Cavenaugh E L
Am J Public Health. 1981 Aug;71(8):831-4. doi: 10.2105/ajph.71.8.831.
A study directed toward developing a method for determining costs associated with laboratory error was developed, relying on panels of physicians to rank frequency of performance and impact of error of various laboratory tests. Cost estimates of error impact were then developed, using cost of error to patient as the basis. Findings indicate that economic costs of laboratory error differ with the test. Probable costs per error can be used to identify tests with the highest costs to patients. These cost-per-error-data, when combined with test volume data and error rates by test, will help pinpoint the tests that should receive priority effort in a laboratory improvement program. The method developed could serve as one basis for developing an effective laboratory improvement program; it could also be used for budget justification and ultimately for program evaluation.
开展了一项旨在开发一种确定与实验室误差相关成本的方法的研究，该方法依靠医师小组对各种实验室检测的执行频率和误差影响进行排名。然后，以误差对患者造成的成本为基础，得出误差影响的成本估算。研究结果表明，实验室误差的经济成本因检测项目而异。每次误差的可能成本可用于识别对患者成本最高的检测项目。这些每次误差成本数据，与检测量数据和各检测项目的误差率相结合，将有助于确定在实验室改进计划中应优先关注的检测项目。所开发的方法可作为制定有效实验室改进计划的一个依据；它还可用于预算论证，并最终用于项目评估。
