Quantitative analysis of cost-savings strategies in the clinical laboratory.
Various strategies for cutting costs in the hospital clinical laboratory are noted, including straight cost cutting, modifications of internal operations, degradation of functions and services, reduced utilization, shared hospital services, and reorganization. Dr Winkleman defines quantitatively, where data exist, the actual cost savings that the different options have been claimed to produce.
D003363:Cost Control / Q000379:methods; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D006755:Hospital Shared Services / Q000191:economics; D007753:Laboratories / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010337:Pathology Department, Hospital / Q000191:economics; D010338:Pathology, Clinical / Q000191:economics*