Introduction to Laboratory Management, Lecture notes of Laboratory Practices and Management

Download Introduction to Laboratory Management and more Lecture notes Laboratory Practices and Management in PDF only on Docsity! Introduction to Management Laboratory ¢ Provide physicians and other health care professionals with information to (Kurec, 2000): 1. detect disease or predisposition to disease; 2. confirm or reject a diagnosis; 3. establish prognosis; 4. guide patient management; 5. monitor efficacy of therapy Note: 70% of all medical decisions are based on laboratory results! Management ¢ “Working with and through people to accomplish a common mission.” ¢ Has changed from supervision of "factory" workers to coordination of knowledge workers. Conditions for Management to succeed v Mission v Leaders v Resources v Responsibility v Accountability Major Management Theories 1. Scientific Management ¢ Systematic or scientific approach to the study of organizations a. Cause-and-effect analysis b. Functions of management Fayol c. Management is an orderly process, planning is the most important Fayol d. Management is essentially coordination Follet e. Introduction of the management consultant Urwick ¢ Has many subdisciplines 2. Bureaucracy Management ¢ Focuses on the Organizational Structure and work flow - Explain how institutions function and how to improve their performance - Attention given to rules, regulations, impersonality and division of labor Bureaucratic Theory by Max Weber toolshero c 3. Organizational Behavior Management ¢ Uses concepts from psychology and sociology ¢ Managers be supportive in their relationships Likert ¢ Executives should encourage a climate of cooperation Barnard Behavior Management varainstartassepmerthel.com OBM looks at the performance and interaction of people within the organization. 4. Systems Analysis Management ¢ The analytical view of an organization as a complete, self-contained unit that interacts within itself and with its environment in a continuous process of interchange and renewal Management Process A continuum of functions that the manager must perform to ensure the smooth operations of an organization. ORGANIZING DIRECTING er roe esta) Basic Roles of a Manager PERSON ¢ Talent and knowledge ¢ Managers are made not born!