Paul L. Epner, MBA, MEd is the Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder for the Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine (SIDM). He is also Chair of the Coalition to Improve Diagnosis, a collaborative with more than 45 of the country’s leading healthcare societies, health systems, patient organizations, and organizations focused on improving quality. He recently was named to the National Steering Committee for Patient Safety.

Paul is a Past President of the Clinical Laboratory Management Association (CLMA) where he also created the Increasing Clinical Effectiveness (ICE) initiative. He is a member of the CDC’s “Clinical Laboratory Integration into Healthcare Collaborative,” a consultant to their Laboratory Medicine Best Practices program (an evidence-based practice initiative), and Chair of the Coordinating Council on the Clinical Laboratory Workforce’s (CCCLW) Taskforce on Measuring Testing-Related Value. Paul is an Associate Editor for the peer-reviewed journal, DIAGNOSIS. He is also a collaborator or co-investigator on multiple research efforts.

Previously, Paul spent 31 years at Abbott Diagnostics in the US, in Japan and in China in diverse positions including general manager for a joint venture in China, developer of the division’s point-of-care testing strategy, director of technical support call centers nationally, and director of global market research. After leaving Abbott, Paul consulted with clients that included the CDC, Battelle, RTI, the Joint Commission, and the California Healthcare Foundation.

Updated November 2018

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