Welcome to the inaugural episode of Beyond the Result: Customizing Infectious Disease Diagnostics for Better Care podcast where we go deeper than the test result! Hosted by Angelo Rago at Diasorin, this podcast will feature laboratory experts with helpful perspectives on the value of diagnostic stewardship programs.

In this episode, Angelo interviews James Snyder, a professor in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and Chief of Microbiology at the University of Louisville Hospital.

They dive into diagnostic stewardship, breakdown how syndromic testing has affected diagnostic stewardship, and discuss how your lab can join the diagnostic stewardship revolution.

Resources:

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2. CLSI. Developing and Managing a Medical Laboratory (Test) Utilization Management Program. 1st ed. CLSI report GP49. Wayne PA: Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute; 2017.

3. Gonzalez K and Amicarelli G. “Diagnostic Stewardship for Multiplex Respiratory Testing: Flexibility Is the Name of the Game.” White Paper. Diasorin. WP746579.0624.

4. Ibbotson S and Parsons B. “For Respiratory Testing, a Flexible Model Helps Laboratories Address the Reimbursement Responsibility,” White Paper. Diasorin. WP765450.US.0724

5. Singh HK., Claeys KC, Advani SD, Ballam YJ, et al. “Diagnostic Stewardship to Improve Patient Outcomes and Healthcare-Associated Infection (HAI) Metrics.” Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology 45, no. 4 (2024): 405–11. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2023.284

6. Eastwood B. “How Do Data Silos Impede Patient Care and Provider Efficiency?” Health Tech Magazine. Published April 22, 2025. Web. https://healthtechmagazine.net/article/2025/04/how-do-data-silos-impede-patient-care-and-provider-efficiency

Credits:

Host – Angelo Rago, President of Luminex division of Diasorin

Guest – James Snyder, Chief of Microbiology at the University of Louisville Hospital

Producers – Stephanie Ibbotson, Sr. Director of Strategic Marketing and Market Access and Michelle Tabb, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer

Editor – Britta Good, Graphic Designer, Global Marketing

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