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What is the role of clinical laboratory personnel in patient care?

The role of clinical laboratory personnel is to collect, evaluate, and report back on samples obtained from patients. They analyze blood, urine, and tissue samples and record their findings. Clinical laboratory personnel use microscopes, cell counters, and other sophisticated laboratory equipment in their analysis.

Patients and their doctors rely on prompt and accurate laboratory data to help identify health problems. Findings from their work may be needed for an initial diagnosis or during the treatment of a health condition. Laboratory findings are also used for cross-matching required in blood transfusions and to monitor patient outcomes.

* Savings estimate based on a study of more than 1 billion claims comparing self-pay (or cash pay) prices of a frequency-weighted market basket of procedures to insurer-negotiated rates for the same. Claims were collected between July 2017 and July 2019. R.Lawrence Van Horn, Arthur Laffer, Robert L.Metcalf. 2019. The Transformative Potential for Price Transparency in Healthcare: Benefits for Consumers and Providers. Health Management Policy and Innovation, Volume 4, Issue 3.

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