White Paper is the ideal resource. Download your FREE copy of “How to Create a Patient-centered Lab with Breakthrough Blood Collection Technology: Microsampling takes blood collection out of the clinic” now.

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How Next-Generation Sequencing Helps Molecular Laboratories Deliver Personalized Medicine Services to their Client Physicians

May 31, 2018 | Compliance, Legal, and Malpractice, Laboratory Pathology, White Papers

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Medicine is rapidly shifting from a traditional one-size-fits-all approach to diagnosis and treatment, to an individualized predictive and personalized medicine model with care customized for each patient. Uniquely positioned within this shifting healthcare paradigm are molecular and clinical laboratories that can provide healthcare teams with access to a rich repository of actionable genetic data.

Pathologists are becoming the point persons as personalized medicine becomes the norm, and as the understanding of the relationship between genetic variants and disease continues to grow. With next generation sequencing (NGS) accelerating the pace of discoveries, prevention and treatment will no longer be centered around “standards of care” that often result in a predetermined sequence of therapies. Instead, a patient’s genome, lifestyle, and environment will combine to pinpoint an effective and individualized treatment plan.

Because NGS is the engine powering much of this new genetic information and igniting the potential of personalized medicine, clinical laboratories have an ideal opportunity to add clinical value and generate a new revenue source by adopting NGS technologies. But—because the NGS modality places significant demands on most current laboratory information systems (LIMS) and leaves them lacking crucial functionality—labs need to have in place a LIMS specifically designed to accommodate personalized medicine’s informatics integration and workflow challenges in order to successfully integrate NGS.

The Dark Report is pleased to offer this FREE White Paper—your guide to understanding the potential that NGS technology holds for your laboratory, as well as how you can realize this potential and convert it into reality by having the right tools in place.

This White Paper provides you with a detailed discussion regarding:

The growing role of NGS in clinical care
NGS’ return on investment for clinical and molecular laboratories
The role of pathologists, as NGS accelerates the transition to predictive and personalized medicine
The information technology and tools laboratories need to successfully offer NGS-based services
Benefits of outsourcing annotation and interpretation of gene sequences and test-result reporting
What clinical and molecular laboratories need to know about marketing NGS services to new and existing clients

Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1: Why Next-Generation Sequencing Has a Growing Role in Clinical Care

Chapter 2: How Clinical and Molecular Laboratories Can Establish NGS Services That Deliver Value to Physicians and Patients

Chapter 3: What Pathologists and PhDs Need to Know about Helping Physicians Understand the Value of NGS in Diagnosing Patients, Selecting Best Therapies, and Monitoring Patient Progress

Chapter 4: What Information Technology and Informatics Capabilities Do Clinical and Molecular Laboratories Need to Succeed with NGS-based Services?

Chapter 5: MIMS’ The Benefits of Outsourcing Annotation and Interpretation of Gene Sequences and Test Results in Support of Patient Care

Chapter 6: What Clinical and Molecular Laboratories Need to Know about Marketing NGS Services and Using NGS to Retain Existing Clients

Conclusion

Medicine is transforming from reactive to proactive, predictive care, with NGS on the verge of being transformative in many ways as it provides a direction destined to accelerate the shift in care models, and ushers in personalized medicine at the genomic level.

This White Paper discusses the growing role of NGS in clinical care and its potential to fuel the transformation to predictive and proactive medicine, as well as pathologists’ contributions to this emerging paradigm and the laboratory information technology and informatics they will need to remain at the forefront of change.

Understanding that NGS services represent a major financial commitment by laboratories, the advantages of using NGS testing as a tool to retain and grow a lab’s customer base is also examined, as is the importance of purchasing a best-of-breed molecular LIS created with big data, genome annotation and interpretation, and informed decision-making in mind.

Pathologists are uniquely qualified to advance the cause of personalized medicine among regulators, insurers, providers, and patients, but can only do so if the best health informatics technology is at their fingertips.

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Anatomic Pathology at the Tipping Point? The Economic Case for Adopting Digital Technology and AI Applications Now

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Clinical Laboratories Under Pressure: Exploring Options to Re-establish Critical Relevancy and Maintain Independence

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Clinical Laboratory Information System Implementation Brief: What You Need to Know About LIS Installations, Conversions, and Interface Projects

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Patient Access Antidote: Retaining More Revenue with Front-End Solutions

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How to Create a Patient-centered Lab with Breakthrough Blood Collection Technology: Microsampling takes blood collection out of the clinic

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How Next-Generation Sequencing Helps Molecular Laboratories Deliver Personalized Medicine Services to their Client Physicians

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