Stewardship Response to Financial Challenges

Speaker:

Monica Wellner, Laboratory Director, Seattle Children's Hospital; Drew Bell, PhD, Director of Microbiology, Seattle Children's Hospital, Assistant Clinical Professor, Dept of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Washington

Contact Hours:

1.0

Date:

May 06, 2025 - April 30, 2027

Description:
This webinar describes the four elements of successful stewardship programs and highlights strategies to identify cost-saving opportunities - including case review, process improvements and staffing optimizations.
Learning Objectives:
  1. Summarize the four elements of successful lab test stewardship programs.
  2. Describe two examples of cost saving stewardship interventions.
  3. List two gentle CPOE interventions and explain the limitations of the soft approach.