by Bob Croce

For The Executive War College

Today’s healthcare consumers are demanding. They seek personalized care, convenient access to medical services, transparency in quality, and digital access to scheduling and clinical laboratory test results. 

The session is entitled, “Transforming the Patient’s Clinical Laboratory Experience: Novel Specimen Collection Solution Now Offered in Retail Pharmacies also Gives Labs a Unique Way to Add Value, Build Test Referrals.”

One trend being used by Babson is to bring specimen collection services closer to the growing number of customers who are moving from conventional patient service centers (PSCs) operated by clinical laboratories to alternative collection sites, particularly retail pharmacies. The second trend involves using technology to create a new collection method that includes the following: 

Eric Olson, Founder, Chairman, and Chief Operating Officer
at Babson Diagnostics, in Austin, TX.


As part of the session, clinical laboratory administrators and pathologists interested in keeping their respective labs’ strategies tuned to the realities of today’s healthcare marketplace will get insight into Babson’s market predictions and the diagnostic technologies it is developing. 

Attendees at this sessions will get further insight into the following: 


That’s it for this week, more dispatches to come. Hope to see you and your “krewe” in New Orleans. 

Executive War College 2024, GS1 Meet and Greet.
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Don’t miss our Day 3 workshops below on May 1

Workshop 1
Whole Genome Sequencing and Genetic Testing for Community Hospitals – Companion Diagnostics in Lab–Pharma Relationships

Workshop 2
Breaking Pathology’s Glass Slide Updated! Ways to Build Revenue with Digital Pathology, Whole Slide Images, AI Diagnostic Tools, and More

Workshop 3
Lean for Lab Leaders: Proven Ways to Swiftly Slash Costs While Boosting Productivity and Improving Staff Retention

Workshop 4
Assessing Recent Federal Laws, Regulations, and Court Cases: Vital Insights for Lab Executives and Their Attorneys

Workshop 5
What’s Changing in CLIA Compliance and Inspections: Essentials for Lab Quality Officers and CLIA Lab Directors