Healthcare in the United States and the practice of laboratory medicine

被引：15
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作者：
Kricka, LJ
Parsons, D
Coolen, RB
机构：
[1] Univ Penn, Dept Pathol & Lab Med, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
[2] Johnson & Johnson Clin Diagnost, Rochester, NY 14650 USA
来源：
CLINICA CHIMICA ACTA | 1997年 / 267卷 / 01期
关键词：
US healthcare; healthcare statistics; laboratories; cost-containment; re-engineering; diagnostics industry; laboratory medicine; managed care;
D O I：
10.1016/S0009-8981(97)00175-7
中图分类号：
R446 [实验室诊断]; R-33 [实验医学、医学实验];
学科分类号：
1001 ;
摘要：
US healthcare and the impact of the changes in the healthcare system on the current and future practice of laboratory medicine are analyzed. Factors considered include - population and government, healthcare expenditure, organization of healthcare delivery (institutions, personnel, healthcare industry, knowledge-personnel production, financing), the impact of managed care, and political and public health issues. The effect of the changing healthcare scene on laboratories and the consequent cost-containment measures for laboratory medicine are examined, including centralization, consolidation, supplier relationships, reengineering and automation (total lab automation), expert systems, CQI, and the move to point-of-care testing. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science B.V.
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页数：28
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