Appropriate utilization of clinical laboratory services is important for patient care and
requires institutional stewardship. Clinical laboratory stewardship programs are dedicated to …

Appropriate laboratory testing is critical in today's healthcare environment that aims to
improve patient care while reducing cost. In recent years, laboratory stewardship has …

Laboratory professionals in the 2000s must be versatile and effective as medical scientists,
managers of people, clinical consultants, and business managers. Without the integration of …

There is a broad literature addressing the need for improving utilization management in
medical care. Numerous review articles and case studies have described approaches to …

Laboratories in the United States are subject to so many national, state, and local
requirements that it is very complicated to track compliance with every individual …

This chapter describes the unique challenges of managing reference laboratory utilization.
The nature of reference laboratory testing and how it differs from routine hospital clinical …

As laboratories are challenged to do more with fewer resources, the pathologist and
laboratory director will play a greater role in improving the effectiveness of the laboratory, as …

Laboratory directors, hospital administrators, managed care plans, insurance companies,
and governments continue to grapple with the competing demands of controlling health care …

The first automobile accident in the US occurred in 1891, only 6 years after Karl Benz
developed the first gasoline-powered production automobile. Less poorly documented is the …

Market forces have dramatically influenced the environment in which healthcare is
delivered, but these changes do not need to be interpreted negatively by community …