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An Architectural Framework for Healthcare Transformation Through Laboratory Medicine The transformation of laboratory medicine from reactive diagnostic confirmation to proactive disease prediction represents a fundamental restructuring. This paper proposes an architectural framework, defined as Framing the Movement, that proposes Clinical Lab 2.0 not as incremental healthcare reform but as a systematic architectural redesign. Drawing upon…

The shift from fee-for-service to value-based care is transforming the role of clinical laboratories. Instead of being transactional providers of test results, the most forward-looking aim for laboratorians is to serve as strategic drivers of patient and population health. This idea is at the core of the Clinical Lab 2.0 movement , , which emphasizes…

The transition to value-based health care, emphasizing quality outcomes over service volume, presents challenges and opportunities for pathologists and clinical laboratorians. To remain relevant in this evolving landscape, lab professionals must adapt their roles and focus on delivering value. Others are seizing this opportunity. Laboratories risk being left not as an asset for driving the…

Background: As healthcare identifies new opportunities to provide patient services and moves from volume to value payment models, the clinical laboratory is in an ideal position to serve as a catalyst for these changes. In 2017, the Project Santa Fe Foundation (PSFF) was founded to support the clinical laboratory’s role to promote the objectives of population…

The term value-based care is spoken of often, but what part do laboratories play in it and how can they be paid for it? What is Medicare 2030, and what does it mean for laboratories? How can AI be used to practice the medicine of tomorrow?

A retrospective, non-experimental, non-interventional study was conducted at 3 health care organizations to identify clinical gaps in care for patients with stage 3 or 4 chronic kidney disease (CKD), and financial opportunity from risk adjustment payment systems. Lack of evaluation for CKD in patients with diabetes was also assessed. Methods: Outpatient longitudinal laboratory results and patient…

The challenges of healthcare are complex societal and financial issues that are yet to be fully understood and resolved in the United States. For example, while the healthcare sector employs 11 percent of American workers and accounts for 24 percent of government spending, it does not result in a healthier population (compared to other developed…

Published in Population Health Management Background The COVID-19 pandemic has illustrated how today’s health care environment and current delivery models are ill-equipped to address community health and public safety. Through the process of “test, trace, treat,” the pandemic has moved public health and clinical diagnostics to the forefront. This collaboration during the pandemic has collectively…

How a grassroots movement is positioning the laboratory at the forefront of healthcare With an increasingly global society – not to mention a growing pandemic – the idea of population health is at the forefront of many medical minds. But who is responsible for population health? Is it the epidemiologists, the sociologists, or the politicians?…

American Society for Clinical Pathology Joins Forces with Clinical Lab 2.0 to Host Fourth Annual Clinical Lab 2.0 Workshop, Oct. 26-27 Clinical Lab 2.0 Movement Prepares Labs to Demonstrate Their Value and Lead as Part of Sweeping Changes in Health Care Reform Chicago/Oct. 1, 2020— The COVID-19 pandemic has put the laboratory’s critical role in health care…