Leveraging Data to Drive Diagnostic Stewardship, Patient Quality Outcomes and Hospital Revenue

Sept. 22, 2026 at 12:00 pm CT

Leveraging Data to Drive Diagnostic Stewardship, Patient Quality Outcomes and Hospital Revenue

Actionable data is essential for diagnostic stewardship, quality outcomes and earning value-based care revenue. Diagnostic accuracy can reduce the risk of hospital-acquired conditions (HACs) and 30-day readmissions, while protecting patients from unnecessary antibiotics, treatments and further unwarranted diagnostic testing. This strengthens workflows, optimizes efficiencies and preserves healthcare resources. Meeting quality benchmarks and reducing associated costs and complications is a result of data transformed into insights and interventions that support safer, smarter care decisions.

This presentation will explore how evidence-based practices and technologies, supported by nine healthcare society guidelines and strategies, along with actionable data, drives diagnostic stewardship, enhances patient safety and supports value-based care. Practicable interventions offered will demonstrate how this integrated approach can reduce hospital-acquired conditions, improve diagnostic accuracy and enable early interventions by optimizing blood culture practices and ensuring quality outcomes across hospital systems.

Learning Outcomes:

• Review the pillars of Quality, Diagnostic Safety, Stewardship and Excellence. 
• Demonstrate how data can provide knowledge of point of care practices to produce optimal outcomes. 
• Identify tools and methods to mitigate false positive blood cultures leading to diagnostic stewardship, AMS and quality outcomes. 
• Apply new knowledge of data gathering, analytics and reporting to implement and sustain change for optimal clinical outcomes and reimbursement. 
• Describe how to organize and prioritize data projects around the Quadruple Aim Plus One. 
• Understand the interdependency of diagnostic safety, antimicrobial stewardship and quality outcomes. 
• Apply your understanding of why leveraging data is necessary for diagnostic stewardship, clinical quality outcomes and reimbursement.

About the Presenters

Tammy Johnson, RN, BS, CPM, Associate Vice President, National Clinical Strategy & Customer Relations, Magnolia Medical Technologies

Tammy Johnson is a healthcare executive with over 30 years in nursing, 14 as a nurse leader, whose focus has been on raising standards of care for patients, optimizing outcomes and decreasing healthcare spend by first preventing patient harm. Through presentations at APIC, AVA, INS, SCASM, ENA, AHA, IDAC, AONL, many state hospital associations and other organizations, in addition to an invitation to address the Presidential Advisory Council Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in Washington, DC, Tammy has championed awareness of evidence-based, metric-driven improvement processes and programs that result in sustainable, positive outcomes for patients. Tammy holds degrees in nursing, business and health care management.

Deb Campbell, RN-BC, MSN, CPHQ, IP, T-CHEST, CCRN, Vice President, Clinical Strategy and Transformation, Kentucky Hospital Association