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Impact of computerization on laboratory staffing

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On the basis of state-wide longitudinal data from 80% of the hospitals in Kentucky, regression manpower models were developed. The results indicate that computers in hospital laboratories do not necessarily cut down on manpower needs but rather increase the number of higher-level manpower positions, those of medical technologists.

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Morris, F.J. Impact of computerization on laboratory staffing. J Med Syst 10, 355–359 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00992436

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