Frequency and Costs of Out-of-Network Bills for Outpatient Laboratory Services Among Privately Insured Patients.
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DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.1422
Abstract: Importance Patients may be unaware of which laboratory is processing their clinical tests, limiting their ability to choose an in-network laboratory. Out-of-network laboratory services could increase patients' out-of-pocket costs and their reluctance to obtain necessary… read more here.
Keywords: network; service; outpatient laboratory; network laboratory ... See more keywords
Physicians’ satisfaction with clinical referral laboratories in Rwanda
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DOI: 10.1080/16549716.2020.1834965
Abstract: ABSTRACT Background The quality of laboratory services is crucial for quality of patient care. Clinical services and physicians’ decisions depend largely on laboratory test results for appropriate patients’ management. Therefore, physicians’ satisfaction with laboratory services… read more here.
Keywords: quality; physicians satisfaction; test; laboratory ... See more keywords
COVID-19 Pandemic Once Again Exposes the Weakest Link in Laboratory Services: Specimen Delivery
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DOI: 10.1093/labmed/lmaa081
Abstract: Abstract Objective Reorganization of the emergency department (ED) during the COVID-19 pandemic implied closure of the ED-dedicated laboratory and manual transport of all specimens to the dislocated central laboratory. The impact of such reorganization on… read more here.
Keywords: covid pandemic; laboratory services; specimen delivery; laboratory ... See more keywords
Clinical laboratory services for primary healthcare centers in urban cities: a pilot ACO model of ten primary healthcare centers
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DOI: 10.1186/s12875-021-01449-1
Abstract: Background Primary healthcare centers (PHC) ensure that patients receive comprehensive care from promotion and prevention to treatment, rehabilitation, and palliative care in a familiar environment. It is designed to provide first-contact, continuous, comprehensive, and coordinated… read more here.
Keywords: primary healthcare; healthcare centers; model; laboratory ... See more keywords