Authors: Blau, Gary; Portwood, Jim; Chapman, Susan; Doyle, Kay; Holladay, Blair; Freeman, Vicki

Source: Journal of Allied Health, Volume 37, Number 2, Summer 2008 , pp. 93E-108E(16)

Publisher: Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions

Abstract:

As part of a large scale practice analysis on Phlebotomy Technicians (PBTs), Medical Laboratory Technicians (MLTs), and Medical Technologists (MTs), additional data on four "home made measures" of professional-related outcomes, i.e., Professional development, quality assurance monitoring, employer reimbursement, and types of continuing education, were also collected. In order to maximize data use from the overall sample of 3,097 respondents (constituting only 18% of the population surveyed), pairwise deletion of data was utilized. No a priori differences between PBTs, MLTs and MTs on these outcomes were hypothesized, and none were found for professional development and employer reimbursement. The finding that PBTs were lower than MLTs and MTs on quality assurance monitoring was interpreted as being job expected. Despite the study limitations, professional development for not just laboratory professionals but all allied health professionals remains an important recruitment and retention issue, as demand for all health services is expected to increase.

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Document Type: Research article

Publication date: 2008-06-01

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