PLUGS Summit

PLUGS (Patient-centered Laboratory Utilization Guidance Services) is a mission-based organization and laboratory stewardship network based out of Seattle Children's Hospital. The organization provides consulting services, tools, and a collaborative network designed to help health systems, laboratories, and payers decrease the costs of unnecessary laboratory testing and increase patient safety. PLUGS is best known for its annual PLUGS Summit, which brings together industry leaders to discuss laboratory stewardship, insurance pre-authorization, and the management of high-cost genetic testing. Their services focus on clinical laboratory test utilization management and the implementation of stewardship programs across various healthcare settings.