title: Laboratory administration--capital budgeting.
abstract: The process of capital budgeting varies among different health-care institutions. Understanding the concept of present value of money, incremental cash flow statements, and the basic budgeting techniques will enable the laboratory manager to make the rational and logical decisions that are needed in today's competitive health-care environment.
authors.affiliation: Central Michigan University, USA.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Butros
mesh_terms: D002017:Budgets; D002201:Capital Expenditures; D003361:Cost Allocation; D004465:Economic Competition; D005376:Financial Management; D006740:Hospital Administrators; D007449:Investments; D007755:Laboratories, Hospital / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D014481:United States