In this podcast series, the AHA checks in with its Associates to learn how they are supporting members and leveraging the AHA Associate Program to stay connected with members and help them achieve their goals and objectives.

Episode 48: Optimizing Laboratories as Essential to Patient Care 

In this episode, Kathleen Wessel, VP of Business Management and Operations at the AHA, speaks with Jeff Myers, Vice President of Consulting at Accumen, and Melissa Butterworth, President of Laboratory Acquisitions & Mergers at Advanced Strategic Partners, a partner of Accumen. Laboratories are often an underappreciated but essential aspect of many health systems in delivering quality patient care. Join them as they discuss the intricacies of lab optimization, process improvement, financial sustainability, and successful partnerships - all with the ultimate goal of providing better care for patients.

Accumen

Accumen helps hospitals and health systems respond to current challenges and even thrive in today’s unpredictable and ever-changing environment. With a focus on lab operations, and clinical transformation, Accumen leverages technology-enabled consulting services to solve complex hospital and health system issues. Based in Scottsdale, AZ, with offices in Louisville, KY and Blue Bell, PA, Accumen accelerates results for more than 1,000 US hospitals and health systems by providing expert resources, extensive operational and clinical data, as well as analytic technology.

To see a full list of the current AHA Associates like Accumen, visit this page.

Featured On This Episode

Melissa Butterworth

President Laboratory Acquisitions and Mergers

Advanced Strategic Partners

Jeff Myers

Vice President, Consulting

Accumen

Kathleen J. Wessel

Vice President, Business Management and Operations

American Hospital Association