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have , at the end of the day , some financial impact .” They call this team the Performance Solutions Group .
The Washington company , which was founded in 1957 , serves physicians , hospitals , members of the community , employers , and other allied health professionals . It is ranked among the top clinical reference laboratories in the country and is considered an industry leader in joint venture partnerships with communitybased hospitals . Its laboratory outreach program partners with hospitals allowing them to significantly grow their laboratory outreach businesses .
PAML has eight joint ventures , each a freestanding LLC based on a community partnership model . Dr Velázquez and his team of executives
We always know how we ’ re doing with pretty much anything at any given time with the appropriate report or report structure
– Dr Francisco Velázquez , President & CEO
lead each of these ventures , as well as the primary PAML brand and two PAML product lines .
With the responsibility of 11 entities , no two days look the same for Dr Velázquez . He says , “ I do move around a lot and I like to go spend time in our various facilities and with our various partners .” The company ’ s partners are varied and range from testing partnerships
( such as a health system in Montana ) to high-level , nationwide joint ventures .
These ventures have been developed and continue to develop , Dr Velázquez says , “ On the basis of our philosophy ; that healthcare is local and our goal should be to enhance the ability of local providers to provide the broadest possible service level they
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