Reference laboratory utilization management

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 427, Issue , 2014, Pages 167-172

  Sluss, Patrick M ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Implementation strategies; Informatic tools; Performance parameters; Reference laboratory; Utilization management

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BILLING AND CLAIMS; CLINICAL LABORATORY; COST CONTROL; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LABORATORY; LABORATORY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE LABORATORY; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; TURNAROUND TIME; UTILIZATION MANAGEMENT; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; STANDARD; STANDARDS; UTILIZATION; WORKFLOW;

CLINICAL LABORATORY SERVICES; CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; REFERENCE STANDARDS; WORKFLOW;

EID: 84888870557     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: 18733492     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2013.09.035     Document Type: Article

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