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Managing the physician's office laboratory : responsive management under regulatory & economic restraints / 6 6 Eleanor M. Travers. - - - 1 v. (various pagings) : ill. 28 cm. - - - - - . - . - 0 . - . - 0 .



Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Changing world of office laboratory practice -- What is medical laboratory testing? -- Legislative and regulatory changes -- Meeting new federal and state requirements in physician's office laboratories -- Managing and controlling your laboratory's expenses -- Office laboratory expenses -- Developing a budget and financial records for the laboratory -- Managing the quality of test performance -- Improving the quality of tests in physician's office laboratories (POLs) -- Why inspection, accreditation, proficiency testing, and quality control are important for laboratories: how to recognize a good laboratory -- Personnel management and requirements -- Finding and hiring qualified personnel -- Reimbursement -- Setting up billing systems that meet your unique needs -- Estimating costs and predicting revenue -- Medicare and third party reimbursement after the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA) -- Legal considerations in the operation of a physician's office laboratory.

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