ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) Project: A Model for Diagnostic Excellence
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In 2020, the Division of Laboratory Systems (DLS) piloted a laboratory community of practice (CoP) on diagnostic excellence. The aims of the project were to
- Connect laboratory professionals, clinicians, and subject matter experts in laboratory medicine
- Use case-based learning to educate and train laboratory and healthcare professionals
- Examine cross-cutting issues in clinical and anatomic pathology
This project was an adaptation of the clinician-based ECHO Model™external icon, developed by the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center.
The goals of this pilot were to
- Engage laboratory expertise
- Capture innovative use of data and promote data-driven processes
- Share best practices
DLS held monthly 60–90-minute ECHO sessions where the CoP members convened to share best practices, tools, and resources that can help in reducing existing laboratory errors to improve diagnostic excellence.
For more information, contact DLSECHO@cdc.gov.
2020 Pilot ECHO Sessions
Month
Area of Discussion
Speakers
Registration
Month
January
Area of Discussion
Introduction to Clinical Laboratory ECHO for Diagnostic Excellence
(Not transcribed)
Speakers
Reynolds Salerno, PhD
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Registration
Session Completed
Month
February
Area of Discussion
Community Laboratories
Transcript and Audio
Speakers
Heather Duncan MPH, MT(ASCP), CQA (ASQ)
Vidant Medical Center
Registration
Session Completed
Month
March
Area of Discussion
Clinical Lab 2.0
Lab Leadership’s Link to Patient Outcomes
Transcript and Audio
Speakers
James Crawford MD, PhD
Northwell Health
Registration
Session Completed
Month
April
Area of Discussion
Machine Learning & Hematopathology
Transcript and Audio
Speakers
Hooman H Rashidi MD, MS
University of California-Davis Health
Registration
Session Completed
Month
May
Area of Discussion
Laboratory Stewardship
Transcript and Audio
Speakers
Heather N Signorelli, DO
HCA
Registration
Session Completed
Month
June
Area of Discussion
Patient Safety/Quality Improvement
Transcript and Audio
Speakers
Yael Heher, MD, MPH
Beth Israel Deaconess-Harvard
Registration
Session Completed
Month
July
Area of Discussion
Public Health Laboratories
Transcript and Audio
Speakers
Anthony Tran
DrPH, MPH District of Columbia Public Health Laboratory
Registration
Session Completed
Month
August
Area of Discussion
Clinical Microbiology
Transcript
Speakers
La’Tonzia L. Adams, MD, MS
VA Portland Health Care System
Registration
Session Completed
Month
September
Area of Discussion
Point-of-Care Testing
Transcript and Audio
Speakers
Hoi-Ying (Elsie) Yu PhD
Geisinger Medical Laboratories
Registration
Session Completed
Month
October
Area of Discussion
Clinical Informatics
Transcript and Audio
Speakers
Bryan Dangott, MD
Mayo Clinic
Registration
Session Completed
Month
November
Area of Discussion
Transfusion Medicine/Blood Banking
Transcript and Audio
Speakers
Susan Weiss, MD
UNC-Chapel Hill
Registration
Session Completed
Month
December
Area of Discussion
Anatomic Pathology and Surgical Pathology
Transcript and Audio
Speakers
Vinita Parkash, MBBS, MPH
Yale New Haven Hospital
Registration
Session Completed