title: Planning future hospital laboratory services: using benchmarks to evaluate laboratory operational and organizational strategies.
authors.affiliation: Health Care Development Services, Inc., Northbrook, IL, USA.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Portugal
mesh_terms: D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D006754:Hospital Restructuring / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D007755:Laboratories, Hospital / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007902:Length of Stay; D017056:Medical Laboratory Personnel / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017146:Models, Organizational; D010934:Planning Techniques; D014481:United States; D014600:Utilization Review