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Agenda
Tuesday, October 15th, 2019 (top)
Time pending
10 Most Common Laboratory Accreditation Deficiencies: How to Solve and Prevent Recurrences; Measuring the Cost of Poor Quality Associated with Deficiencies
Lucia M. Berte, MA, MT(ASCP)SBB, DLM; CQA(ASQ))CMQ/OE
President Laboratories Made Better! P.C. Broomfield, CO
Time pending
Blazing New Paths to Deliver More Lab Quality and Added-Value: Sonora Quest Laboratory’s Strategy to Improve Service with Chatbots, Robotic Process Automation, Analytics, and New Technologies
Sonny Varadan, MBA
Chief Information Officer Sonora Quest Laboratories Phoenix, AZ
Time pending
Bringing Efficiency into Anatomic Pathology: Opportunities, Ideas, and Lessons Learned in Managing Costs, Boosting TAT and Quality, and Increasing Productivity
Michael B. Cohen, M.D.
Interim Chair and Professor, Pathology Wake Forest School of Medicine Winston-Salem, NC
Time pending
Eliminating Paper in Our Lab: Lessons from Our Successful Journey to Automate Everything Everywhere to Get Rid of Paper, Improve Productivity, and Reduce Errors
Jean Hammelev, BS, CT(ASCP), MBA/HCM
Vice President, Operational Excellence Laboratory Sciences of Arizona/Sonora Quest Laboratories Tempe, AZ
Time pending
Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA): Mastering Risk Management with this Simple, Effective Approach
A 2-hour Lean Certification Workshop
Maureen Harte, MT(ASCP), Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt, Certified Myers Briggs Personality Type Instructor
Associate Professor, University of Utah David Eccles School of Business Executive Education President, HartePro Consulting Midvale, UT
Time pending
How Supporting Full Autoverification with Lean and DMAIC Generates Big Cost Savings in Lab Labor, Faster TAT, and Fewer Errors
Bill Marquardt, C(ASCP), MBA, CLSSBB
Vice President of Laboratory Intelligence McKesson Medical Surgical Ashland, PA
Time pending
How We Fast-Tracked a 90-Day Consolidation of Microbiology and Histology across Multiple Hospitals: What Worked Best in Pre-Planning, Staff Engagement, and Workflow Redesign
Mary Ann Womack, MBA (ASCP) SBB, CSSBB
Process Improvement Manager Orlando Lab, Florida Hospital Orlando, FL
Marian Fortmann
Director of Laboratory Services Advent Health Ocala, FL
Time pending
Incorporating Lean Methods in Hospital-Wide Patient Safety Initiatives: What Our Lab Team Is Learning about Effective Collaboration, Changing the Culture, and Sustaining Change
Lona Rose Small, MT(ASCP), MBA, PMP, CPBPM
Quality Assurance Specialist Johns Hopkins Pathology Core and Specialty Laboratories Baltimore, MD
Time pending
Innovations in Use of Autoverification to Improve MedTech Productivity, Combined with Our Unique Method to Easily, Quickly, and Accurately Validate 100% of Autoverification Rules
Angela Martin
Manager, Laboratory Information System Norton Healthcare Louisville, KY
Time pending
Laboratory Certification and Accreditation: New Developments, Most Common Deficiencies, and Making Your Lab “Assessment Ready”
Nora L. Hess, MBA, MT(ASCP), PMP
Senior Consultant, Operations Management Accumen Ann Arbor, MI
Denise Driscoll, MS, MT(ASCP)SBB
Senior Director, Laboratory Accreditation and Regulatory Affairs College of American Pathologists Northfield, IL
Kathy Nucifora, MPH, MT(ASCP)
Director of Accreditation COLA Columbia, MD
Heather Hurley
Executive Director, Laboratory Business Development The Joint Commission Oakbrook Terrace, IL
Anne T. Daley, MS, CMQ/OE(ASQ) CSSB, MT(ASCP)DLM
Quality Officer ARUP Laboratories Salt Lake City, UT
Time pending
Putting Analytics to Useful Work, both in the Lab and in Collaborations with Caregivers: Successes, Some Setbacks, and Lessons Learned
Christopher Doern, PhD
Director of Microbiology, VCU Health System Associate Professor of Pathology, Medical College of Virginia Richmond, VA
Time pending
Value Stream Mapping, Prioritizing Projects, and Selecting the Right Tools
Two-hour Lean Certification Workshop
Katja Lehmann, Ph.D.
Global Manager, Solution Discovery & Workflow Optimization, Diagnostic Systems Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) Sparks, MD
Time pending
Worker Empowerment: Why It Works, What Tools your Lab Staff Needs, and How to Nurture Staff to Feel Empowered and Act with Confidence
Rita D’Angelo, CQE, SSBB, MS, Ph.D.
President & Chief Executive Officer D'Angelo Advantage, LLC Gibraltar, MI
Wednesday, October 16th, 2019 (top)
Time pending
Delivering More Value and a Better Experience to Patients: Insights from Internal Improvement Successes (within the hospital) and External Collaborations (with Office-Based Physicians)
Julie Cooper, MA, FACHE
Assistant Vice President, Laboratory Services Atrium Health Charlotte, NC
Time pending
Effective Problem-Solving in Clinical Labs and Pathology Groups: Using to Best Advantage Such Lean Tools as Fish Bone Diagrams, Value Stream Maps, DMAIC, and More
Patrick Maul, MBA, MT(ASCP), Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
Consultant, Lean Six Sigma Process Innovation Healthcare Consulting Services St. Cloud, FL
Time pending
How Health Network Laboratories Uses EMPI and New Digital Tools to Cut Time Required to Submit Claims, to Shorten Payer Settlement Times, and to Increasing Collected Revenue
Joe Cugini
Manager, Client Solutions Health Network Laboratories Allentown, PA
Time pending
Introducing ‘Job Aids’: A Simple, Effective Way to Capture, Maintain, and Communicate Procedures, Protocols, Work Practices, and More
Beverly B. Rogers, MD
Chief of Pathology, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta; Adjunct Professor of Pathology and Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine Atlanta, GA
Elizabeth Weinzierl, MD, PhD
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Emory University School of Medicine Atlanta, GA
Time pending
Let’s Talk Process! Identifying and Communicating Best Practice Ideas Across Multiple Lab Sites to Standardize Compliance and Policies while Creating a Shared Culture
Debra Zern
Director of Laboratory Quality and Education Intermountain Healthcare Laboratory Services Sandy, UT
Time pending
Sharing Best Practices in Lab Quality Analytics: How Your Lab’s Data Can Make Meeting CAP and CLIA Requirements More Accurate, Faster, Easier, and Less Costly
Vanessa Hawrylak, MS, MLS(ASCP)CM
Technical Support Specialist Visiun, Inc. Miami, FL
Tim Bickley, MT(ASCP), MBA, CPHIMS
Vice President of Sales Visiun Tampa, FL
Time pending
Spaghetti Mapping, Related Lean Tools, and Powerful Analytics: Smart Ways to Streamline Workflow in New and Existing Clinical, Molecular, and Genetic Laboratories
Adam Walter, CSSMBB, CLA
Director - Strategic Solutions & Outcomes Leica Biosystems Buffalo Grove, IL
Time pending
Understanding the True Cost of Bad Quality, Both in Your Lab and Throughout Your Parent Hospital or Health Network
Linda S. Flynn, MS, MBA, MT(ASCP)SBB
Principal LS Flynn and Associates Florence, KY
Post-Conference Workshop (requires additional registration)
Thursday, October 17th, 2019|8:00 AM-5:00 PM (top)
Extend your stay an extra night and take your learning experience to the next level! Lunch will be provided.
Laboratory Quality and Compliance: Mastering the Tools, Methods, and Secrets of QMS to Prevent Deficiencies, Boost Quality and Become the Inspection-Ready Lab
Passions in Quality: What Drives Us and What We Know Can Help You
Lucia M. Berte, MA, MT(ASCP)SBB, DLM; CQA(ASQ))CMQ/OE
President Laboratories Made Better! P.C. Broomfield, CO
Anne T. Daley, MS, CMQ/OE(ASQ) CSSB, MT(ASCP)DLM
Quality Officer ARUP Laboratories Salt Lake City, UT
Nora L. Hess, MBA, MT(ASCP), PMP
Senior Consultant, Operations Management Accumen Ann Arbor, MI
Six Sigma Yellow Belt Training & Certification (12 hours instruction)
Wednesday Noon - 4 PM, Thursday 8 AM - 5 PM
Maureen Harte, MT(ASCP), Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt, Certified Myers Briggs Personality Type Instructor
Associate Professor, University of Utah David Eccles School of Business Executive Education President, HartePro Consulting Midvale, UT
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