Laboratory Management

This pocket guide 5x8" is for medical trainees, those working in the clinical laboratory, lab managers, and hospital administrators. It offers a case study approach to common laboratory management problems, with case studies based on actual incidents in different settings, illustrating negative outcomes and showing how to solve and prevent them. A common theme is the benefit of collaboration and a team approach. Chapters cover practical areas such as patient and laboratory safety, specimen logistics, instrument selection for the clinical laboratory, and selection and utilization of a laboratory information system. The guide also covers administrative issues such as financial and staff management, regulatory compliance, and competitive performance in the outreach market. Each chapter begins with an overview and concludes with standards of performance. Kinkus is affiliated with Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Annotation c2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)