Hospital laboratory automation: Systems, IT, potentials, and perspectives;Laborautomation im krankenhaus: Systeme, IT, potenziale und perspektiven

LaboratoriumsMedizin

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 226-235

  Plecko, Thomas ^a   Pfeiffer, Andreas ^a   Wieland, Eberhard ^a,b  

^a KLINIKUM STUTTGART   (Germany)

^b Institut fur Klinische Chemie   (Germany)

Author keywords

Automation concepts; Costs; Economic pressure; Information technology; Productivity; Quality

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; CLINICAL LABORATORY; COST CONTROL; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FUTUROLOGY; HOSPITAL LABORATORY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; PRODUCTIVITY; REVIEW; SAMPLING; WORKLOAD;

EID: 35148820207     PISSN: 03423026     EISSN: 14390477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JLM.2007.033     Document Type: Review

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