title: Cost effective lab service system: better quality medicine at lowered costs.
abstract: In this article, the authors describe the Cost Effective Laboratory Service System, a new concept which they explain can reduce hospitalization costs while maintaining or enhancing the quality of medical care. Discussed are the operational features of the system, the development of subsets, prototype trials, and the advantages of and objections to the system.
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003954:Diagnostic Services / Q000191:economics; D006761:Hospitals; D007256:Information Systems; D007753:Laboratories / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D010865:Pilot Projects; D014481:United States