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CLINICAL LABORATORY
ADMINISTRATION ANDMANAGEMENT
INTRODUCTION:
FUNCTION AND ROLE OF THE
CLINICAL LABORATORY
Dr. Abdulaziz Bamarouf
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Because it is impossible to be (or get) well and stay
well forever, healthcare workers are committed to
helping people prevent illness and restore orimprove their health.
Healthcare workers accomplish these goals by:
Helping people live healthy lives Encouraging early diagnosis of disease
Implementing measures to prevent
complications of disease
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-The major function of the Clinical laboratory is
to provide meaningful and timely results which
help the doctors to diagnose a disease, to
monitor therapy or recovery of the patient
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-Meaningful results: Reliable results expressed in
clearly understood and acceptable units/form.
-Reliable results: accurate and precise
-Acceptable units:
*in quantitative measurementsSI Units
*in qualitative measurements+ve, -ve, weak pos
*in semi-quantitative measurements.+,++,+++,++++
OR..1/16, 1/256 etc
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THE HEALTH CARE TEAM
-The Clinical Laboratory is an integral part of the
health care team,
-The health care team include consultants and
doctors, nurses, paramedics, technologists,
technicians, porters and ancillary staff and health
care team administration.
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-THE AIM OF THE HEALTH CARE team is to provide:
QUALITY PATIENT CARE
QUALITY HEALTH SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY
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CLINICAL LABORATORY ADMINISTRATION &
MANAGEMENT
-In order to provide meaningful and timely results
and to achieve its part in providing quality patient
care, the Clinical lab. must have good management
and administration.
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-LABORATORY ADMINISTRATION INVOLVE:
- the efficient operation of the lab
- effective delivery of lab services to clinicians and
patients
- expertise in medical, scientific and technical
areas related to clinical lab
- ensure resources in the form of personnel,equipment, supplies and facilities
- organization - management - communication
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..continues
- awareness of national and international
standards of lab performance andaccreditation
- awareness of governmental and institutional
regulations that apply to clinical lab practice
- budgeting and financial planning for the lab
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..continues
- dealing with emergencies
- research and further education
- planning for the future of the lab
- expansion and spread of the lab and its services
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-Administration of the Clinical laboratory is an
active, dynamic and continuous process.
-The success or failure of the lab in achieving its
goals and objectives depend heavily on the
administration and management of its affairs.
The following Table show Levels of clinical lab
administration .
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1-Governmental 2-KAUH 3-Private Hospitals
y Government
Administrator
(Minister of Health)y Regional Health
Administrator
y City Health
Administrator
y Hospital Administratory Hospital Medical
Director/Hospital
Administrative
Director
y Laboratory Directory Chief of Laboratory
Services
y Individual Lab
Supervisor
y Section Supervisor
President of the
University
Hospital
Administrator
Lab Director
Chief of
Laboratories
Individual Lab
Seniors
Owner
(Proprietor)
Hospital Director
Chief Pathologist
Chief of
Laboratories
(multi-discipline)
Section Seniors
