Managing the demand for laboratory testing: Options and opportunities

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 411, Issue 21-22, 2010, Pages 1596-1602

  Janssens, Pim M W ^a  

^a RIJNSTATE HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cost reduction; Efficiency; Laboratory testing; Management; Test requesting or ordering behaviour

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; BUDGET; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEALTH EDUCATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW;

BUDGETS; CLINICAL LABORATORY INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS;

EID: 77956489869     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2010.07.022     Document Type: Review

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