TY - BOOK AU - Travers, Eleanor M. AU - ED - ED - ED - ED - TI - : responsive management under regulatory & economic restraints SN - 0076006530;9780076006533 SN - 2 PY - 1994///];copyright 1994.46 CY - New York PB - McGraw-Hill KW - KW - 2 KW - 0 KW - 6 KW - 20 KW - Management.;Management.;organization & administration.;organization & administration KW - Medical laboratories;Medical offices;Laboratories;Physicians' Offices N1 - 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; 5 ER -