AJ Miller Professor and Chair
Department of Pathology at University of Louisville
Core planning concepts for lab consolidation
By Jeff Raasch, AIA, LEED AP and Jim Gazvoda, AIA
Consolidated labs can help to improve efficiencies and lead to better patient care.
Laboratory Integration and Consolidation in a Regional Health System
By Jim Cook, MBA, MT(ASCP)DLM
Health systems face intense pressure to decrease costs and improve services as the health care delivery system in the United States undergoes tremendous change due to health care reform.
Point-Counterpoint: Consolidated Clinical Microbiology Laboratories
By Robert L. Sautter and Richard B. Thomson, Jr.
The manner in which medical care is reimbursed in the United States has resulted in significant consolidation in the U.S. health care system.