Group purchasing organizations and purchasing groups, affiliations, and coalitions
We realize that in healthcare, you can’t go it alone. It takes partners and associates coming together in collaboration to achieve efficient, cost-effective care for patients. We also understand the financial and operational pressures faced by today’s hospitals and healthcare systems, because we are a hospital too. Group purchasing organizations (GPOs) and purchasing groups (PGs) help hospitals by shouldering the burden of negotiating the best member pricing and benefits with quality suppliers. At Mayo Clinic Laboratories, we welcome the opportunity to serve members by establishing relationships with their GPOs and PGs to provide member access to our broad esoteric testing menu and services.
Building laboratory value
The financial pressure on hospitals continues. To help, we can support hospital laboratories by evaluating current utilization, capacity, and processes to help reduce waste, find efficiencies, and maximize capabilities for optimal financial performance.
We also offer support in building and expanding laboratory outreach programs. Our experienced, industry-leading outreach consultants offer unparalleled insights and experience to help hospital-based laboratories evolve from cost-centers to revenue generators. Learn more about how we can support laboratories’ optimization and revenue-generation goals.
Driving efficiency through consolidation
Most hospital laboratories find themselves sending tests to an increasing number of commercial and specialty reference laboratories. Managing the complexities of these various relationships increases operational burden, staff workload, and inconsistencies in testing methods and interpretation of results.
Hospitals and health systems can optimize their laboratory testing referrals by leveraging our extensive test menu, which includes advanced diagnostics, cutting-edge technology, and clinically relevant new tests across our full spectrum of medical subspecialties.
“The type of service we provide is really tailored to the needs of the hospital or to the healthcare system. And their patients are no different than the patients that walk through our doors.”
William Morice, M.D., Ph.D., CEO and President of Mayo Clinic Laboratories
Sharing knowledge and empowering staff
We support care teams by providing insights and education as they strive to solve the most complex medical challenges. Our education offerings range from conferences to on-demand programs to webinars — many of which offer CME credit. View our extensive educational offerings.
In addition, hospital and laboratory staff have direct access to Mayo Clinic physicians and scientists, who can help with optimizing test orders and interpreting results. Mayo Clinic Laboratories provides each client with a dedicated team of account, clinical, and laboratory technical professionals.
Prioritizing patient care
With guidance from our practicing physicians, we continuously develop testing algorithms, invest in research, and develop new tests so that patients have access to the best testing available. As a hospital-based reference laboratory, our focus is helping clients prevent overutilization of laboratory testing, drive efficiency through consolidation of send-out testing, and generate hospital revenue by establishing and growing lab outreach programs. And, we provide benefits only available through a connection with a world-class medical institution: access to our Mayo Clinic physicians and consultants, educational offerings, and the most cutting-edge, clinically-based testing available in the market.
News and updates
The latest
In this episode of “Answers From the Lab,” host Bobbi Pritt, M.D., chair of the Division of Clinical Microbiology at Mayo Clinic, is joined by William Morice II, M.D., Ph.D., president and CEO of Mayo Clinic Laboratories, to discuss direct-to-consumer testing. Then, Dr. Pritt welcomes Matthew Binnicker, Ph.D., a microbiologist and virologist and chief scientific officer of Mayo Clinic Laboratories, for a conversation about accelerating innovation without compromising quality or safety.
Top highlights include: Mayo Clinic launches neutralizing antibody test to advance COVID-19 therapies, Dr. Bobbi Pritt explains who should get COVID-19 testing, and a new Answers from the Lab podcast featuring Dr. Bill Morice.
Top highlights include: Health care leaders urge patients to seek necessary care and the Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast discusses medical education during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Top highlights include: Precautions for a summer of COVID-19 and the importance of self-care during difficult times.
This week’s research roundup features a study on headaches in the older population: causes, diagnoses, and treatments.
Top highlights include: Repetitive motion injuries during COVID-19 and remote patient monitoring provides patients with comprehensive care at home.
COVID-19: Four dimensions of safety during these unprecedented times.
Andre Oliveira, M.D., Ph.D., gives an overview of this testing available through Mayo Clinic Laboratories. He discusses when this testing should be ordered, how this testing compares to previous testing approaches, and what clinical action can be taken due to the results of this testing.
As we enter a second week of protest and unrest throughout the nation sparked by the deaths of George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery, we want to recognize the heartache and pain felt because of these events. Added to the uncertainty with navigating COVID-19, these troubling incidents have understandably invoked feelings of anger, frustration, sadness, and fear.
Top highlights include: unanswered questions help drive convalescent plasma research and Dr. Bill Morice joins the Answers from the Lab podcast to discuss how COVID-19 testing can help restart the economy.
Top highlights include: how information technology helps in COVID-19 response and how to travel safely during the pandemic.
Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast with Dr. Tina Hieken explains the expedited breast cancer treatment program.
View a full list of new CPT codes, Test Classification Updates, LOINC Codes, and Z-Codes posted to mayocliniclabs.com during the month of May.