Open AccessPerspective on the clinical laboratory: New uses for informatics
Author(s) -
McPherson Richard A.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of clinical laboratory analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.536
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1098-2825
pISSN - 0887-8013
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1098-2825(1999)13:2<53::aid-jcla2>3.0.co;2-z
Subject(s) - informatics , perspective (graphical) , health informatics , medical laboratory , test (biology) , control (management) , interpretation (philosophy) , process (computing) , computer science , data science , information system , medicine , engineering , pathology , artificial intelligence , paleontology , operating system , electrical engineering , biology , programming language , public health
Enhanced capabilities of modern information systems will have a major impact on the way that clinical laboratories generate diagnostic information and transmit that information to their physician clients. This article provides a perspective on how some of the most imminent changes in informatics are likely to alter laboratory practices and to create new roles for the clinical laboratory through the ability to manage vast quantities of information. The areas covered include utilization of laboratory services, process control in the laboratory, interpretation of test results, and laboratory economics. J. Clin. Lab. Anal. 13:53–58, 1999. © 1999 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.