Medical Laboratory Management: Forms, Checklists & Guidelines

Medical Laboratory Management: Forms, Checklists & Guidelines takes the worry out of the most complex managerial issues. You'll hear from leading laboratory managers on what has worked best for them over the years. Their experience translates into practical, easy-to-use advice and simple forms that walk you through the steps of federal and state regulations. The result for you will be a fully compliant and ultraefficient laboratory.

Medical Laboratory Management is:

• Easy-to-use and right to-the-point
• The essential resource for meeting new and expanding regulatory requirements
• Filled with the forms, guidelines, policies, procedures, and checklists used at the most successful laboratories in the country

In one manual, you'll find clearly stated overviews of laboratory regulations including:

• CLIA
• FDA
• CMS' Conditions of Participation
• OSHA
• State and the Office of Inspector General's "Model Compliance Plan for Clinical Laboratories"

Medical Laboratory Management has been updated to include:

• CMS Telemedicine Credentialing and Privileging Final Rule
• OSHA Enforcement Guidelines Re: Personal Protective Equipment: 2011 Update
• Meaningful Use - Certification Criteria - Standards Combined Grid
• Norovirus Preparedness Checklist
• New Associate Orientation & Safety Training Checklist
• Skills Inventory - Histology
• Summary of Selected Federal Laws and Regulations Addressing Confidentiality, Privacy, and Security

• 1. Administration
  • Staffing and Productivity
  • Leadership
  • Cost Analysis
  • Purchasing
  • Inventory Control
  • Patient Legal Forms
  • Regulation
  • Accreditation
• 2. Human Resources
  • Interviewing and Hiring
  • Criteria-Based Position Descriptions and Performance Evaluations
  • CLIA Documentation of Staff Responsibilities
  • Performance Standards
  • Appraisals
  • Discipline
  • Termination
  • Student Interns
  • Employee Records
  • Americans with Disabilities Act
  • Family and Medical Leave Act
  • Military Call-Up
  • Sexual Harassment
  • Workplace Violence
• 3. Staff Orientation and Training
  • Orientation
  • Continuing Education
  • Sample Competency Tests and Records
  • CAP Testing and Survey Forms
• 4. Operations Management
  • Point-of-Care Testing
  • Maintenance Procedures and Logs
  • Pipette Calibration
  • New Tests and Special Studies
  • Sample Communications: Changes in Protocols/Procedures
  • Recordkeeping
  • Infection Control
  • Blood and Blood Components Donation
• 5. Health and Safety
  • Introduction to Hazard Prevention
  • Hazard Communication Standard
  • Safety Guidelines and Forms
  • Job Hazards
  • Latex Allergy
  • General Chemical Hazards
  • Biohazards and Laboratory Exposure Prevention
  • Infectious Outbreaks and Bioterrorism
  • Bloodborne Pathogens
  • Medical Waste and Sharps Disposal
  • Physical Property Safety
  • OSHA Inspections and Forms
  • Medical Device Reporting
  • Policies
  • Workplace Violence Prevention
• 6. Quality Management
  • Introduction to Total Quality Management
  • Reengineering
  • Quality/Process Improvement
  • CLIA and Quality
  • Incident Reporting
  • Quality Control Records and Worksheets
  • Sample Documented QA Program
  • Total Error Analysis System
  • Six Sigma
• 7. Laboratory Information Systems
  • Laboratory Information System Selection and Implementation
  • Privacy and HIPAA
  • HIPAA Security Standard
  • E-Discovery
  • Federal Trade Commission’s Identity Theft Red Flags Rule
  • The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and HIPAA