MEDICAL TECHNOLOGISTS OF THE FUTURE - NEW PRACTICE, NEW SERVICE, NEW FUNCTIONS

Improved use of laboratory services is essential to laboratory cost co ntainment. Providing quality laboratory testing is paramount to provid ing positive patient outcomes. Neither can be met without a medical te chnologist consultant. The effectiveness of this new consulative pract ice will be determined by the practitioner's skills and abilities whic h must be developed. A cooperative relationship between medical techno logists, physicians, and other health care providers will result in th e recognition, respect, and legitimization of the profession.