Beyond the Result Ep 10: Tactical Implementation of Value Based Care in the Laboratory

In this episode of Diasorin’s Beyond the Result podcast, host Angelo Rago examines how laboratories can operationalize value‑based care principles and position diagnostics as a measurable driver of clinical, economic, and patient‑experience outcomes. Moving beyond theory, thisconversation focuses on the tactical actions labs can take to align testutilization, evidence generation, and accountability with value‑based goals.He is joined by Stephanie Whitehead, MBA, MPH, MLS(ASCP),Vice President of Pathology and Laboratory Services at University Health, and Dr. Melody Boudreaux Nelson, DCLS, CC (NRCC), MLS(ASCP), Assistant Clinical Professor and Assistant Clinical Director for the Core Laboratory, Universityof Kansas Medical Center. They bring complementary leadership, scientific and operational perspectives from large health systems to share their value-based care delivery model known as LAB-CARES.Highlights include:• Why diagnostics remains one of the least measured but most influential levers in value based care, and how labs can change that.• How laboratories can define meaningful outcomes that capture downstream clinical, economic, and patient experience impact.• Tactical approaches to diagnostic stewardship, evidence generation, and test strategy alignment with patient centered measures.• Where health systems should start to build transparency, governance, and accountability for diagnostic value.Credits:Host – Angelo Rago, President, Luminex Division of DiasorinGuests –• Stephanie Whitehead, MBA, MPH, MLS(ASCP), Vice President of Pathology andLaboratory Services, University Health• Melody Boudreaux Nelson, DCLS, CC (NRCC), MLS(ASCP), Assistant ClinicalProfessor and Assistant Clinical Director, Core Laboratory University of KansasMedical CenterDirector – Stephanie Ibbotson, Sr. Director of StrategicMarketing and Market AccessProducers – Michelle Tabb, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer; Laura Abelkis, Sr.Planning Manager, Strategic MarketingEditors – Britta Good, Graphic Designer, Global Marketing; Molly Frazier, Brandand Content Marketing Manager