Clinical Laboratory Management

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.

List of contents

Contributors xxii
 
Preface xxv
 
Acknowledgments xxvii
 
SECTION I: Basic Concepts and the Current Healthcare Environment 1
 
1 Clinical Laboratory Management: Basic Principles and Practices 3
Paul Wesolowski and Susan D. Roseff
 
2 Regulatory Issues in Laboratory Medicine 25
Glenn Ramsey and Christina E. Anderson
 
3 The Changing Practice of Medicine 53
Elizabeth A. Godbey, Susan D. Roseff, and Denise E. Russell
 
4 The Changing Healthcare Environment 67
Steven M. Armstrong and Sandra L. Lamm
 
SECTION II: Managerial Leadership 93
 
5 The Foundations of Leadership 95
David S. Hefner and Katharine R. Becker
 
6 Employee Needs 108
Kathleen G. Beavis
 
7 Motivating through Intelligent Leadership 116
Christa Pardue
 
8 Effective Communication 123
Marianna Hofmeister
 
9 Effective Meetings 135
Mark G. Hanly
 
10 Conflict Management 144
Christopher Naugler
 
11 Leading People Through Change in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine 151
Gabriel E. Ayala
 
SECTION III: Personnel Management 159
 
12 Employee Selection 161
Anthony S. Kurec
 
13 Performance Appraisals and Competency Assessment 182
Lynne S. Garcia
 
14 Staffing and Scheduling 202
Patti Medvescek
 
15 Teams, Team Process, and Team Building 212
James W. Bishop, Dow Scott, Stephanie Maynard Patrick, and Ji-Yeon Seok
 
16 Labor Relations 226
Emily A. Snavely and Lynne S. Garcia
 
17 Workplace Drug Testing and the Clinical Laboratory 242
Lindsay A. L. Bazydlo
 
SECTION IV: Requirements for Effective Laboratory Management 251
 
18 Quality Management 253
Lynne S. Garcia
 
19 International Organization for Standardization 271
Anne Marsden and Amy Shahtout
 
20 Effective Communication in Laboratory Management 278
Andrea Linscott and Elise Occhipinti
 
21 Laboratory Information Systems 285
Melinda L. Doherty and Kenneth E. Youens
 
22 Management of Point-of-Care Testing 298
Laura Smy, Kristine Apfeld, Sarah Ampomah, and Molly Thieme
 
23 Principles of Preanalytic and Postanalytic Test Management 315
Lynne S. Garcia and Andrea J. Linscott
 
24 Selection and Implementation of New Equipment and Procedures 333
Paula Revell and Lakshmi Chandramohan
 
25 Laboratory Safety 343
Cameron A. Brown and James J. Dunn
 
26 Emergency Management 372
Andrea J. Linscott and Natalie Williams-Bouyer
 
SECTION V: Financial Management 387
 
27 Financial Management: Setting the Stage 389
Lynne S. Garcia
 
28 Strategic Planning 396
Jonathan R. Genzen and Paul Valenstein
 
29 Human Resource Management in the Laboratory: An Important Component of Financial Management 408
Fred Westenfeld and Michael R. Lewis
 
30 Costs, Budgeting, and Financial Decision Making 416
Geoffrey C. Tolzmann, Richard J. Vincent, and Michael R. Lewis
 
SECTION VI: Coding, Billing, and Charges for Laboratory Services 443
 
31 Correct Coding of Billable Services in the Clinical Laboratory 445
Vickie S. Baselski, Alice S. Weissfeld, and Fran Sorrell
 
32 Approaches to Billing Laboratory Services 460
Vickie S. Baselski, Alice S. Weissfeld, and Fran Sorrell
 
33 Charges and Fees for Laboratory Services 468
Vickie S. Baselski, Alice S. Weissfeld, and Fran Sorrell
 
SECTION VII: Reimbursement, Compliance, and Profitability 475
 
34 Rules and Regulations in Reimbursement 477
Vickie S. Baselski, Alice S. Weissfeld, and Fran Sorrell
 
35 Reimbursement Compliance 492
Vickie S. Baselski, Alice S. Weissfeld, and Fran Sorrell
 
36 Determination of Profitability

About the author

Lynne S. Garcia, L&G Asssociates, Santa Monica, California Timothy C. Allen, Corewell Health, Royal Oak, Michigan Vickie S. Baselski, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee Deirdre L. Church, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Donald S. Karcher, George Washington University, Washington, DC Michael R. Lewis, Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center, Gilbert, Arizona Andrea J. Linscott, Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, Louisiana Melinda D. Poulter, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia Gary W. Procop, American Board of Pathology, Tampa, Florida Alice S. Weissfeld, Microbiology Specialists, Inc., Houston, Texas Donna M. Wolk, Geisinger, Diagnostic Medicine Institute, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Danville, Pennsylvania

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Lynne Shore Garcia
• Assisted by: Timothy C. Allen (Editor), Vickie S. Baselski (Editor), Deirdre L. Church (Editor), Lynne Shore Garcia (Editor), Donald S. Karcher (Editor), Deirdre L Church et al (Editor), Michael R. Lewis (Editor), Andrea J. Linscott (Editor), Melinda D. Poulter (Editor), Gary W. Procop (Editor), Vickie S Baselski (Editor), Alice S. Weissfeld (Editor), Donna M. Wolk (Editor)
• Publisher: Wiley & Sons
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.10.2023
• EAN: 9781683673910
• ISBN: 978-1-68367-391-0
• No. of pages: 816
• Dimensions: 223 mm x 283 mm x 41 mm
• Weight: 666 g
• Series: ASM
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > General, dictionaries; Medizin, Life Sciences, Biowissenschaften, Business & management, Wirtschaft u. Management, Medical Science, Allg. Wirtschaft u. Management, Klinische Mikrobiologie, Clinical Microbiology, Labormanagement, Klinisches Laboratorium