Demand management and optimization of clinical laboratory services in a tertiary referral center in Saudi Arabia

BACKGROUND: Demand for clinical laboratory services in our institution has increased by 7% each year in the past 5 years, while the amount budgeted for services has remained fixed. To address the issue, we conducted a pilot study to curb inappropriate demand by implementing a minimum retest interval...

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Main Authors: Thomas F. Morris, Tracy Louise Ellison, Maysoon Mutabagani, Sahar Isa Althawadi, Martin Heppenheimer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre 2018-07-01
Series:Annals of Saudi Medicine
Online Access:https://www.annsaudimed.net/doi/full/10.5144/0256-4947.2018.299