title: Maintaining the quality of laboratory services in a cost-containment environment.
abstract: Cutting costs while maintaining quality requires a very complete understanding of laboratory medicine and laboratory management. The pathologist must take the lead in maximizing the usefulness of laboratory information, while minimizing costs of labor, reagents, send-outs, equipment, maintenance, space, and overhead. Consideration is given to evaluation of alternative laboratory arrangements, streamlining of quality control, and monitoring and optimizing laboratory utilization, in cooperation with the clinician.
mesh_terms: D003363:Cost Control; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D004526:Efficiency; D004864:Equipment and Supplies; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D007753:Laboratories / Q000191:economics*; D008283:Maintenance; D010337:Pathology Department, Hospital / Q000592:standards; D010338:Pathology, Clinical / Q000191:economics*; D011786:Quality Control
chemical_list: D007202:Indicators and Reagents