Transforming Pathology at Scale: NYU Langone’s Achievement of a Fully Digital Workflow in One Year to Accelerate Diagnosis, Collaboration, and AI-Enabled Innovation
At Executive War College 2026, Syed T. Hoda, MD, Director of Digital Pathology, Director of Bone & Soft Tissue Pathology at NYU Langone Health and Christina Olesnycky, Senior Administrative Director of Laboratory Services at NYU Langone Health, will take attendees inside NYU Langone’s real-world journey to deploying a fully scaled digital pathology workflow in just one year, including the conversion of millions of glass slides across a large, complex health system. Drawing from this experience, they will outline the strategic, operational, and technical decisions required to successfully execute digital pathology at scale.
The New Age of Growth in the Diagnostic and Pathology Market: Strategic Considerations for Mergers, Acquisitions, Organic Growth, Global Partnerships and Emerging Technologies
The laboratory landscape is becoming increasingly complex as organizations contend with regulatory uncertainty, rapid technological innovation, and accelerating consolidation across both domestic and global healthcare ecosystems. At the same time, laboratory executives are expected to deliver sustainable growth while preserving quality, operational resilience, and patient-centered care.
Breaking the Traveler Cycle: How to Replicate Proven, High-Impact Workforce Strategies to Achieve Sustainable, Long-Term Laboratory Staffing and Operational Stability
Stefanie Davidson, Laboratory Director at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital in Alaska, will present at the 31st Executive War College 2026, sharing a proven approach to breaking the laboratory technologist traveler cycle without relying on temporary or contract staffing.
Through use of cost data, strong leadership practices, and a deliberate grow-your-own workforce strategy, Stefanie has successfully maintained full laboratory staffing while reducing dependence on external personnel. As she explains, her success reflects “the combination of data-driven decision-making, leadership engagement, and intentional workforce development.”
Building Trust in AI Adoption for Pathology: A CAP AI Studio Immersive, Hands-On Experience Exploring Validated AI Tools in Real-World Clinical Scenarios
Kevin Schap, Director of Clinical Informatics Initiatives at the College of American Pathologists (CAP), and Dr. Rajendra Singh, Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, will present at Executive War College 2026, highlighting the CAP AI Studio, an immersive, hands-on AI evaluation environment designed to help pathologists rigorously assess emerging technologies within real-world digital pathology workflows.
Governing the Data Backbone of the Modern Laboratory: How to Ensure Secure, Compliant, and Validated Patient Data Across the Entire Laboratory Data Lifecycle
Executive War College 2026, April 28-29, 2026 at the New Orleans Hyatt, welcomes
Todd Stabelfeldt, Founder and CEO of C4 Solutions, a recognized authority in computing technology and data management for clinical and anatomic pathology laboratories and hospital environments. Todd brings decades of experience helping laboratories manage, secure, and validate complex digital records across the full data lifecycle. As an industry leader in laboratory data environments, he also offers a personal perspective. As a quadriplegic, Todd has leveraged technology not only to advance laboratory operations, but to overcome physical limitations and drive innovation.
Unlocking Payor Rate Transparency to Benchmark Contracts, Enhance Market Access, and Improve Financial Outcomes Through Data Driven Strategic PRTM Insights
At Executive War College 2026, join Debbie Windsor, Vice President, Payer Contracting and Market Access, Mayo Clinic Laboratories, and Clarisa Blattner, Senior Director, Revenue and Payor Optimization, XiFin, for a session introducing the Payor Rate Transparency Monitor (PRTM). A nationwide database of in-network reimbursement data from the largest commercial payors that enables laboratories to benchmark contracts, assess competitive positioning, and support strategic market access decisions with transparent, defensible data
The Hidden Profit Center: Stop Leaving Money on the Table by Leveraging Laboratory Operations and Excess Capacity for Enterprise-Wide Financial Results
Jonathan Burgart, Director of U.S. Marketing at Abbott Core Diagnostics, will present at Executive War College 2026, addressing hospital executives and laboratory leaders on how to leverage laboratory operations as a strategic driver of enterprise-wide financial performance.
Drawing on real-world data and proven strategic frameworks, Jonathan will demonstrate how laboratories can move beyond a traditional cost-center mindset and play a measurable role in improving operating margin and net income. As Jonathan notes, “The laboratory has the potential to reframe its role in the healthcare system by focusing on the financial drivers that transform labs from cost centers into profit centers.”
The 3 P’s Powering a Resilient and High Performance Lab Workforce that drives Quality and Reduces
At Executive War College 2026, Walter McAndrew, MB(ASCP), SSGB, Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory Manager at MD Anderson, will present a compelling case study on how laboratory leadership re-engineered operations around three foundational pillars, people, process, and performance, to drive sustained, measurable, and transformative improvement.
Clinical laboratories nationwide are under unprecedented strain from reimbursement pressure, workforce burnout, rising costs, and an increasingly unpredictable regulatory environment. Rather than addressing these challenges in isolation, the Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory at MD Anderson Cancer Center posed a more fundamental question: What if workforce stability, quality, and financial performance could be improved simultaneously by focusing on the same core principles?