The end of the PHE is coming: How hospital labs should prepare for the shift

Wednesday, April 19th, 2023 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CT 

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed weaknesses in the healthcare supply chain, leaving hospitals with PPE and lab supply shortages. As the public health emergency comes to an end on May 11, is your lab preparing for the next set of challenges?  

Join this discussion to learn how the PHE's end will affect lab testing, reagent pricing, clinical utilization and reimbursement revenue. 

Attendees will learn: 
 
  • How to best prepare for the shift, including reducing lab supply chain expenses
  • The main hospital lab operation and supply chain adjustments that will be necessary 
  • How to eliminate the utilization of clinically unnecessary testing

Moderator: 

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Brent Bolton

VP/GM Supply Chain and Lab Stewardship, Accumen

 Panelists:

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Ed Peterson

VP Lab, Memorial Healthcare System

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Stephanie Ibbotson

Director of Market Access & Reimbursement Affairs, Luminex

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Dr. Nicholas Moore, PhD, D(ABMM), MLS(ASCP)CM

Associate Professor, Medical Laboratory Science, Medicine (Infectious Diseases) & Pathology, Associate Director, Division of Clinical Microbiology, Rush University Medical Center