Leveling the playing field: the economics of robotics in the hospital clinical labs. From: Medical Laboratory Observer | Date: January 1, 1998| Author: Petersen, John R.; Bissell, Michael | COPYRIGHT 1998 Nelson Publishing. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Hospitals laboratories can reduce labor costs by contracting certain tests out to commercial laboratories, replacing medical technologists with lower-paid personnel and automating to boost productivity. The advantages of robotics in clinical laboratories include competitive labor costs, reduced turnaround time, less human error and short pay-back period on initial robotics investment.

To compete with commercial reference labs, hospital labs need to trim labor costs per reportable tes...

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