title: Six-year program shows benefits of shared laboratory services.
abstract: The VA Hospital in Columbia, MO, and the University of Missouri Medical Center conduct the largest shared laboratory service in the VA hospital system. Sharing has enabled these institutions to eliminate unnecessary duplication of resources, develop new laboratory capabilities in subspecialties, handle additional routine procedures, better use the expertise of senior staff pathologists, develop uniform standards, enhance quality assessment, and expand training programs.
mesh_terms: D003201:Computers; D006745:Hospital Bed Capacity, 300 to 499; D006748:Hospital Departments / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006755:Hospital Shared Services / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006785:Hospitals, University / Q000458:organization & administration; D006787:Hospitals, Veterans / Q000458:organization & administration; D007753:Laboratories / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008923:Missouri; D009935:Organizational Affiliation; D010337:Pathology Department, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*