title: Bringing the lab home with near-patient testing.
abstract: Near-patient testing has been shown to decrease costs while improving the quality of patient care. Technological advances are making this cost-effective element of caring more accessible.
authors.affiliation: Boehringer Mannheim Corporation, Indianapolis, IN.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bush
mesh_terms: D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends*; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D014481:United States