title: Why spend the money? Justification of laboratory information systems.
abstract: Laboratory information systems (LISs) represent a major budget expense. Justification of their acquisition can be conducted through several methods. Work flow, work load, LIS experience, organization, and markets vary among laboratories; thus, each laboratory faces different challenges in determining if LIS acquisition can be justified on a sound business basis.
authors.affiliation: Dennis Winsten & Associates, Inc., Healthcare Systems Consultants, Tucson, Arizona.
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authors.lastname: Winsten
mesh_terms: D002984:Clinical Laboratory Information Systems / Q000191:economics*; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012189:Retrospective Studies