LII:The Comprehensive Guide to Physician Office Laboratory Setup and Operation/The clinical environment

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The physician office laboratory (POL) is a clinical laboratory that is owned, operated, and managed by a physician office. Definitions, as noted in The Practical Guide to the U.S. Physician Office Laboratory, vary from state to state, but this is a solid enough definition.

This first chapter on the topic of the clinical working environment has 10 sections.

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1. The Clinical Environment

The clinical laboratory

Laboratory safety

Point-of-care testing

Regulatory compliance: HIPAA and PPACA

Regulatory compliance: CLIA

Good laboratory practices

Microscope procedures

Industry trends

Economic issues related to the POL

Data management

References