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Orchard Software sponsors continuing
medical educational events for healthcare professionals across the
country. You can register for upcoming sessions here, or watch archived
webinar recordings at any time, from anywhere. These events are presented by
respected professionals in the world of
healthcare and research, and managed by Whitehat Communications to
ensure a professional environment. All programs are free, and offer
P.A.C.E.®
Continuing Education Credits
for up to six months after the live event.
Be sure to check back often for new event postings. |
Offset Staff Shortages through LIS Integration
Live Event: Wednesday,
March 30, 2022 at 1:00 PM ET
PACE®
Credit available until September 30, 2022 | Florida Lab
Credit available |
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Laboratories continue to face changes and challenges that demand
that they work efficiently and economically. Today’s Medical
Laboratory Professionals work in an already critically
short-staffed profession, dealing with a dwindling number of new
graduates that does not offset the number of retiring
individuals.
This scenario results in labs with overworked employees who may
feel burned out and frustrated. Consequently, when laboratory
professionals are forced to work long hours to meet demands,
there is an increased opportunity for errors and a potential
detrimental impact on patient care.
The complimentary webinar will discuss trends within the
healthcare and laboratory markets that are adding to the burden
faced by the laboratory profession. The speakers will outline
specific efficiencies that are created through an integrated LIS
that can help alleviate staff shortages, improve staff
satisfaction, and boost cost efficiency. The presenters will
describe an example of a laboratory that successfully leveraged
their LIS integration to save a substantial amount of tech time
and money. Lastly, the speakers will outline specific
efficiencies that are created through an integrated LIS that can
help alleviate staff shortages, improve staff satisfaction, and
boost cost efficiency.
This session will:
- Share a laboratory case study example that
highlights the benefits associated with successful
implementation of an integrated LIS
- Examine the myriad benefits achieved by
implementing an integrated LIS
- Identify the cost of errors and burnout in the
laboratory
- Recognize trends within the healthcare and
laboratory industries that are adding pressure to
laboratory professionals’ jobs
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Presenters:
Matt Modleski
Executive VP, Corporate/Business
Development,
Orchard Software
Tony Dilella
Laboratory Equipment Sales Specialist, McKesson Medical-Surgical
Duane Clark
Laboratory Technology Sales Specialist, McKesson
Medical-Surgical
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Laboratory Data is Essential for Your Value-based Contracts:
Here’s Why and How
Live Event: Tuesday,
October 12, 2021 at 1:00 PM ET
PACE®
Credit available until April 12, 2022 | Florida Lab
Credit available |
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In an effort to curb an unsustainable spending trajectory and
improve patient outcomes, our healthcare system is steadily
transitioning its reimbursement structure away from fee-for
service (FFS) payments to value-based models. Healthcare systems
are entering into value-based contracts with payers that
incentivize improved patient outcomes and conscientious
spending. Laboratory data is an often overlooked source of
information that can be valuable in contract negotiation and
patient risk documentation.
Alongside this change, laboratories are redefining their value
proposition to ensure their services align with their
organization’s value-based goals. One of the ways that a
laboratory increases its value to patients and its parent
healthcare organization is by providing data that supports
organizational efforts in value-based contracts (VBCs), such as
those in the growing Medicare Advantage (MA) plans. The
laboratory can extract and present key data that identifies and
measures the health of chronically-ill patients for quality
metrics required by value-based contracts.
The webinar will discuss healthcare’s payment model progression
as it relates to value-based contracts and define the value of
laboratory data in proper documentation of patient status and
risk. As a subset of VBCs, Medicare Advantage risk-based
contracts will be discussed including an introduction to code
sets that are used to predict healthcare spending based on
patient diagnoses; and quality measurement systems that are used
to measure quality of care. The laboratory’s “value-add” by
contributing data to VBC performance along with specific
relevant examples will be a key takeaway for attendees.
This session will:
- Illustrate healthcare’s payment model
progression—from fee-for service to fully-delegated
risk as it relates to value-based contracts
- Outline the role of laboratory data in
successful payor contract performance and in proper
documentation of patient health status and risk
- Explain how laboratory data applies to quality
performance metrics
- Appraise the value that point-of-care testing
and metrics bring to value-based contracts,
including specific data mining examples
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Presenter:
Matt Modleski
Executive VP, Business
Development
Orchard Software
As Executive Vice President of Corporate and Business
Development at Orchard Software, Matt is responsible for
strengthening Orchard’s corporate relationships and bringing
additional value through new business opportunities. Previously,
Matt led the operation of more than 70 physician practices and
was a key member of the executive team at American Health
Network. From 2006 to 2014, he was a partner at Stovall Grainger
Modleski, a healthcare consulting firm with expertise in the
healthcare environment and competitive positioning. Prior to his
work in healthcare sales and marketing, Matt was an accomplished
pilot in the U.S. Air Force. He was awarded the 355th Wing
Instructor Pilot of the Year and also a lead member of the
United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, The
Thunderbirds. |
Do More with Less: Ease the Burden of Staff Shortages & Boost
Lab Productivity
Live Event: Tuesday,
August 10, 2021 at 1:00 PM ET
PACE®
Credit available until February 10, 2022 | Florida Lab
Credit available |
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Laboratory professionals often feel over-worked and
underappreciated and are constantly dealing with staff shortages
and healthcare industry changes. Being continually asked to “do
more with less” in a challenging career can lead to burnout and
frustration. And, this past year, the COVID-19 pandemic created
an even greater demand for qualified Medical Laboratory
Scientists.
Because lab results are vital in providing data to providers,
timeliness and accuracy are key factors in the success of
medical laboratory professionals. The workforce shortage hampers
the ability of laboratories to meet testing demands, which can
pose problems for patient care. As job openings continue to
outpace new graduates, labs are challenged to innovate and find
new ways to improve overall efficiency and productivity in order
to “do more with less.”
This webinar will discuss the current healthcare and laboratory
landscape and the ongoing shortage of qualified laboratory
professionals. The speaker will share methods that successful
labs are using to adapt and thrive within a dynamic healthcare
environment, including recruitment and retention examples.
Lastly, the webinar will delve into the concept of leveraging
your Laboratory Information System (LIS) to boost productivity,
with a special focus on the value and benefit of result
autoverification.
This session will:
- Describe relevant trends within the current
healthcare and laboratory industry markets
- Define reasons for the shortage of trained
laboratory professionals and explore staff retention
strategies
- Recognize tactics being used by successful
laboratories to thrive in a dynamic healthcare
landscape
- Examine the value of your LIS as a productivity
tool, including appraisal of the benefits of result
autoverification
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Presenter:
Kim Futrell, MT(ASCP), MSHI
Sr Strategic
Marketing Manager
Orchard Software
Kim has a bachelor’s degree in biology, is an ASCP-certified
Medical Technologist, and has a Master of Science in Health
Informatics. With Orchard Software, Kim is a contributing author
for numerous laboratory-related magazines and Orchard’s white
papers series, intended to educate and inform laboratorians of
current, relevant industry topics and promote the value and
importance of the laboratory. |
Laboratory Data Sharing and Interoperability: Responding to a
Pandemic
Live Event: Thursday,
May 13, 2021 at 1:00 PM ET
PACE®
Credit available until November 13, 2021 | Florida Lab
Credit available |
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Despite technologies in place, the U.S. healthcare system has
been slow to embrace data sharing and interoperability. This
lack of connected systems and inability to effectively
communicate among providers and healthcare organizations has
been illuminated by the U.S. response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Laboratories manage a tremendous amount of patient data, making
them central players in an interoperable system, and integral in
a pandemic response. Laboratory professionals who understand the
importance of interoperability across healthcare can begin to
make changes that advance that initiative.
This webinar will contrast the pandemic responses of the U.S.
and South Korea, including the differences in the two countries
and reasons behind the dissimilarities in COVID-19 mitigation.
While the pandemic responses are expected to differ, the
speakers will point out some of the lessons that the U.S. can
learn from South Korea’s pandemic response. In addition, we will
discuss the overall importance of data sharing to the healthcare
system, particularly during a global health emergency such as
the coronavirus. Lastly, we will expound upon the laboratories
central role in healthcare data sharing and pandemic response,
as well as share some action items that can help move to a more
interoperable system.
This session will:
- Review the successful components of South
Korea’s COVID-19 response & identify differences in
the U.S. response
- Describe the role of interoperable systems to a
pandemic response & the value to healthcare overall
- Define the current barriers to interoperability
adoption in the U.S.
- Evaluate the lessons learned from South Korea’s
pandemic response that can be applied to the U.S.
- Examine the laboratory’s role in data sharing as
it relates to pandemic response & to overall
healthcare interoperability
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Presenters:
Kim Futrell, MT(ASCP), MSHI
Sr Strategic
Marketing Manager
Orchard Software
Kim has a bachelor’s degree in biology, is an ASCP-certified
Medical Technologist, and has a Master of Science in Health
Informatics. With Orchard Software, Kim is a contributing author
for numerous laboratory-related magazines and Orchard’s white
papers series, intended to educate and inform laboratorians of
current, relevant industry topics and promote the value and
importance of the laboratory.
Matt Modleski
Executive Vice President of
Business Development
Orchard Software
Matt is responsible for strengthening Orchard’s corporate
relationships and bringing additional value through new business
opportunities. Previously, Matt led the operation of more than
70 physician practices and was a key member of the executive
team at American Health Network. From 2006 to 2014, he was a
partner at Stovall Grainger Modleski, a healthcare consulting
firm with expertise in the healthcare environment and
competitive positioning. |
Fifty Shades of COVID-19 Testing & the Need for Speed
Live Event: Thursday,
September 24, 2020 at 1:00 PM EDT
PACE®
Credit available until March 24, 2021 | Florida Lab
Credit available |
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The U.S. found itself unprepared to act quickly in response to
spread of COVID-19 across the U.S. Many laboratories are still
struggling to ramp up testing and speed turnaround times to help
diminish disease spread. There remains much uncertainty about
test reliability and many unknowns about COVID-19 immunity and
its ability to re-infect those who have tested positive.
Rapid and accurate integrated laboratory testing that enables
quick contact tracing and immediate quarantine is part of the
solution to help quickly reduce the spread of the COVID-19
virus. Rapid point-of-care (POC) COVID-19 test results are being
recognized as a key component to address the turnaround time
challenges inherent in PCR testing when the lab is not located
locally.
This webinar will describe the progression of COVID-19 testing
(from PCR to POCT), touching on the different uses of viral
testing versus antibody testing, and the challenges that
laboratories face in reporting accurate, timely results. The
discussion will include the value of rapid integrated POCT test
results to aid in effective contact tracing and disease
prevention; and will highlight the importance of the
laboratory’s role in addressing this pandemic.
This session will:
- Describe the history and progression of COVID-19
testing from PCR through POCT
- Define COVID-19 testing challenges and
roadblocks
- Evaluate the importance of rapid results in
disease management (e.g., contact tracing,
prevention, containment)
- Identify the role of integrated POCT in the
COVID-19 pandemic response
- Recognize the laboratory’s vital role and its
future outlook
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Presenter:
Matt Modleski
Executive VP, Business
Development
Orchard Software
As Executive Vice President of Corporate and Business
Development at Orchard Software, Matt is responsible for
strengthening Orchard’s corporate relationships and bringing
additional value through new business opportunities. Previously,
Matt led the operation of more than 70 physician practices and
was a key member of the executive team at American Health
Network. From 2006 to 2014, he was a partner at Stovall Grainger
Modleski, a healthcare consulting firm with expertise in the
healthcare environment and competitive positioning. Prior to his
work in healthcare sales and marketing, Matt was an accomplished
pilot in the U.S. Air Force. He was awarded the 355th Wing
Instructor Pilot of the Year and also a lead member of the
United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, The
Thunderbirds. |
The Role of POCT in the World of Value-based Contracts
Live Event: Wednesday,
March 18, 2020 at 1:00 PM EDT
PACE®
Credit available until September 18, 2020 | Florida Lab
Credit available |
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In spite of a continued rise in U.S.
healthcare spending, patient outcomes are poor when compared to
other developed countries. In an effort to curb an unsustainable
spending trajectory and improve patient outcomes, our healthcare
system is transitioning its reimbursement structure away from
fee-for service (FFS) payments to value-based models. Healthcare
systems are entering into value-based contracts with payers that
incentivize improved patient outcomes and conscientious
spending.
Alongside this change, laboratories need to re-evaluate their
value proposition and ensure they are providing service that
aligns with their organization’s value-based goals. One of the
ways that a laboratory increases its value to patients and its
parent healthcare organization is by making the organization
successful in value-based contracts (VBCs), such as those in the
growing Medicare Advantage (MA) plans. The laboratory’s role is
in impacting total cost of care and providing data for quality
metrics that are required in value-based contracts. As an
example, the lab’s ability to extract and present key data that
can identify and measure the health of a chronically-ill patient
is a key quality metric in a value-based contract.
The webinar will discuss healthcare’s payment model progression
from fee-for service to fully-delegated risk and identify the
key components of a value-based contract (VBC). Discussion will
further breakdown the key elements measured in VBCs related to
both cost and quality. As a subset of VBCs, Medicare Advantage
risk-based contracts will be discussed including an introduction
to code sets that are used to predict healthcare spending based
on patient diagnoses; and quality measurement systems that are
used to measure quality of care.The laboratory’s “value-add” by
tying POCT to VBC performance along with specific relevant
examples will be a key takeaway for participants.
This session will:
- Illustrate healthcare’s payment model
progression—from fee-for service to fully-delegated
risk
- Identify the key components of a value-based
contract
- Describe the aspects of Medicare Advantage (MA)
as a subset of a value-based contract
- Appraise the value that POCT brings to
value-based contracts with real-life examples
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Presenter:
Matt Modleski
Executive VP, Business
Development
Orchard Software
As Executive Vice President of Corporate and Business
Development at Orchard Software, Matt is responsible for
strengthening Orchard’s corporate relationships and bringing
additional value through new business opportunities. Previously,
Matt led the operation of more than 70 physician practices and
was a key member of the executive team at American Health
Network. From 2006 to 2014, he was a partner at Stovall Grainger
Modleski, a healthcare consulting firm with expertise in the
healthcare environment and competitive positioning. Prior to his
work in healthcare sales and marketing, Matt was an accomplished
pilot in the U.S. Air Force. He was awarded the 355th Wing
Instructor Pilot of the Year and also a lead member of the
United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, The
Thunderbirds.
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Continuing Education Credit:
One P.A.C.E.® credit-hour will be
provided for this complimentary basic level session. Orchard
Software is approved as a provider of continuing education
programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS
P.A.C.E.® Program.
This session is approved for 1
Florida CE credit. Florida Board of Clinical Laboratory
Personnel approved number: 50-12563
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Additional Educational
Resources Sponsored by Orchard Software |
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Orchard's commitment to
education extends to our sponsorship of the long-running point of care
group webinars, which are produced by Whitehat Communications and free
to the point of care and laboratory community. You can register for the
2021 sessions a by visiting: 2021 Point of Care Group Webinars
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