Press Release: Michael D. Glant, M.D., Assumes the New Role of Medical Director at Orchard Software
Friday, July 1, 2011. Carmel, IN
Curt Johnson, Chief Operating Officer for Orchard Software, has announced the addition of Michael Glant, M.D., to Orchard Software’s team as Medical Director. Dr. Glant was previously the founder of, and a pathologist at, the second independent fine needle aspiration (FNA) clinic in the US, Diagnostic Cytology Laboratories, Inc., in Zionsville, Indiana. Dr. Glant, who assumes his new duties on July 5, 2011, will provide additional resources toward the development of Orchard’s various laboratory systems to meet the evolving needs of today’s integrated laboratory.
In his new role, Dr. Glant will work closely with operations, product development, sales, and marketing. With his assistance, Orchard will maintain its leading edge in laboratory software development and enhance installation, integration, service, and support capabilities.
Mr. Johnson states, “There are two trends within the laboratory industry driving evolutionary change. The first is molecular testing and the blurring lines between the various laboratory disciplines, namely clinical and anatomic. An example of this is HPVs and Pap smears, PSAs with cancer biopsies, and CBCs with bone marrows. The second trend driving change is the HITECH initiative and the resulting need for structured data. As one of the leading pathologists in the country with an expertise in informatics, Dr. Glant created one of the first, if not the first, AP Systems designed with discrete data and synoptic reporting capabilities for DCL. Based on this experience, Dr. Glant’s input and guidance was influential in the design of our Orchard® Pathology system.”
Dr. Glant received his undergraduate and medical degrees from Indiana University (1969-76). He was accepted in the Otolaryngology Residency at Indiana University Medical Center; however, Dr. Glant decided to go into pathology. During his pathology residency, he gained a strong interest in teaching and cytopathology, especially with the newly published reports about FNA, so he stayed at IUMC and became the Director of Cytopathology. He soon reached the level of Associate Professor of Pathology and developed FNA programs at IUMC, including the first Cytopathology Fellowship at that institution in 1984. During this period, because of his direct involvement in FNA collection and processing, he developed an expanded teaching and patient care experience for the pathology residents and cytotechnology students that became well known.
In late 1984, Dr. Glant began working outside IUMC and founded the second independent FNA clinic in the United States, Diagnostic Cytology Laboratories, Inc. From 1987 to 1993, he was a committee member of the Cytopathology Council Commission on Continuing Education, American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP), which initiated a vigorous lecture and publication period with over 250 invited lectures and several book chapters. Over the years, Dr. Glant has collected and diagnosed over 20,000 FNA cases using his approach for high diagnostic yield. Presently, DCL pathologists utilize their own ultrasound equipment in the procurement of FNA specimens from numerous body sites.
In the mid-1990s, Dr. Glant became involved with FDA clinical trials (cytopathology, oncology, and endometrial hormonal response) and informatics. At DCL, he developed a series of unique computer systems for anatomic pathology and has become very involved in medical informatics. Under his guidance, DCL has completed over 500 clinical trials, including the management of all of the tissue diagnoses for the HPV vaccine developed by Merck and the analysis of endometrial tissue in subjects using both estrogen receptor and progesterone receptor modulators. Dr. Glant was also the medical director for the educational business (CytoQuest, Midwest Institute of Medical Education) that eventually created the first national proficiency test for gynecologic cytology that was sold to the ASCP and continues to be used. In this role, Dr. Glant developed both enduring materials and innovative approaches to educational delivery. He has expertise in electronic imaging and manipulation, as well as database design and management; 3D animation; video capture, editing, production, and web design; and web streaming.
Dr. Glant is now working as a diagnostic and educational consultant for DCL as he transitions to being the new Medical Director at Orchard Software. In addition, he has developed a media development company and is working on utilizing 3D animation systems, including developing models for medical illustration.
About Orchard Software
Orchard Software Corporation is based north of Indianapolis in Carmel, Indiana, and is a rapidly growing, premier developer of Laboratory Information Systems and other healthcare software solutions. Since our first installation in 1993, more than 1,000 laboratories across the country have turned to Orchard Software for their Laboratory Information System—including all types and sizes of multi-site and multi-specialty clinics and physician office laboratories, hospitals, regional reference labs, fertility clinics, veterinary labs, university student health services, public health organizations, and research laboratories.
Our award-winning laboratory information systems utilize process automation, robust interface and integration tools, and rules-based technology to address regulatory and integration issues and simplify laboratory workflow. Orchard lab systems improve reimbursements and simplify the time-consuming task of medical necessity validation by automatically screening ICD-9 codes, testing frequency, and experimental procedures during order entry. Besides Orchard® Harvest™ LIS, Orchard also offers Microbiology and Orchard® Pathology systems to eliminate paper and simplify reporting by electronically integrating these departments with the clinical laboratory. For web-based access, laboratory outreach, and EMR connectivity, Orchard offers Orchard® Harvest™ Webstation or Orchard® Copia® for remote order entry and result delivery via the Internet or directly with your client providers’ EMR. For more information, read about our company or our products.
For further information regarding this release or Orchard Software, visit www.orchardsoft.com, or please contact Kerry Foster at (800) 856-1948 or via email at kfoster@orchardsoft.com.