title: Should laboratories be judged by patient outcomes?
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Care Organization and Policy, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA.
authors.forename: S T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Mennemeyer
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000639:trends; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007753:Laboratories / Q000592:standards*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D014481:United States