… Laboratory tests offer value if they provide benefit to patients at acceptable costs. Laboratory
testing is one of the most widely used diagnostic interventions supporting medical decisions…

… practice. In some cases, medical practice will lead laboratory medicine development but
equally laboratory medicine can be the standard setter and the innovation leader, developing to …

Objectives To evaluate the effectiveness of practices used to support appropriate clinical
laboratory test utilization. Methods This review followed the Centers for Disease Control and …

… The text features over 70 chapters--seven new to this edition, including medical laboratory
… laboratory medicine. Sections on molecular diagnostics, cytogenetics, and laboratory …

… Laboratory medicine practice guidelines 139 … However, national and local issues will
need to be taken into account when using these guidelines in clinical practice. Specifically, the …

… Laboratory medicine is an integral part of the practice of medicine and so any analysis of
the impact of EBLM on the practice of laboratory medicine has to look at the quality of evidence …

… These changes in the provision of health care are likely to have profound effects on the
practice of laboratory medicine—effects that will be determined by the competing demands of …

… This review summarizes existing evidence supporting the impact of laboratory medicine in
… a vision of a future in which laboratory medicine is used optimally to support patient care. …

… -based laboratory medicine (LM) 6 practices. For this reason the Division of Laboratory Science
… has supported development of the Laboratory Medicine Best Practices (LMBP) initiative, …

… Background: The clinical laboratory forms an essential … their transition into effective medical
practice. The genetic basis … clinical practice will require professionals in laboratory medicine …