Corporate Sponsors

The Dark Report and The Executive War College staff wish to acknowledge the valuable support provided by those who sponsor speakers, sessions, and services that contribute immensely to the success of our event.

	Sunquest Information Systems, Inc. delivers market-leading diagnostic information technology and outreach solutions designed and implemented to fulfill the business objectives of today’s healthcare leaders. Transforming the delivery of healthcare, Sunquest continues to strive for strategic growth through expansion, operational excellence, technological innovation, and industry-leading thought leadership.
	Atlas Medical delivers cost-effective outreach and clinical solu­tions for the healthcare enterprise that include integrated CPOE for Laboratory, Radiology, ePrescribing and other disciplines, along with features to support EHR adoption. Our advanced technology enables healthcare organizations to efficiently manage their operations and reduce costs. Atlas customers include hospital outreach programs, healthcare centers of excellence and commercial laboratories. Atlas Medical is a division of Atlas Development Corporation.
	Laboratories around the world rely on Beckman Coulter’s promise of quality, integrity and innovation.  Our total  laboratory solutions deliver accurate information, from medical research  breakthroughs, to clinical  trials, to laboratory diagnostics and point-of-care testing.  A partnership with Beckman Coulter extends far beyond our products.  With proven expertise in analyzing laboratory test processes, we  collaborate with you to understand your requirements and create flexible solutions that meet your evolving needs.  We’re better together.   And  together we help make a positive impact in people’s lives.
	Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, a leading clinical diagnostics company, provides healthcare professionals in hospital, reference, and physician office laboratories and point-of-care settings with the vital information required to accurately diagnose, treat, and monitor patients. Our innovative portfolio of performance-driven solutions and personalized customer care combine to streamline workflow, enhance operational efficiency, and support improved patient outcomes.
	Ortho Clinical Diagnostics is a leading provider of in vitro diagnostic products and services, offering accurate, timely, and cost-effective solutions for screening, diagnosing, monitoring and confirming diseases. The company serves the global clinical laboratory and transfusion medicine community, and is committed to providing customers with products, services and process solutions to make labs more efficient in delivering the quality test results doctors and patients need.
	XIFIN is a next-generation, cloud-based, revenue cycle management system that maximizes cash collection, improves operational efficiency, increases profit and reduces the risks associated with regulatory compliance with a compelling return on investment and rapid time-to-value.
	Emdeon is a leading provider of revenue and payment cycle management and clinical information exchange solutions, connecting payers, providers and patients in the U.S. healthcare system. Through the use of Emdeon’s comprehensive suite of products and services, which are designed to easily integrate with existing technology infrastructures, customers are able to improve efficiency, reduce costs, increase cash flow and more efficiently manage the complex revenue and payment cycle and clinical information exchange processes.
Â	Slone Partners is a premier national recruitment firm that specializes in delivering top executive, management and sales talent for the diagnostic laboratory industry, with an expertise in molecular diagnostics and anatomic pathology. We have an eleven-year track record of working with cutting edge, demanding organizations to quickly attract and hire the best industry talent.
	Lifepoint Informatics is a leader in healthcare IT, serving the data connectivity, integration and communication needs of clinical laboratories, hospitals and health networks. Our mission is to help healthcare providers and health systems reduce costs and improve patient care through the use of advanced information technology solutions. Since 1999, Lifepoint Informatics has enabled over 200 hospitals, clinical labs and anatomic pathology groups to grow their market share and extend their outreach programs through the deployment of our ONC-ATCB Certified Web Provider Portal, comprehensive portfolio of ready-to-go EMR/EHR interfaces and additional products and services that support clinical lab outreach.
	Abbott Diagnostics is a global leader in in vitro diagnostics and offers a broad range of innovative instrument systems and tests for hospitals, reference labs, blood banks, physician offices and clinics. With more than 69,000 institutional customers in more than 100 countries, Abbott’s diagnostic products offer customers automation, convenience, cost effectiveness and flexibility.
	McKesson offers several innovative lab solutions designed to improve your lab’s clinical and financial performance. Whether you are an independent specialty lab or hospital based lab, we have solutions that meet your needs. Our proven solutions enable lab process improvement, decision support, revenue cycle management and much more that will not only improve your operational efficiency today, but also prepare you to meet the challenging demands of tomorrow.
	Sysmex America is the U.S. headquarters for Sysmex Corporation (Kobe, Japan). A world leader in clinical diagnostic solutions, Sysmex offers fully automated hematology, coagulation and urinalysis instruments. These instruments directly connect to scalable laboratory information systems that deliver the highest possible level of clinical accuracy, quality and reliability. US operations include corporate offices in Mundelein and oversight of manufacturing reagent plants in Illinois and Brazil, Latin America customer support and a Canadian subsidiary, Sysmex Canada, Inc.
Â	Halfpenny Technologies, Inc. is a leading provider of clinical data exchange solutions, enabling hospitals and laboratories to integrate with disparate physician EMR systems, deliver reports to mobile devices, and communicate orders and results via a web-based portal.
	As a global leader in diagnostics and pharmaceuticals, Roche is focused on helping patients live longer, healthier lives. We are leading the way in developing tests and customized treatments that enable personalized healthcare solutions, tailored to the needs of unique groups of patients. For more information, visit www.roche-diagnostics.us.
	Cardinal Health, Inc. (NYSE: CAH) is a $103 billion health care services company that improves the cost-effectiveness of health care. As the business behind health care, Cardinal Health helps pharmacies, hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers and physician offices focus on patient care while  reducing costs, enhancing efficiency and improving quality. Cardinal Health is an essential link in the health care supply chain, providing pharmaceuticals and medical products to more than 60,000 locations each day. The company is also a leading manufacturer of medical and surgical products, including gloves, surgical apparel and fluid management products. In addition, the company supports the growing diagnostic industry by supplying medical products to clinical laboratories and operating the nation’s largest network of radiopharmacies that dispense products to aid in the early diagnosis and treatment of disease.
	ARUP Laboratories is a leading national reference laboratory and a nonprofit corporation affiliated with the University of Utah and its Department of Pathology. ARUP offers more than 3,000 tests and test combinations, ranging from routine screening tests to esoteric molecular and genetic assays serving clients across the United States.
	Labotix has been manufacturing laboratory automation systems for 17 years. With installations worldwide, all have been running 10 years or more. Labotix’ open architecture allows you to mix and match analyzers from any vendor. LABOTIX® rules-based software is customized by site as is the shape of the track; just add any of the available modules for a true custom system.
	Quadax delivers excellence in revenue cycle management for laboratory and pathology organizations. Quadax has a national client reference base and a proven track record in all disciplines, including molecular diagnostics. Reimbursement Support Services and dynamic web-based reporting are among many factors making Quadax the best choice for your billing needs.
	Chi Solutions is a healthcare consultancy focused on delivering cost savings, new revenue, and optimized operations for laboratory, imaging, and other diagnostic departments. We are passionate, outcome-oriented individuals who bring exceptional experience and knowledge to the industry with expertise in strategic options, outreach, operations improvement, Lean Six Sigma, and management services.
	With more than 30 years’ experience, SCC Soft Computer is the first name in LIS performance and reliability.  Recognized as the new standard in healthcare IT, SCC’s clinical information management system solutions for Laboratory, Genetics, Outreach, Blood Services, Radiology, and Pharmacy produce the highest outcomes in productivity, efficiency, and ROI.
	Rhodes Fast Platform provides laboratories with front-end registration and MPI. Rhodes Fusion bolts onto your existing billing system to provide automated eligibility checking, claims scrubbing, and an automated missing data collection process. Our solutions can consolidate data from multiple sources into a central lab repository for both clinical and financial analysis.
Â	4medica’s cloud-based Lab Outreach and Integrated Electronic Health Record (iEHR®) ambulatory solution provides real-time access to patient centric, clinically integrated data from multiple care-setting sources. Our lab, pathology and radiology modules are fully integrated with the 4medica iEHR, and well known for their sophisticated test ordering and reporting capabilities.  Our advanced clinical integration platform helps commercial labs, hospitals, outpatient facilities, and physicians clinically integrate and reduce costs.
Â	Northwestern Consulting provides Information Technology services for healthcare institutions. With a distinguished staff of service oriented professionals, we are committed to exceeding client expectations. NWCG delivers services developed from client-specific needs, providing us the opportunity to offer the best solution to work with any existing systems, software, workflows, and processes.
	Psyche Systems delivers products that help laboratories of all sizes run more efficiently and cost-effectively. Psyche’s e.Outreach, EMR Internet Interface, MicroPath, WindoPath AP system, Clinical LIS, and SBB blood bank software deliver a completely integrated solution for all areas and types of laboratories. Psyche’s products are fully integrated or stand-alone and support full automation, integration with instruments, clinical and back-office systems, Outreach and Meaningful Use initiatives.
	Since 1976, the principals of Kellison & Company have specialized in providing comprehensive billing services to Pathology practices including outreach, hospital-based AP practices and clinical professional component practices. Kellison’s goal is to help improve cash flow, reduce administrative costs and enhance patient satisfaction through efficient billing management.
Â	Cerner Corporation is contributing to the systemic change of health and care delivery by making sure the right people have the right information at the right time. Cerner’s solutions are licensed by approximately 9,000 facilities worldwide. Cerner’s laboratory information system offers clinicians comprehensive, fully integrated technology to automate the operational and managerial sides of the laboratory. Cerner’s family of laboratory solutions operates on the unified Cerner Millennium® architecture, seamlessly linking information to the patient’s electronic medical record.
	The ARx Group provides comprehensive laboratory billing services for hospital outreach laboratories, pathology groups, as well as independent laboratories. Our cutting edge Business Intelligence Dashboard provides laboratories with the most comprehensive real-time, actionable management reports available today. Our customers include hospital laboratory outreach programs, pathologists and independent laboratories nationwide.
Â	The American Clinical Laboratory Association is the clinical laboratory industry’s leading advocate providing effective communication with Congress, regulatory bodies, other health care organizations and the public. ACLA represents the nation’s leading national and regional clinical laboratories on key issues of common concern, including federal and state government reimbursement and regulatory policies. We have established relationships with key entities and individuals throughout government with responsibility for regulation of the clinical laboratory industry and payment for laboratory services.
	Discover one partner with multiple solutions.  PSA is a leading provider of billing, coding, marketing and business support services to pathology practices and clinical laboratories nationwide. All of these services combined assist clients in optimizing collections, facilitating additional referrals, acquiring new technology at preferred pricing, and exchanging knowledge with peers across the US, while avoiding compliance pitfalls.  In addition to these services, PSA constantly works with payors, vendors, and government agencies to support the business success of all PSA affiliated clients. We are not just your billing company, we are your business partner.
Â	From Collection to Confirmation - Thermo Fisher Scientific supplies analytical instruments and reagent solutions with an extensive menu for drugs of abuse screening, therapeutic drug monitoring, and immunosuppressant testing. Collection devices and quality control materials are also available to provide total solution for our customers.
Â	CareEvolve is the leader in outreach connectivity providing solutions for laboratories since 1999.  CareEvolve enhances laboratory growth by providing an Internet-based order entry and results reporting solution for laboratory, pathology and radiology outreach businesses.  Additionally, CareEvolve’s EMR connectivity solution can deliver results to and accept orders from virtually every electronic medical record on the market today.  The CareEvolve solution appears on over 30,000 physician desktops each day and is in use by over 100 laboratories across the country.
	Longhorn Lab Partners distributes two innovative “SaaS” solutions designed for the special needs of Laboratories: ScheduleReady renders the paper schedules and home-made excel spreadsheets a thing of the past and instead fully automates how you create, change, and communicate lab staff schedules within your laboratory. InspectionReady allows your supervisors, department heads, and lab administrators to visually see—at a glance—that all requirements for laboratory accreditation and licensure are met and kept up-to-date. Bring your Lab into the 21st Century and go digital with ScheduleReady™ and InspectionReady™

Corporate Sponsorship Opportunities

Laboratory CEO’s, directors, and managers know that The Executive War College is consistently the must-attend event of the year! This lab-industry leading conference presents 70+ speakers, each with cutting-edge industry innovations, best practices and developments, and networking opportunities with industry colleagues and vendors.

Keep your company in the forefront of this important audience! Use Executive War College as the place to put your best foot forward to an influential audience of executives, administrators, managers, pathologists, Ph.D.s—all actively looking for solutions, resources, and experts that can increase their lab organization’s profitability!

Take advantage of this opportunity to reach the increasingly inaccessible senior laboratory executives who are responsible for the decisions involving your products! Contact Jill Pierce (415) 454-7262 or email jillp@amcnetwork.com.

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