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- 2018
Demand management and optimization of clinical laboratory services in a tertiary referral center in Saudi ArabiaDOI: 10.5144/0256-4947.2018.299 Abstract: Demand for clinical laboratory services in our institution has increased by 7% each year in the past 5 years, while the amount budgeted for services has remained fixed. To address the issue, we conducted a pilot study to curb inappropriate demand by implementing a minimum retest interval (time-based restrictions on the ordering certain tests) and thus reduce costs
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