Commercialization of health services: implications for the laboratories
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-1-1996
Abstract
The commercialization of health services has wide ranging implications for all medical specialties as well as for patients. Factors that must be considered include not only the financial implications, but also questions of quality and academic interests such as teaching and training. Laboratories must provide a service that the purchaser wishes to buy and must be successful in overcoming competition from the private sector. Each component part of the overall service must be analyzed in order that the laboratory is efficiently structured to provide an optimum service. A good understanding of management issues and a flexible approach are paramount in the provision of efficient, cost-effective and quality service for the ultimate benefit of the patient.
Keywords
Health Care Sector, Health Maintenance Organizations, Health Personnel
Divisions
fac_med
Publication Title
Malaysian Journal of Pathology
Volume
18
Issue
1
Publisher
College of Pathologists, Academy of Medicine Malaysia
Additional Information
Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia