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Title:The Comprehensive Guide to Physician Office Laboratory Setup and Operation

Editor:Shawn Douglas (Admin)

Publisher:Shawn Douglas (Admin)

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Table of Contents

• Chapter: 1. About this book
  • Introduction
• Chapter: 2. The Clinical Environment
  • The clinical laboratory and its equipment
  • Good laboratory practices
  • Laboratory safety
  • Regulatory compliance: HIPAA and PPACA
  • Regulatory compliance: CLIA
  • Point-of-care testing
  • Microscope procedures
  • CLIA market and industry trends
  • Economic issues related to the POL
  • Data management
• Chapter: 3. Primary Laboratory Testing Domains in the POL
  • Urinalysis
  • Hematology/Blood collection
  • Chemistry
  • Immunology
  • Toxicology and pain management
  • Molecular diagnostics
• Chapter: 4. Data Management
  • Functional requirements
  • Workflow and integration (EHR, HIS)
  • Workflow and integration instruments
  • LIS as a center of workflow/full office integration
  • LIS relationship to other IT systems
  • Best practices and standard operating procedures
  • Other workflow requirements
• Chapter: 5. Staffing and Education Requirements
  • General staffing and education
  • List of certification programs
  • List of organizations and professional certifications
  • List of educational programs
  • List of staffing agencies
• Chapter: 6. Additional Resources
  • Further reading
  • List of CLIA-waived POL instrument and test kit vendors
  • List of other POL vendors, not covered elsewhere
  • List of distributors
  • List of consultants in the POL market
  • List of consumables and supplies used in POL
  • List of suppliers
  • Laboratory billing