title: Competitive and strategic positioning of national clinical reference laboratories in response to managed care.
authors.affiliation: SmithKline Beecham Clinical Laboratories, Collegeville, PA, USA.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cortest
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kissel
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation; D002204:Capitation Fee; D004465:Economic Competition / Q000639:trends*; D018588:Fee-for-Service Plans; D017048:Health Care Costs; D007753:Laboratories / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D014481:United States