Paul Spivey, MT(ASCP) | DCCS Partner | Laboratory Advisory Services Leader | DCCS Consulting
- Dec 1, 2023
- 2 min read
Executive Summary
Paul Spivey is a seasoned laboratory leader with experience across hospital laboratories, health system laboratories, and laboratory cooperatives. He brings a proven track record in staff development, cost containment, client relations, and business expansion—helping laboratories stabilize operations, optimize performance, and align services with clinical and financial goals.
How Paul Supports DCCS Laboratory Advisory Services
As the Laboratory Advisory Services Leader for DCCS Consulting, Paul guides hospital and health system laboratories through operational improvement, compliance readiness, and strategic growth planning. He leads assessments that identify practical opportunities in workflow, staffing models, test menu strategy, and cost-per-test performance, then supports implementation through structured plans and hands-on leadership. Paul also works alongside DCCS’s laboratory leadership bench to match specialized expertise to each engagement while maintaining consistent methods and accountability for outcomes.
Areas of Expertise
Hospital and health system laboratory operations leadership
Operational assessments and performance improvement roadmaps
Staffing stabilization, workforce development, and leadership coaching
Cost containment, value analysis, and standardization initiatives
Instrumentation, vendor, and supply chain optimization
Laboratory restructuring, consolidation, and service model design
Test menu strategy and service optimization
Client relations, outreach support, and business expansion planning
Key Laboratory Advantages
Consolidated analytical departments from multiple hospitals into a single service to expand test menu capabilities and achieve economies of scale
Supported consolidated pathology support services to ensure responsiveness across cytology, histology, and transcription
Led system-level laboratory value analysis teams to standardize instrumentation, vendors, and supply chain practices
Developed internal career ladder and education processes to address laboratory staffing shortages
Developed laboratory leaders in the behavioral and clinical skills needed to strengthen accountability and improve process performance
Engagement Types
Laboratory operational review and improvement
Strategic assessment, restructuring, and consolidation planning
Interim laboratory leadership (short-term or long-term coverage)
Service optimization and growth planning
Leadership development and workforce stabilization
Part of the DCCS Laboratory Advisory Leadership Team
Paul leads DCCS Laboratory Advisory Services as a Partner and works with DCCS’s core bench of laboratory executives to deliver consistent, high-impact support across client engagements.
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