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Title Objectives Guide Questions References Assignment

1 I. Introduction to Laboratory At the end of the first week, the students 1. What is a Clinical pptx: C_LM_Wk #1 For Module III
Management will be to Laboratory? Additional Readings: NOTE: To be done during the
Cognitive 2. What are the types of DOH Issuances first week.
1. Comprehensively describe a Clinical Laboratories in terms Do a virtual Interview of one
Clinical Laboratory. of laboratorian (practicing RMT or
2. Identify a clinical laboratory in a. Organization (business) pathologist) and inquire on the
terms of b. DOH classification common problems or issues
a. business organization 3. What are the unique encountered in their
-form characteristics of a Clinical laboratory practice as to the
b. ownership/affiliation Laboratory? How does it differ following issues
c. service capability from other laboratories? 1. managerial or
3. Define Laboratory Management. (example) supervision;
Psychomotor a. a school teaching 2. staffing and
1. Classify at least three (3) laboratory development;
laboratories located in Tacloban b. research lab 3. services being
City and Region 8 using a tabular c. pharmaceutical lab offered/available tests;
format. d. others 4. equipment and
Affective 4. What is Laboratory material maintenance
1. Justify the claim that a clinical Management? 5. money issues –
laboratory has to be profitable. 5. What is the priority concern investment, user fees,
2. Defend the position that clinical of clinical laboratories- service income/profit
laboratories are service or profit?
oriented. 1. Make a tabular presentation
of at least two laboratories
found in Tacloban City and
Region 8 and classify according
to the following:
a. Organizational type
b. Service Capability -
Infer on its lab sections
and services to be offered
by section.
Is it for profit or for
 service? How and why?
2. What do you think should be
the priority concern of a
clinical laboratory? Profit or
service? Justify your
claim/answer.
3. REFLECTION: Discuss and
reflect on : Contribution of
clinical laboratories to public
health- COVID and non-COVID
times.

Additional Notes:

A business is an organization that uses economic resources or inputs to provide goods or services to customers in exchange for money or other goods and services.

Business organizations come in different types and forms.

There are three major types of businesses:

1. Service Business
A service type of business provides intangible products (products with no physical form). Service type firms offer professional skills, expertise, advice, and other similar products.
Examples of service businesses are: schools, repair shops, hair salons, banks, accounting firms, and law firms.
2. Merchandising Business
This type of business buys products at wholesale price and sells the same at retail price. They are known as "buy and sell" businesses. They make profit by selling the products at prices higher than their
purchase costs.
A merchandising business sells a product without changing its form. Examples are: grocery stores, convenience stores, distributors, and other resellers.
3. Manufacturing Business
Unlike a merchandising business, a manufacturing business buys products with the intention of using them as materials in making a new product. Thus, there is a transformation of the products purchased.
A manufacturing business combines raw materials, labor, and factory overhead in its production process. The manufactured goods will then be sold to customers.
Hybrid Business
Hybrid businesses are companies that may be classified in more than one type of business. A restaurant, for example, combines ingredients in making a fine meal (manufacturing), sells a cold bottle of wine
(merchandising), and fills customer orders (service).
Nonetheless, these companies may be classified according to their major business interest. In that case, restaurants are more of the service type – they provide dining services.
These are the basic forms of business ownership:
1. Sole Proprietorship
A sole proprietorship is a business owned by only one person. It is easy to set-up and is the least costly among all forms of ownership.
The owner faces unlimited liability; meaning, the creditors of the business may go after the personal assets of the owner if the business cannot pay them.
The sole proprietorship form is usually adopted by small business entities.
2. Partnership
A partnership is a business owned by two or more persons who contribute resources into the entity. The partners divide the profits of the business among themselves.
In general partnerships, all partners have unlimited liability. In limited partnership, creditors cannot go after the personal assets of the limited partners.
3. Corporation
A corporation is a business organization that has a separate legal personality from its owners. Ownership in a stock corporation is represented by shares of stock.
The owners (stockholders) enjoy limited liability but have limited involvement in the company's operations. The board of directors, an elected group from the stockholders, controls the activities of the
corporation.

In addition to those basic forms of business ownership, these are some other types of organizations that are common today:
Limited Liability Company
Limited liability companies (LLCs) in the USA, are hybrid forms of business that have characteristics of both a corporation and a partnership. An LLC is not incorporated; hence, it is not considered a corporation.
Nonetheless, the owners enjoy limited liability like in a corporation. An LLC may elect to be taxed as a sole proprietorship, a partnership, or a corporation.
Cooperative
A cooperative is a business organization owned by a group of individuals and is operated for their mutual benefit.