(Order of editors: Baker, Silverton, Pallister. Previous ISBN 0 4077 3252 7 - 6th Edition). Now in its seventh edition this book has been an essential companion to laboratory workers for over forty years.The new edition has been revised and updated to include the more recent developments in laboratory practice, while at the same time retaining the popular methodological approach of the earlier editions. New material on immunology, molecular genetics and histocompatability testing has beenadded.This book will remain an indispensable companion to every student embarking on a career in this challenging specialty.

Inside, you’ll find a wealth of information on important laboratory terminology and the procedures you’ll need to perform to become an effective member of a physician’s office team. Coverage of the advanced procedures performed outside of the physician’s office explains what happens to the samples you send out. There’s also information on CLIA and other government regulations and how they affect each procedure.

Clinical laboratory tests play an integral role in helping physicians diagnose and treat patients. New developments in laboratory technology offer the prospect of improvements in diagnosis and care, but will place an increased burden on the payment system. Medicare, the federal program providing coverage of health-care services for the elderly and disabled, is the largest payer of clinical laboratory services. Originally designed in the early 1980s, Medicare's payment policy methodology for outpatient laboratory services has not evolved to take into account technology, market, and regulatory changes, and is now outdated. This report examines the current Medicare payment methodology for outpatient clinical laboratory services in the context of environmental and technological trends, evaluates payment policy alternatives, and makes recommendations to improve the system.

Thoroughly revised and updated, manual as well as automatic methods have been incorporated into this edition. Special techniques in the field of histocytochemistry have also been added. Ever since the publication of the first edition in 1987, this book is continously in demand and has been appreciated both in India and abraod.

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