This totally revised second edition is a comprehensive volume presenting authoritative information on the management challenges facing todays clinical laboratories. Provides thorough coverage of management topics such as managerial leadership, personnel, business planning, information management, regulatory management, reimbursement, generation of revenue, and more. Includes valuable administrative resources, including checklists, worksheets, forms, and online resources. Serves as an essential resource for all clinical laboratories, from the physicians office to hospital clinical labs to the largest commercial reference laboratories, providing practical information in the fields of medicine and healthcare, clinical pathology, and clinical laboratory management, for practitioners, managers, and individuals training to enter these fields.