October 1-3, 2008
Millennium Knickerbocker Hotel
Chicago, Illinois

Description

Critical patient care decisions frequently require immediate access to important laboratory results. A community-based laboratory can provide continuity across the continuum of care benefiting patients, physicians and the health system. This concept, defined as laboratory outreach, presents the following advantages: increased hospital revenue, lower fixed cost per test, reduced excess lab capacity, faster turnaround times and lower overall costs per episode of care.

The development, implementation and growth of a successful laboratory outreach program is a critical component of health system integration. This course will present a practical approach to all aspects of developing and growing a successful laboratory outreach program. Experienced faculty will share their knowledge on how a laboratory can reach its maximum potential.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of the conference, participants should be able to:

• Analyze the strategic nature of laboratory outreach
• Evaluate the legal and regulatory concerns affecting laboratory outreach
• Compare critical operational issues and solutions
• Illustrate the process and management of promoting and presenting their services
• Recognize the role of the pathologist in a laboratory outreach program

Disclaimer

Attendance at this Mayo conference does not indicate nor guarantee competence or proficiency in the performance of any procedures that may be discussed or taught in this course.

Intended Audience

This conference is appropriate for individuals from community hospital laboratories, including administrators, managers, directors, pathologists, outreach coordinators, marketing representatives and sales managers.

Date and Location

The Integration Through Community Laboratory Insourcing conference will be held October 1-3, 2008, at the Millennium Knickerbocker Hotel, 163 East Walton Place, Chicago, Illinois 60611.

Credit

College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic designates this educational activity for a maximum of 17.75 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Mayo Medical Laboratories is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the Clinical Laboratory Sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E.^® Program. This program has been approved for 17.50 contact hours. Level of instruction for this program is intermediate.

Mayo Medical Laboratories is approved as a Continuing Education Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Science for State of California and State of Florida credit. The level of instruction for this program is intermediate. This program has been approved for 17.50 contact hours.