Management and Leadership in the Clinical Laboratory

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.

• 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