The Medical Assistant’s Role in the Clinical Laboratory PPT
Description
Design the final presentation to showcase all that you know about the clinical laboratory personnel in patient care and the medical assistant’s role in coordinating laboratory tests and results.
The final project should be no less than 10 slides/pages or no more than 15 slides/pages.
- The introduction slide must list the chosen topic, the student name, the instructor name, and the due date of the assignment.
- The last slide must be a list of library sources in APA format.
Research the following information:
- Discuss the purpose of the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment, a statute added to the Public Health Services Act. (Slide 2/Page 2)
- Discuss the role of the clinical laboratory personnel in patient care and the medical assistant’s role in coordinating laboratory tests and results. (Slide 3/Page 3)
- Describe the divisions/departments of the clinical laboratory. (Slide 4/Page 4 & Slide 5/Page 5)
Prepare a chart of the differences between CLIA-waived tests and moderate- to high-complexity tests, including the personnel who are required to perform these tests. (Slide 5/Page 5)
- Discuss the purpose of a Safety Data Sheet (SDS), and summarize safety techniques to minimize physical, chemical, and biological hazards in the clinical laboratory. (Slide 6/Page 6)
- Discuss specimen collection, including the importance of sensitivity to patients2ights and feelings when collecting specimens. (Slide 7/Page 7)
- Discuss the Affordable Care Act’s effect on patient healthcare access as it pertains to laboratory services. refer to chapter 12, page 255 of your Kinn’s textbook. (Slide 8/Page 8)
- What universal precautions should be used? (Slide 9/Page 9)
- Explain the chain of custody of a specimen, why it is important, and the process of documentation. (Slide 10/Page 10)
- Discuss quality assurance, what leads to contamination, and how to prevent contamination. (Slide 11/Page 11)
- How would you explain the difference between qualitative and quantitative results to a patient? Include an example of each. (Slide 12/Page 12)

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