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Abstract #17875

Recent trends in clinical laboratory fees and expenditures

Zachary Dyckman, PhD, CHPS Consulting, 10440 Little Patuxent Parkway 10th Floor, Columbia, MD 21044, 410.715.9400, zdyckman@chpsconsulting.com

The clinical laboratory industry has undergone substantial change over the past decade, in terms of government regulation, reimbursement methodologies, and industrial structure. This paper examines trends in expenditures, utilization and payment rates for clinical laboratory services that are the results of and to some extent the determinants of these changes.

Learning Objectives: N/A

Keywords: , Economic Analysis

Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Organization/institution whose products or services will be discussed: None
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.

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