Surviving prospective reimbursement: how computers can help contain lab costs.
Fixed rates per case spell tighter budgets and a greater need for appropriate test use. Lab computers are your lifeblood, the author says, as they will help increase revenues from outpatient testing, reduce costs, and provide information on test use. This article is published in the proceedings of the January 1984 Hawaii International Conference on Systems Sciences.
D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques / Q000191:economics*; D003201:Computers / Q000191:economics*; D006748:Hospital Departments / Q000191:economics*; D010337:Pathology Department, Hospital / Q000191:economics*; D011445:Prospective Payment System; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms; D014481:United States