Laboratory Medicine: Challenges and Opportunities

Technologic innovations have substantially improved the productivity of clinical laboratories, but the services provided by clinical laboratories are increasingly becoming commoditized. We reflect on how current developments may affect the future of laboratory medicine and how to deal with these cha...

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Published in:Clinical chemistry (Baltimore, Md.) Md.), 2007-10, Vol.53 (10), p.1730-1733
Main Authors: Bossuyt, Xavier, Verweire, Kurt, Blanckaert, Norbert
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Assisted living facilities
Biomedical Research - trends
Biotechnology industry
Chemistry, Clinical - economics
Chemistry, Clinical - organization & administration
Chemistry, Clinical - trends
Clinical Competence
Clinical Laboratory Information Systems - organization & administration
Clinical Laboratory Techniques - economics
Clinical Laboratory Techniques - trends
Core competencies
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Diffusion of Innovation
Economies of scale
Efficiency
Evidence-Based Medicine
Hospitals
Humans
International organizations
Laboratories - economics
Laboratories - organization & administration
Medical Laboratory Personnel
Medicine
National health insurance
Nursing homes
Outsourcing
Pathology
Technological change
Vertical integration
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Summary:Technologic innovations have substantially improved the productivity of clinical laboratories, but the services provided by clinical laboratories are increasingly becoming commoditized. We reflect on how current developments may affect the future of laboratory medicine and how to deal with these changes. We argue that to be prepared for the future, clinical laboratories should enhance efficiency and reduce costs by forming alliances and networks; consolidating, integrating, or outsourcing; and more importantly, create additional value by providing knowledge services related to in vitro diagnostics.
ISSN:0009-9147
1530-8561
DOI:10.1373/clinchem.2007.093989