title: Cost-based (Part A) pathology physician services. Origin, current spectrum, and future.
abstract: The authors review pathology cost-based services, how they developed, their current status, and future applications in a managed care environment. Special emphasis is given to the utility of outcomes analysis for pathology cost-based services.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Alabama School of Medicine, Birmingham, USA.
authors.forename: C B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Alexander
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: McDonald
mesh_terms: D003361:Cost Allocation; D003954:Diagnostic Services / Q000191:economics*; D004180:Direct Service Costs / Q000639:trends*; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D016344:Medicare Part A / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010338:Pathology, Clinical / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States