Management and Leadership in the Clinical Laboratory, 1st Edition
Authors :
Connie R. Mahon & Carol A. Rentas
This item will be released on 10-15-2025
Prepare for a leadership role in the clinical laboratory! Management and Leadership in the Clinical Laboratory provides a comprehensive, problem-based approach to understanding essential management and leadership concepts tailored for healthcare orga ...view more
Prepare for a leadership role in the clinical laboratory! Management and Leadership in the Clinical Laboratory provides a comprehensive, problem-based approach to understanding essential management and leadership concepts tailored for healthcare organizations and clinical laboratories. Each chapter begins with a real-world case-in-point, guiding you through critical topics such as healthcare finance, quality assurance and regulatory issues, laboratory safety, personnel management, and team dynamics, ensuring that current and future laboratory leaders are well-equipped to navigate the complexities of their roles.
Prepare for a leadership role in the clinical laboratory! Management and Leadership in the Clinical Laboratory provides a comprehensive, problem-based approach to understanding essential management and leadership concepts tailored for healthcare organizations and clinical laboratories. Each chapter begins with a real-world case-in-point, guiding you through critical topics such as healthcare finance, quality assurance and regulatory issues, laboratory safety, personnel management, and team dynamics, ensuring that current and future laboratory leaders are well-equipped to navigate the complexities of their roles.
Key Features
Management and leadership concepts are presented through the lens of healthcare organizations and medical laboratories
Management practices explored include principles in operations management, healthcare finance, and managing budgets, regulation and compliance, human resource management, and method validation
Leadership topics include managing and leading a diverse workforce, self- and external-awareness, leading teams, and developing others
Learning objectives highlight management and leadership competencies
Problem-based approach in each chapter introduces the topic with a case-in-point followed by a list of discussion points for you to consider as you navigate the chapter content
Self-assessment tools, follow-up learning activities, and tips for managers and supervisors provide additional content and opportunities for further engagement
Personal reflection and application exercises at the end of each chapter reinforce comprehension and retention of key concepts
Author Information
By Connie R. Mahon, M.S.MT(ASCP), Director, Organization Development (Retired), Health Resources and Services Administration, Learning Institute, Rockville, Maryland; Adjunct Assistant Professor, Medical Laboratory Sciences, Integrative Health Sciences Department, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, The George Washington University, Washington, DC and Carol A. Rentas, PhD, MEd, MT(ASCP) SCCM, Dr. Rentas is an assistant professor in the Biomedical Laboratory Sciences department at George Washington University.
Section I: Introduction to Laboratory Management and Leadership Principles 1. The Changing Nature of Medical Laboratory Management 2. Essential Concepts of Management 3. Leadership Foundations for Managing Effectively 4. Professionalism and Leadership: Modeling Professional Behaviors
Section II: Planning: How to Get There from Here 5. Organizational Design: Key to Creating High Performance 6. Strategic Planning and Goal Setting 7. Establishing Policies and Operational Procedures 8. Financial Planning and Budget Allocation 9. Healthcare Reimbursement
Section III: Organizing: Transforming Strategy into Actions 10. Fundamentals of Quality Management 11. Workflow Process Design and Management 12. Using Critical Thinking to Identify Effective Management Solutions 13. Leading with Effective Communication 14. Managing Healthcare Information Systems 15. Delegating Effectively
Section IV: Staffing: Putting the Right Person in the Right Job 16. Workforce Management and Succession Planning 17. Workforce Development and Strategic Employee Improvement Planning 18. Education, Training, and Assessment in the Clinical Laboratory 19. Employee Empowerment, Engagement, and Motivation
Section V: Directing: Setting the Compass 20. Time Management and Personal Accountability 21. Managing Stress and Work-Life Balance 22. Leading Through Coaching 23. Leading High-Performance Teams 24. Leadership in High-Performance Organizations
Section VI: Controlling: Performance Measures, Regulation, and Compliance Management 25. Government Regulations and the Impact on Laboratory Operations 26. Developing Performance Standards Through Benchmarking 27. Laboratory Safety Management
Section VII: Strategic Growth and Sustainability 28. Organizational Change Management 29. Public Relations and Marketing Strategies in the Clinical Laboratory 30. Clinical Research and Innovation
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