Utilization Management in the Clinical Laboratory and Other Ancillary Services

This book is the first comprehensive text on utilization management in the clinical laboratory and other ancillary services. It provides a detailed overview on how to establish a successful utilization management program, focusing on such issues as leadership, governance, informatics, and application of utilization management tools. The volume also describes ways to establish utilization management programs for multiple specialties, including anatomic pathology and cytology, hematology, radiology, clinical chemistry, and genetic testing among other specialties. Numerous examples of specific utilization management initiatives are also described that can be imported to other heath care organizations. A chapter on utilization management in Canada is also included. Edited by an established national leader in utilization management, Utilization Management in the Clinical Laboratory and Other Ancillary Services is a valuable resource for physicians, pathologists, laboratory directors, hospital administrators, and medical insurance professionals looking to implement a utilization management program.

Kent Lewandrowski, M.D. is the Director of Pathology Laboratories and Molecular Medicine and Associate Chief of Pathology at the Massachusetts General Hospital. He is also director of the hospital point-of-care program and the Quality Chair of the Department of Pathology. He is a Professor at Harvard Medical School with research interests in the evaluation of point-of-care technologies and outcomes studies concerning implementation of point-of-care testing. Dr. Lewandrowski was trained in anatomic and clinical pathology at the Massachusetts General Hospital and has been on the staff of the department of Pathology since 1991. He is also editor in chief of the medical journal "Point of Care: The Journal of Near Patient Testing Technologies."

Healthcare Reform and its Impact on Medical Reimbursement.- Utilization management in the clinical laboratory: an introduction and overview.- Effective Governance Structure and Management of Utilization Programs.- Informatics, Analytics and Decision Support in Utilization Management.- Utilization Management Employing Test Interpretations and Algorithms.- Calculating Costs and Savings in Utilization Management.- Benchmarking and Management Metrics in Utilization Management.- Laboratory Formularies.- Utilization and Other Resource Management in Clinical Chemistry.- Utilization Management in the Routine Hematology Laboratory.- Patient Blood Management.- Utilization Management of Blood Derivatives.- Utilization Management in the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory.- Utilization Management in a Large Community Hospital.- Utilization Management: The Role of Reference Laboratories.- Utilization Management in Anatomic Pathology.- Utilization Analysis in Hematopathology.- Laboratory Utilization.- Test Utilization: Controlling costs in Reference Laboratory Testing.- Utilization Management of Genetic Testing.- The Use of Physician Profiling and Prior Approval (Gatekeeping) in Utilization Management in the Clinical Laboratory.- Test utilization: The Essential Role of the Clinical Consultant.- The Role of the Genetic Counselor in Utilization Management.- Utilization Management in Radiology.- Strategies for the Clinical and Financial Management of Drug Utilization.- Laboratory Utilization Management in Canada.- Utilization Management Initiatives That Can Be Imported into Health Care Systems.