ABSTRACT
The authors describe the method for estimating the net cost of hematologic clinical laboratory studies, which is based on the development of a standard basis. Reference value of the productive time of physicians and laboratory assistants was estimated from consumption elements using auto-recording of a work day. It has made up 71 percent of physicians' work time and 75 percent of laboratory assistants' work time. Development of cost account in public health system, introduction of standard mechanisms for the formation and distribution of resources will augment the regulating role of such planned and calculated differentiated parameters as net cost, cost, labour intensity of medical workers. Development of a standard basis and estimation of net cost of investigations will help a clinical diagnostic laboratory to convert to new forms of economy and to render paid medical service to institutions and citizens.
