Laboratory costs and utilization: guidelines for efficient use of laboratory technology.
The practice of laboratory medicine now plays a major role in the delivery of health care. Under PPS, however, the laboratory has come under close scrutiny as one place where costs can be reduced. This article examines the use of continuous-flow and discrete analyzers in the chemistry laboratory and provides guidelines for determining which analyzer is most appropriate for a given organization.
D001322:Autoanalysis / Q000191:economics*; D003363:Cost Control; D006761:Hospitals; D007753:Laboratories / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States