title: Performance audit in the selection and management of personnel in the physician's office laboratory.
abstract: The performance audit does not contain any startling news about human performance. It does, however, provide a unique perspective from which to view human performance. It asks the user to relate systematically each part to the whole, to test a hypothesis against actual data, and to formulate solutions based on a strong rationale. We have of necessity described this process very briefly, suggesting how specific tools may be derived for immediate use in the office laboratory. We conclude with a reminder that much useful information in the performance audit can be captured by constructing three tables with the following headings: 1. Job Description, Requirements, Standards; 2. Requirements, Standards, Deficiencies, Potential Impact; 3. Deficiencies, Possible Causes, Possible Solutions. Thus, the performance audit can provide useful information in regard to selecting personnel (item 1), monitoring the performance of laboratory personnel (item 2), and trouble-shooting specific problems (item 3).
mesh_terms: D002568:Certification; D004650:Employee Performance Appraisal / Q000592:standards; D007587:Job Description; D007753:Laboratories; D013677:Medical Laboratory Science / Q000592:standards; D010559:Personnel Management / Q000592:standards*; D010560:Personnel Selection / Q000592:standards; D010824:Physicians' Offices; D011216:Practice Management, Medical / Q000592:standards*; D011786:Quality Control; D014481:United States; D000078329:Workforce