title: Integrating automation into the clinical laboratory.
abstract: The selection of new instrumentation is a complex process. Each step must be carefully evaluated, since mistakes will remain in the laboratory for years to come. Infatuation with technology often leads to expensive mistakes.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pathology, University of Chicago School of Medicine, Illinois.
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: De Cresce
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Lifshitz
mesh_terms: D001331:Automation; D004864:Equipment and Supplies / Q000191:economics*; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D007753:Laboratories / Q000191:economics*; D014941:Work Simplification
chemical_list: D007202:Indicators and Reagents