Clinical Laboratory Management

Medical laboratories not only assist the physicians in diagnosis and management of a disease but also play a role in community health. Apart from the analytical aspects of various investigations, the larger areas of human resource management, inventory management and the like have been gaining importance as a part of laboratory management. There is a felt need for an understanding of the managerial aspects of a clinical laboratory, especially in an institutional setting. Although this knowledge can be acquired from books on general management subject, there is a paucity of books dedicated to clinical laboratory management. Hence is a need for a simple and concise text for management in the clinical laboratory practice.

This first-of-its-kind book contains 50 chapters and is divided into ten sections. It is intended to provide an all-encompassing overview of management in a clinical laboratory and is written in a way that makes the content easy-to-comprehend, especiallyfor those who have not been trained in the core management concepts. The book begins with an introduction to Laboratory Management and makes the reader familiar with the general aspect of management. Each section that follows focuses on an important aspect of laboratory management, including but not limited to human resource management, accounting and finance, quality control, laboratory hazards and safety, and more. Clinical Laboratory Management shall be a valuable resource for clinical laboratorians, students of medical laboratory technology, laboratory managers, and hospital managers. It aims to help readers understand the managerial aspects of a clinical laboratory and serve as more efficient clinical laboratory managers.

Dr Shakti Kumar Yadav, MBBS, DCP, DNB Pathology

He is currently working as an Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Lab Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal and has a teaching and research experience of more than 13 years. Dr Yadav pursued his Diploma in Clinical Pathology from Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal followed by DNB Pathology from Hindu Rao Hospital, New Delhi and senior residency from the Department of Pathology, NDMC Medical College and Hindu Rao Hospital, New Delhi. His research interests include biomedical statistics, data science, artificial intelligence, and its applications in pathology. He has more than 35 research publications and has co-authored a book on biostatistics.

Dr Ruchika Gupta, MBBS, MD (Pathology), MBA (Hospital Administration)

She is working as Scientist E in the Division of Cytopathology, ICMR-National Institute of Cancer Prevention and Research, Noida. She pursued her post-graduation in Pathology at Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi followed by senior residency at AIIMS, New Delhi. As an Assistant Professor & HOD at Department of Pathology, Chacha Nehru Bal Chikitsalaya, Geeta Colony, Delhi she learned the nuances of laboratory management. Dr Gupta has more than 200 publications in various national and international peer-reviewed journals to her credit. She also has co-authored two books for paramedical students and one book on biomedical statistics. Dr Gupta has been actively involved in the organization and conduct of series of Hands-on workshops and online certificate course on cervical cancer screening for pathologists at NICPR and these courses have been attended by delegates from across the country and abroad.

Dr Sompal Singh, BSc Statistics, MBBS, MD Pathology, MBA (Hospital Administration)

He is currently working as Senior Specialist, Department of Pathology at NDMC Medical College and Hindu Rao Hospital, New Delhi since 2005. Hepursued his MD Pathology from Maulana Azad Medical College, New-Delhi followed by senior residency at the same institute. He conducted cell culture research during his senior research associateship from CSIR, New-Delhi. He is a qualified statistician and a trained computer programmer. He holds more than 150 research publications in various national and international journals to his credit. He also has co-authored two books for paramedical students, one for medical undergraduate students, and one on biomedical statistics. He has a keen interest in teaching, medical education research and in breast pathology.