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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457365303321

Autore

Kinkus Candis A

Titolo

Laboratory management [[electronic resource] ] : quality in laboratory diagnosis / / Candis A. Kinkus

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Demos Medical, c2012

ISBN

1-283-32112-2

9786613321121

1-61705-088-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (121 p.)

Collana

Diagnostic standards of care series

Disciplina

616.02/7

Soggetti

Diagnosis, Laboratory

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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.