title: Laboratory benchmarking: the College of American Pathologists' experience.
abstract: Benchmarking is an important part of performance evaluation in the clinical laboratory. When used effectively, benchmarking can lead to significant changes and performance improvement. This article reviews the experience of the College of American Pathologists (CAP) with benchmarking clinical laboratory expenses and presents data that summarizes recent laboratory trends identified through CAP's benchmark data.
authors.affiliation: St Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Valenstein
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Schneider
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D006801:Humans; D007753:Laboratories / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D011366:Professional Review Organizations; D011786:Quality Control; D014481:United States