Posts by Keith Laughman & Les Wold M.D.
LabacoeconomicsTM : Applying the Concept of Pharmacoeconomics to the Clinical Laboratory
The pharmaceutical industry has faced significant criticism for the cost of therapeutic agents. Initially, these costs were justified on the basis of the expense involved in developing new treatments, which can easily run into hundreds of millions of dollars. The discipline of pharmacoeconomics was developed, in part, in response to that criticism. Pharmacoeconomic studies focus…
Read MoreWhat Did We Learn About Care Integration During the Pandemic?
The coronavirus pandemic caused the disintegration of many parts of the infrastructure that we rely upon for daily life. Every aspect of daily life was affected. A quick trip to the grocery store to buy a few items became an expedition that required personal protective equipment, or an online shopping experience. The usual commute to…
Read MoreAmerican College of Healthcare Executives of Middle Tennessee (ACHEMT) 2023 Summit Highlights
Listen to a presentation from the ACHE-MT 2023 Summit on “Leveraging Lab and Pharmacy in New Ways to Improve Hospital Margins.” Opening Comments Staffing Shortages Leveraging the Lab Clinical Lab Characteristics Patient Experience Precision Medicine Closing Comments
Read MoreThe Costs of Variation in Healthcare: A Closer Look at Test Ordering Patterns
In 1785, William Cowper penned “The Task,” a poem in which he used the phrase “variety is the spice of life.” Since that time, the expression has been frequently used to express the concept that new and exciting things make life more interesting. The expression continues to be used, at least in part, because people…
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