Laboratory management : quality in laboratory diagnosis / Candis A. Kinkus.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kinkus, Candis A.

Series:

Diagnostic standards of care.

Diagnostic standards of care series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Diagnosis, Laboratory.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (121 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Demos Medical, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Accreditation and regulatory compliance

Patient safety

Quality management and performance improvement

Financial management

Staff management

Laboratory safety

Specimen logistics

Test utilization

Competitive performance in the outreach market

Selection and management of reference laboratories

Instrument selection for the clinical laboratory

Selection and utilization of a laboratory.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-283-32112-2

9786613321121

1-61705-088-1

OCLC:

769341923