1. Department of Industry, University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Penn. 19104, USA;2. Department of Community Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Penn. 19104, USA
Abstract:
The clinical laboratory is regarded as a component of the medical care system extending from physician to laboratory staff and back to physician. From this concept a computer-based system of laboratory information is derived, emphasizing: (1) total laboratory responsibility for the test and its request, and (2) physician-oriented output reports.