Author: David Burnett Publisher: Amer Assn for Clinical Chemistry ISBN: 9780902429390 Category : Medical laboratories Languages : en Pages : 307
Book Description
This text, by the author of Understanding Accreditation in Laboratory Medicine, should prove a valuable practical guide to medical laboratories seeking external recognition for the quality of service they provide to their users. Since the earlier publication in 1996 there have been major developments in the international standards relevant to the medical laboratory.
Author: David Burnett (Quality and accreditation systems consultant) Publisher: ISBN: 9780902429499 Category : Diagnosis, Laboratory Languages : en Pages : 372
Author: David Burnett Publisher: ISBN: 9780902429208 Category : Diagnosis, Laboratory Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
Quality and accreditation systems are of interest in laboratory medicine. The author of this book was involved in the early developments of the Kings' Fund Hospital Organisational Audit Programme, in the establishment of Clinical Pathology Accreditation (UK) Ltd and in the preparation of Essential Criteria for Quality Systems of Clinical Biochemistry Laboratories in the EU by the Working Group on Harmonisation of Quality Systems and Accreditation of the European Communities Confereration of Clinical Chemistry. The aim of the book is twofold. This text firstly introduces the reader to quality and accreditation systems and secondly, provides a source of practical information for pathology laboratories preparing for accreditation and perhaps trying to seek accreditation under more than one system.
Author: Lynne S. Garcia Publisher: American Society for Microbiology Press ISBN: 1555817270 Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 2029
Book Description
This totally revised second edition is a comprehensive volume presenting authoritative information on the management challenges facing today’s clinical laboratories. • Provides thorough coverage of management topics such as managerial leadership, personnel, business planning, information management, regulatory management, reimbursement, generation of revenue, and more. • Includes valuable administrative resources, including checklists, worksheets, forms, and online resources. • Serves as an essential resource for all clinical laboratories, from the physician’s office to hospital clinical labs to the largest commercial reference laboratories, providing practical information in the fields of medicine and healthcare, clinical pathology, and clinical laboratory management, for practitioners, managers, and individuals training to enter these fields.
Author: Daniel F Cowan Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell ISBN: 9780865424708 Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 416
Book Description
This book is an innovative and practical approach to the basics of lab testing including execution and interpretation; a clear presentation of general principles and specific test protocols. It is designed to give students the essentials of what they need for the medical school/allied health courses in lab medicine. Its brevity and innovative approach will be an asset to students in this short course, usually integrated with general pathology.
Author: Nathan Orwell Publisher: Nathan Orwell ISBN: Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 131
Book Description
Are you curious about Lab Values and want to learn to read them? Would you like to be able to understand them once and for all? If so, then keep reading! Medical laboratory testing is a vital medical procedure that allows for the early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of disease. More often than not, these tests are making the difference between life and death, and they are one of the first defense lines that protect patients and their general well-being. Laboratory results greatly influence almost every decision regarding a patient – diagnosis, treatment, hospital admission, and discharge – all of them. That's why it's crucial to understand and learn how to conduct and order these tests efficiently. This guide is written from a skilled nurse's personal experience so that you can have easy access to all essential testing procedures at all times. Organized the way a nurse thinks, up-to-date, and easy to navigate. Perfect when you are in a rush and have no time to search for the information you need—an excellent choice for medical students and doctors, not just nurses. This book contains step-by-step guides on choosing the correct procedure (that depends on the anamnesis), tips on preparing the patient for the procedure, and expert information for accurate interpretation of results. Here is what this practical handbook to medical laboratory testing can offer you: - Convenient way to always find the right test for your patient - Quick access to relevant information (abbreviations, measurements, etc.) - Full description of each test with reference values (normal values) - Easy way to reference increased and decreased values with clinical implications and factors that can affect results - Quick way to review or update yourself on some concepts and procedures - And much more! If you want to stay on the top of your game and be the expert that you and your patient deserve to be, then this practical guide is a must-have in your collection. What are you waiting for?
Author: Sandra Wilson Publisher: Springer ISBN: 9780412599200 Category : Technology & Engineering Languages : en Pages : 262
Book Description
Increasing legislation and the growing quality expectations of customers of food and drink laboratories have led to expanding requirements for such laboratories to be accredited to a recognized quality standard. This book provides thorough coverage of how to obtain an accredited standard for a food and drink laboratory which performs chemical and microbiological tests. The book provides answers to the following questions and many more: What is accreditation? How do you get it? How do you keep it? How do you develop it? The authors have a huge amount of practical and relevant experience and have provided a book which should find a place in all food and drink companies with laboratories, in research establishments, universities, libraries and on the shelves of microbiologists, food chemists and laboratory workers.
Author: David Burnett
Author: David Burnett (Quality and accreditation systems consultant)
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Author: David Burnett
Author: Lynne S. Garcia
Author: Daniel F Cowan
Author: Nathan Orwell
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Author: Sandra Wilson