Post on 20-Jun-2020
Solving for Pain Points In Specimen Collection, Handling and Transport
Robin Hooker Director, Healthcare Marketing
Jimmy Kendrick Chief Operating Officer
Welcome & Introductions
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Agenda ! Industry Background
! Pain Points
! MyGenetx Case Study
! Specimen Logistics
So, what’s happening?
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In-vitro diagnostic testing will increase by $15B between now and 2018.
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So, what’s happening?
Molecular diagnostic testing
1990: $10M 1998: $500M 2013: $5B
What’s driving the growth? Focus on preventative care
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What’s driving the growth? Changing demographics
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What’s driving the growth? Companion diagnostics
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What’s driving the growth? Automation & integration
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Opportunity and Risk
Preventative Care Aging Population Chronic Disease Newly Insured – ACA Companion Dx Personalized Medicine Technology Advancements
Provider Consolidation Leveraged Spend Denial of Out of Network Claims Lab Tech Shortage ICD10 Coding High Deductible Health Plans Increase in Bad Debt Shift Away from Fee for Service
Opp
ortu
nity
R
isk
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The current market situation.
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Changing demographics
The Affordable Care Act
Focus on preventative
care
Increased payer pressure
Market Forces are driving changes in specimen logistics?
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The business need to improve
efficiency
The clinical need to maintain
specimen integrity
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Turn Around Time Packaging
Lean Strategies
Visibility
Parcel & Couriers Contingency Planning
Specimen Stability
Lab Site Selection
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Specimen Pain Points
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What matters most.
Guaranteed early delivery
Full supply chain visibility
Efficient workflow
Absolute specimen integrity
Optimal patient/clinician
experience
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Inbound workflow planning requires visibility.
Labs should be tied into parcel tracking systems.
Helps labs provide more accurate workflow forecasting, customer service, and critical timeline deadline planning.
"We are on 1980's technology" -Major Lab Operations VP
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Streamline Pick-Ups
Visibility through Innovative portal technology
Real-time visibility gives you and clinicians greater control.
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MyGenetx / formerly SilverStaff
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MyGenetx Visibility Needs
! Billable Stamp - Legacy Shipping Technology ! Pre-Printed Pick-Up Label - Intermediary Technology ! Lab Ship Program - Lab Shipping Portal - Current
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Lab Portal Clinical App
! Clinician time saver
! Electronic signal when kit is prepped is visible to lab
! Supports ! Quality ! Staffing ! Viability
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Client Services Issues
• Challenge – Limited or no visibility to diagnostic kit inventory at client site
• Solution - Customized Return Label for client specific inbound visibility
• Solution – Tracking data feed for visibility to diagnostic kit inventory at client site (manifested – delivered, in-transit & exception = inventory)
Got Clinician Issues?
Specimen Collection Errors
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Specimen Collection Issues
Poor Kit Quality
(Packing)
Mislabeling
Lack of follow-up with clinician
errors
Collection container used for transport
Clinicians tend to be transient
Specimen tubes left in
office
Improper sealing and
packing Poor Kit Quality (Vials)
It’s still here, I left it in the centrifuge
Are the results in yet?
Are my results in yet?
We are missing a vial?
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Specimen Collection Issues Risk Mitigation and Q/A Processes
Poor Kit Quality
(Packing)
Mislabeling
Lack of follow-up with clinician
errors
Collection container used for transport
Clinicians tend to be transient
Specimen tubes left in
office
Improper sealing and
packing Poor Kit Quality (Vials)
! Develop feedback system for kit quality ! Developed Closed-Loop follow-up for clinician errors ! Leverage common-error feedback forms ! Engineer errors out of the process
! Deskill processes ! Use graphical how-to ! Audible click seals ! Tertiary zip-lock and absorbents ! Over-boxing
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Example
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Transport Models
Parcel Courier
HYBRID
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Transport and Turn Around Time
For Parcel Carriers Air Services are not all the same: ! Depending on a lab's zip code, the two major parcel carrier's commit
times vary from each other by 30 minutes to two hours or more ! Understanding the strengths of each parcel carrier is key leveraging
the advantages available ! Engage in a white-boarding session
Couriers ! Understanding the strengths of couriers and their flexibilities is key
while managing expense in the new economy for labs
Hybrid Models ! Some Labs leverage couriers to aggregate specimens and induct into
parcel networks
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Parcel Firms can offer Specialized Solutions to Enhance TAT
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Special Operating Plans to Enhance TAT ! Dedicated Sort Position
! LIFO Air Container Position in Aircraft
! Expedited Shuttle Run from Air Ramp to Lab
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Stability and Environmental Factors Ambient Network Temperature Profiling
Leverage Parcel Carriers Temperature Data: ! Summer ! Winter ! Lab Pak recommendations
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! Real time tracking ! Customized Operating Plans ! Expediting ! Consequential insurance
! Proactive Monitoring ! Contingency plans ! Data Loggers ! Ability to intercept ! Quality Agreement ! Control Towers
! Track and Trace ! Temp Indicators ! Monitor during business hours
BEST
GOOD
OK
Logistics Risk Management
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Turn Around Time Earlier delivery options Save 30 minutes or more to key ZIP codes—know your carriers strengths.
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Cost Savings
Transportation mode optimization Some Carriers offer integrated Ground and Air Networks
Accepting specimens ground networks for local delivery saves money
Single Driver for all services
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How we do it
Pre-dawn early extraction Delivers specimen packages directly from the plane to your lab.
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Overwatch
Sophisticated monitoring technology
The power to preserve at-risk packages.
The assurance of financial risk protection.
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Specimen stability
Specimen flow
Turnaround time
Packaging
Inbound visibility
Efficiency
Risk mitigation
Clinician experience
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What matters most
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Client Services Issues
! Challenge – Staffing, time allocation and labor costs associated with customer requests (supply requests, pickup requests, confirmation of client pickup)
! Challenge - Confirmation of client pickup
! Solution – Client app for pickup scheduling and confirmation of pickup
• Challenge – Limited visibility to specific inbound client specimen
• Solution – Parcel Carrier tracking feed with client specific Return Service label for inbound client specific specimen visibility
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Specimen Logistics Pain Points
• Challenge – Service disruptions / delays
• Challenge - Contingency planning or package intervention when shipment disruptions occur
• Solution – Parcel Monitoring/Intervention Service or courier “white glove” service for proactive or reactive package intervention
• Challenge - Leaking patient specimens / carrier discarded specimens
• Solution – Additional internal zip lock bag to hold specimen, biohazard bag & absorbent pad, inside the lab pack to prevent external leaking and discarding
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Specimen Logistics Pain Points
• Challenge - Specimen delivery time (earliest delivery time preferred)
• Solution – Compare Carriers, Special Operating Plans and courier for earliest delivery time possible
• Challenge – Leakers compromise viability and/or expose patient healthcare information on requisition form (HIPAA) to carriers.
• Solution – Solid opaque pak for no visibility to internal contents for package, Clinician Training/Follow-up, Extra Absorbent Liners and Zip Lock Bags
• Challenge - Temperature excursions with delays and/or packaging
• Solution – Qualified packaging, Proactive monitoring or courier “white glove” service, Engineered Paks, and Thermal Network Profiling
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Additional Pain Points
• Challenge – Chain of custody tracking (patient requisition form, carrier tracking number, specimen container)
• Solution – Integrated scanning and bar-coding and tie tracking number to reference field patient requisition form number & container ID
• Challenge – Growing international business markets due to time & transit or shipping costs for international shipping
• Solution – Milk run courier pickups and consolidation of specimens for a consolidated international inbound shipment
• Challenge – Multiple return shipping labels for client depending on day of pickup and day of delivery (Friday vs. Saturday)
• Solution –Deskill decision making Next Day Air Saturday Return Service label for no client decision making, single RS label and automatic Saturday upgrade
It’s a patient,
not a package.®
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Thank You
Robin Hooker Director, Healthcare Marketing
Jimmy Kendrick Chief Operating Officer