Principles of management of health laboratories / L. Houang, M. M. El-Nageh.
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TextSeries: WHO regional publications. Eastern Mediterranean series ; 3Publication details: Alexandria : WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean , 1993. Description: 120 pISBN: 9290211806Subject(s): Laboratories -- organization and administration | Medical Technology and Radiation MedicineNLM classification: QY 23Abstract: Describes and illustrates a wide range of managerial concepts and tools that can be used to strengthen the efficiency of health laboratories and ensure the accuracy of test results. The manual is addressed to laboratory managers at all levels whether responsible for the supervision of technicians or in charge of a national service. Details range from examples of job descriptions, through sample maintenance protocols and record cards for equipment, to advice on the use of a standardized counting method for measuring a laboratory s technical workload. Throughout the book, recommended procedures, case studies, and illustrative examples are specific to the health problems and laboratory needs of Eastern Mediterranean countries. The manual has seven chapters. The first draws on modern concepts of effective management to explain the functions, goals, responsibilities, and contribution of laboratory managers. A case study, focused on the development of peripheral laboratories, is used to illustrate the steps involved in establishing goals and objectives, formulating a plan of action, and then implementing the plan. Chapter two, on organizing and organization, concentrates on structural frameworks and relationships that contribute to the efficient organization of people and functions. The complex issues of motivation, leadership styles, and the communication process are explained in the third chapter, which also features guidelines on the role of laboratory services in disease control programmes. Having established a conceptual foundation, the book turns to the many practical problems, seen in the daily work of managers, that are vital to the efficient and cost-effective operation of laboratories. Topics covered include methods of measuring the laboratory s workload and productivity, the design and implementation of cost accounting studies, the planning of schedules for the routine preventive maintenance of instruments and equipment, and a model eleven-step system for inventory control at 150-day intervals.
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Describes and illustrates a wide range of managerial concepts and tools that can be used to strengthen the efficiency of health laboratories and ensure the accuracy of test results. The manual is addressed to laboratory managers at all levels whether responsible for the supervision of technicians or in charge of a national service. Details range from examples of job descriptions, through sample maintenance protocols and record cards for equipment, to advice on the use of a standardized counting method for measuring a laboratory s technical workload. Throughout the book, recommended procedures, case studies, and illustrative examples are specific to the health problems and laboratory needs of Eastern Mediterranean countries. The manual has seven chapters. The first draws on modern concepts of effective management to explain the functions, goals, responsibilities, and contribution of laboratory managers. A case study, focused on the development of peripheral laboratories, is used to illustrate the steps involved in establishing goals and objectives, formulating a plan of action, and then implementing the plan. Chapter two, on organizing and organization, concentrates on structural frameworks and relationships that contribute to the efficient organization of people and functions. The complex issues of motivation, leadership styles, and the communication process are explained in the third chapter, which also features guidelines on the role of laboratory services in disease control programmes. Having established a conceptual foundation, the book turns to the many practical problems, seen in the daily work of managers, that are vital to the efficient and cost-effective operation of laboratories. Topics covered include methods of measuring the laboratory s workload and productivity, the design and implementation of cost accounting studies, the planning of schedules for the routine preventive maintenance of instruments and equipment, and a model eleven-step system for inventory control at 150-day intervals.
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