title: An analysis of laboratory workload and physician test use.
abstract: Which hospitals have the greatest test load? Which tests are required most frequently in short turnaround times, and which medical services are requesting them? The following investigation uncovered the answers to these and other questions and may be of help in modifying test ordering practices.
mesh_terms: D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006742:Hospital Bed Capacity; D006746:Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over; D006748:Hospital Departments / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007484:Iowa; D010337:Pathology Department, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012044:Regression Analysis