A textbook for college students intending to enter leadership positions in medical laboratories; a study guide for laboratory workers preparing for a management certification examination; or a self-study tutorial for those familiar with the technical and medical aspects of the laboratory who would like to know more about its management. Includes sample exam questions for each section. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Clinical Laboratory Management Apply the principles of management in a clinical setting with this vital guide Clinical Laboratory Management, Third Edition, edited by an esteemed team of professionals under the guidance of editor-in-chief Lynne S. Garcia, is a comprehensive and essential reference for managing the complexities of the modern clinical laboratory. This newly updated and reorganized edition addresses the fast-changing landscape of laboratory management, presenting both foundational insights and innovative strategies. Topics covered include: an introduction to the basics of clinical laboratory management, the regulatory landscape, and evolving practices in the modern healthcare environment the essence of managerial leadership, with insights into employee needs and motivation, effective communication, and personnel management, including the lack of qualified position applicants, burnout, and more financial management, budgeting, and strategic planning, including outreach up-to-date resources for laboratory coding, reimbursement, and compliance, reflecting current requirements, standards, and challenges benchmarking methods to define and measure success the importance of test utilization and clinical relevance future trends in pathology and laboratory science, including developments in test systems, human resources and workforce development, and future directions in laboratory instrumentation and information technology an entirely new section devoted to pandemic planning, collaboration, and response, lessons learned from COVID-19, and a look towards the future of laboratory preparedness This indispensable edition of Clinical Laboratory Management not only meets the needs of today’s clinical laboratories but anticipates the future, making it a must-have resource for laboratory professionals, managers, and students. Get your copy today, and equip yourself with the tools, strategies, and insights to excel in the complex and ever-changing world of the clinical laboratory.
LABORATORY MANAGEMENT: "Principles & Processes" Denise M. Harmening, Ph.D. MT(ASCP), CLS (NCA) Elizabeth A. Zeibig, MA, MT(ASCP), CLS(NCA) Redefining the standard for laboratory management, Denise Harmening, along with 16 contributors, provides insight and guidance into the principles of laboratory operations. Key features include chapter opener case studies, study guide questions, educational objectives, and key terms. Appropriate whether you are a student or an experienced manager, using this text for teaching or as a reference, "Laboratory Management "contains thorough coverage of: Managerial problem solving and decision making Leadership styles Human resource guidelines and regulations Performance evaluation and professional development Healthcare reimbursement Budget preparation and justification Compliance issues: CLIA, OSHA, CAP/JCAHO Marketing concepts Internet references
Use this comprehensive resource to gain the theoretical and practical knowledge you need to be prepared for classroom tests and certification and licensure examinations.
This book is a quick read and is ideal for busy laboratory managers and supervisors; it contains a relatively complete index and additional reading sources for more detailed management discussions. It is a particularly useful guide for individuals in Pathology residency training who need to know various aspects of laboratory management but may not have had much training or experience in this area. Laboratory Management provides the opportunity to learn from the mistakes of other individuals to stimulate readers to reflect on their own laboratory practices and to be proactive in establishing policies and procedures that promote quality laboratory services. --Anthony Kurec, MS, MLT(ASCP)H, DLM SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, Lab Medicine Laboratory Management addresses common issues and errors seen in the laboratory management process. The goal is to enable the laboratory manager to avoid or correct such errors by both individual effort and a systems approach in the laboratory. The book addresses potential issues in accreditation and regulatory compliance, laboratory and patient safety, quality management, financial management, human resources management, specimen processing logistics, performance standards, selection and management of commercial laboratories and much more. Each of these can have an adverse impact on the laboratory performance if a management error occurs. Potential management errors are described and discussed in a clinical case-based learning format to effectively illustrate the conditions that contribute to these errors and enable the laboratory manager to recognize and avoid them in daily practice. Laboratory Management Features: Descriptions of potential errors in regulatory compliance, operational processes, and patient safety in the laboratory Descriptions of potential errors in financial, human, and test utilization management in the laboratory Descriptions of potential errors in selecting automation and information systems in the laboratory Clinical case discussions provide "real world" illustrations of potential errors and how to anticipate and avoid them in practice Pocket-sized for Portability
Achieving, maintaining and improving accuracy, timeliness and reliability are major challenges for health laboratories. Countries worldwide committed themselves to build national capacities for the detection of, and response to, public health events of international concern when they decided to engage in the International Health Regulations implementation process. Only sound management of quality in health laboratories will enable countries to produce test results that the international community will trust in cases of international emergency. This handbook was developed through collaboration between the WHO Lyon Office for National Epidemic Preparedness and Response, the United States of America Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of Laboratory Systems, and the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI). It is based on training sessions and modules provided by the CDC and WHO in more than 25 countries, and on guidelines for implementation of ISO 15189 in diagnostic laboratories, developed by CLSI. This handbook is intended to provide a comprehensive reference on Laboratory Quality Management System for all stakeholders in health laboratory processes, from management, to administration, to bench-work laboratorians. This handbook covers topics that are essential for quality management of a public health or clinical laboratory. They are based on both ISO 15189 and CLSI GP26-A3 documents. Each topic is discussed in a separate chapter. The chapters follow the framework developed by CLSI and are organized as the "12 Quality System Essentials".
The laboratory environment is ever changing in response to the diverging trends in healthcare. Laboratory managers who can create solutions to today's problems and effectively manage change are in high demand. The second edition of Denise Harmening's Laboratory Management is designed to give a problem-based approach to teaching the principles of laboratory management. the text focuses on presenting underlying managerial concepts and assisting the learner in successfully applying theoretical models to real-life situations.
This 130+ page study is based on data from more than 20 major biological or medical laboratories connected to major universities, private pharmaceutical or biotech firms and other organizations that conduct advanced biological or medical research. The study looks closely at how key lab procedures are handled, in-house or outsourced, for gene sequencing, laboratory animal management, DNA preparation and pathological analysis. The study gives detailed data on budgets, equipment spending, spending on lab animals, materials spending, overhead spending and other spending categories. It also looks at the outlook for lab funding, from the parent institution, and from internal and external grant sources. This exhaustive study also examines issues such as: centralized vs. localized purchasing, use of consortia, level of cooperation with the parent institution and other laboratories. It presents data on the ratio of scientists to lab technicians and other support personnel, and discusses the degree to which scientists or administrators control lab hiring. Other issues discussed in detail include: personnel training, equipment installation, billing and invoicing, number and quality of meetings of lab personnel, use of and funds for laboratory management systems and other software and hardware, trends in experiment documentation, policies on environmental and personal safety, and much more of interest to individuals that work in, oversee or provide critical products or services to medical or biological research laboratories in academia, industry and elsewhere.
Abstract: This paper provides an overview of recent work on quality measurement of medical care and its correlates in four low and middle-income countries-India, Indonesia, Tanzania, and Paraguay. The authors describe two methods-testing doctors and watching doctors-that are relatively easy to implement and yield important insights about the nature of medical care in these countries. The paper discusses the properties of these measures, their correlates, and how they may be used to evaluate policy changes. Finally, the authors outline an agenda for further research and measurement.
