title: A brief history of medical diagnosis and the birth of the clinical laboratory. Part 4--Fraud and abuse, managed-care, and lab consolidation.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Berger
mesh_terms: D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques / Q000592:standards; D003132:Commerce / Q000639:trends; D005607:Fraud / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D007753:Laboratories / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards; D007755:Laboratories, Hospital; D008329:Managed Care Programs; D008484:Medicaid / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006278:Medicare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D010824:Physicians' Offices; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms; D014481:United States