The Comprehensive Guide to Physician Office Laboratory Setup and Operation

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The Comprehensive Guide to Physician Office Laboratory Setup and Operation: Second Edition
LabLynx Press
Table of Contents
- Chapter: About this book
- Chapter: 1. The clinical environment
- 1.1 The POL as a clinical laboratory
- 1.2 Good laboratory practices
- 1.3 Laboratory safety
- 1.4 Regulatory compliance: HIPAA and PPACA
- 1.5 Regulatory compliance: CLIA
- 1.6 Point-of-care testing
- 1.7 Provider-performed microscopy testing
- 1.8 CLIA market and industry trends
- 1.9 Economic issues related to the POL
- 1.10 Data management
- Chapter: 2. Primary laboratory testing domains in the POL
- Chapter: 3. Data management
- Chapter: 4. Education, staffing, accreditation, and other considerations
- Chapter: 5. Final thoughts and additional resources
- 5.1 Final thoughts
- 5.2 Further reading
- 5.3 CLIA-waived instrument and test kit vendors
- 5.4 Other diagnostic instrument and test kit vendors
- 5.5 Instrument and equipment distributors
- 5.6 Consultants serving the POL market
- 5.7 Consumables and supplies used in the POL
- 5.8 Staffing agencies
- 5.9 Laboratory billing and revenue enhancement