Pathology Practice Management: A Case-Based Guide

The authors discuss helpful tools and tricks of the trade in pathology practice management. In-depth chapters on coding and billing by nationally known consultant Dennis Padget will prepare you to evaluate coding and billing practices. Noted law experts Jane Pine Wood and Amelia Larsen, attorneys at McDonald Hopkins, highlight critical issues in employment, insurance, and hospital contracts and provide examples of how to deal with tricky topics. Sections on human resources and group dynamics take on the vexing issues that people bring to work. Finally, the authors identify current trends and why these might play out.

Each chapter provides a broad overview of pathology practice management. It employs a didactic framework, including one or more scenarios to illustrate the challenges encountered by the writers. This case-based approach facilitates interactive learning and will thus be particularly useful to pathology training programs.

Whatever your stage in the field―from resident to senior pathologist, including those in leadership roles―Pathology Practice Management: A Case-Based Guide is essential reading.