PathGroup’s Hospital Services Model: Physician-Centered and Patient-Focused

In today’s rapidly changing healthcare environment, it is increasingly important to provide healthcare services that improve the quality of patient care and reduce healthcare costs, all while enhancing physician and patient satisfaction.  Whether you are looking for professional pathology services for your facility, or are considering fully outsourcing your pathology lab, PathGroup may be the missing piece to your strategy.

PathGroup was started in 1965 as a hospital based pathology group, and has grown to be a leading provider of comprehensive pathology services.  We currently serve as the pathology provider for more than 70 hospitals and thousands of physician groups and surgery centers.

Why PathGroup?

• Reduced Administrative Burden – PathGroup is the only pathology services company in the industry offering turn-key solutions for hospitals seeking pathologist coverage.
• Continuum of Care for Patients — With a breadth of pathology services, PathGroup offers lab solutions for Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology, Molecular Diagnostics and Esoteric/Specialty Pathology services, eliminating the need to coordinate multiple reference labs, and enhancing the continuum of care for patients.
• Expanded Expertise for Complex Cases—PathGroup’s more than 70 pathologists represent every pathology sub-specialty, providing additional consultation with no increased cost.  Our depth of expertise is a result of our pathologists acquiring subspecialty training and/or certification in all areas of pathology.
• Enhanced Physician Satisfaction—PathGroup is majority-owned and operated by pathologists, resulting in a hospital services model that is physician-centric.
• Enhanced Patient Satisfaction—PathGroup leads the industry when it comes to turnaround time.  For most services, we provide diagnostic results the next day, which is unprecedented in the anatomic testing arena and is a key factor to enhanced patient satisfaction.
• Improved Patient Outcomes – With access to PathGroup’s Molecular Diagnostics, we provide oncologists and hematologists with clinically-actionable diagnoses specific to the individual patient, saving precious time for patients with life-threatening illnesses, and improving patient outcomes that enhance the patient’s quality of life.
• Robust Information Technology Services—With the creation of Accountable  Care Organizations (ACOs) and continued healthcare reform on the horizon, a robust IT partner is extremely important to the future success of healthcare organizations. PathGroup’s IT team has implemented over 425 EHR/EMR interfaces with healthcare partners, providing physicians with expedient electronic access to patient results.
• Mirroring the Hospital’s Managed Care Contracts—With over 100 Managed Care contracts, our goal is to ensure that we are in-network with the same providers as your hospital system.
• Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC)—PathGroup’s extensive and comprehensive QA/QC program ensures consistent quality throughout the organization. For hospital clients who decide to deploy PathGroup’s proprietary “PathSys LIS” system, PathGroup has the ability to implement an automated QA/QC audit and review process which features on-demand QA/QC reporting capabilities.

Strong partnerships are increasingly important to succeed in this era of healthcare reform. Learn more about how a pathology partnership with PathGroup could benefit your hospital or system.

For more information on how a PathGroup partnership can benefit you, contact:

Randy Sanderson, Vice President of Business Development
Phone: 615-221-4436
rsanderson@pathgroup.com

PathGroup clients rely on our dedicated Urologic Pathology team to interpret and deliver accurate, timely results for the best possible patient care. Combined with the doctor’s knowledge of a patient’s medical history, PathGroup’s team of specialists provides the most comprehensive diagnostic information from which to determine a course of treatment. Our quality, focused reporting provides definitive diagnoses, reducing the frustration and additional testing that comes with equivocal diagnoses.

PathGroup’s comprehensive Urologic Pathology services include:

• Prostate, Bladder, Ureter and Urethral Anatomic Pathology
• DNA Ploidy Analysis
• Immunohistochemical Analysis
• UroVysion (FISH)
• Urine Cytology
• PCA3
• Total PSA and Free/Total Ratio PSA
• Stone Analysis (Chemical Composition)
• Additional, full-service clinical lab testing from a single source

From a prostate biopsy, our team can deliver all AJCC/CAP required diagnostic parameters, including:

• Combined Gleason Score (prognostic)
• Percent tissue involvement
• Number of cores involved
• Capsular penetration
• Perineural invasion
• Spatial location/Tumor quantitation
• Seminal vesicle involvement
• Margin assessment

Why PathGroup?

Our physician-centric, patient focused approach has made PathGroup an industry leader and trusted partner for quality patient care.

• More than 30,000 Urology specimens diagnosed each year
• Dedicated Urologic Pathology team
• Robust Quality Assurance Program, with 5% of cases reviewed retrospectively by a second pathologist, and the ability to increase this percentage if desired
• On-site subspecialty pathology teams providing consultation when necessary at no additional charge
• Industry leading turnaround times and responsive customer service
• Clear, concise reporting including color images and mapping, with photomicrographs included in abnormal or unusual cases
• Innovative technology solutions, including iPad, iPhone and web-based applications
• Full range of additional clinical and molecular laboratory services for comprehensive service from a single source

In order to provide the highest level of service and care to our clients, physicians, employees, payers, and most importantly, our patients, PathGroup is continuously seeking quality individuals who share our values. If you are enthusiastic, have initiative, good character, interpersonal skills, a willingness to assume responsibility, and would like to be part of the PathGroup team, please visit our Careers page for all available opportunities.

We offer excellent benefits including medical, dental, life insurance, LTD, and 401(k). Please feel free to submit cover letter and résumé. Please state the position for which you are applying and mail or fax to:

Human Resources Department
5301 Virginia Way, Suite 300
Brentwood, TN 37027
Fax: 615.234.2502
Email: hr@pathgroup.com

Check back frequently as we will post any new openings as they become available.

PathGroup does not discriminate in employment decisions on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age or disability.