دانلود کتاب مدیریت آزمایشگاه بالینی – ویرایش سوم

The current environment for laboratory medicine and pathology continues to undergo dramatic transformation, which is influenced by significant changes in the legislative, regulatory, reimbursement, technologic, sociologic, economic, communication, and business sectors. The practice of all aspects of medicine and allied healthcare requires new approaches and a much broader range of managerial expertise. Areas in which a laboratory director, manager, or supervisor is expected to understand and perform include fiscal and human resources, patient care testing and quality performance issues, and overall accountability to the facility administration. It is very important that individuals working within the healthcare environment learn to hear, speak, and thoroughly understand the operational language of healthcare administration. During the past few years, the fields of laboratory medicine and pathology management have seen many dramatic changes, including those related to quality assurance, communication, data storage and retrieval, point- of- care testing, test management, automation, safety and emergency preparedness (particularly in light of the COVID- 19 pandemic), regulatory requirements, information confidentiality, billing and coding requirements, physical space changes, laboratory consolidation, shortage of training programs and trained personnel, competency testing, specimen handling and shipping requirements, decrease in reimbursement, demand for increased productivity, and increased need for consultation and educational initiatives for clients. Reactions to the changes that have occurred in the healthcare environment in recent years are essentially 2- fold: increased efforts to contain costs, and increased demand for appropriate and error- free medical care. Both of these have been influenced by the complex challenges related to the COVID- 19 pandemic. The purpose of this text is to provide comprehensive, practical information and guidelines for healthcare management in the 21st century for laboratory directors; managers; chief technologists; supervisors; trainees in schools of healthcare administration, medical laboratory technology, and other allied health disciplines; those training for leadership positions; and those studying for board or registry certification in management. This book is designed for those who are training to enter these fields and for those who are already actively working in clinical pathology and clinical laboratory management. It contains a comprehensive overview of management principles and how they apply to the clinical laboratory. In- depth analysis of the financial challenges facing clinical laboratories is included, as are discussions on good business practices. There is extensive information on the impact of the regulatory environment on every aspect of clinical laboratory practice, as well as personnel management related to all relevant job classifications. Additional discussions include the changing practice of medicine, managerial leadership, the expanding field of point- of- care testing, enhanced information systems and security/confidentiality requirements, reimbursement compliance, outside marketing and expansion, clinical trials and evidence- based medicine, benchmarking, current trends in instrumentation and technology, enhanced consultation through expanded test result reports, and the future of clinical laboratories. All chapter topics have been extensively updated, particularly including elements from the COVID- 19 pandemic, and a comprehensive new section has been added to cover the particular administration and personnel challenges associated with the pandemic. The authors of these chapters are all practicing laboratorians, many of whom have had extensive “hands- on” experience in all facets of clinical laboratory practice, including both technical and managerial responsibilities. Each section is edited by experienced professionals to include comprehensive coverage, both didactic and practical, of all issues related to clinical laboratory operations. Extensive laboratory management information is available in one resource and includes practical examples and numerous summary tables to serve as guidelines for relevant documentation. Various management tools are provided, particularly related to personnel, technical, regulatory, and financial responsibilities. This information is relevant for all job levels within the laboratory, as well as for all healthcare management and technical training courses. Each chapter follows the same format, which is designed to flow easily from one section to another. Extensive websites are included that provide additional valuable information related to each chapter.