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What is lab information system (LIS) ?

What is LIS?

A laboratory information system (LIS) is computer software that processes, 

stores and manages data from all stages of medical processes and tests. 

A LIS tracks and stores clinical details about a patient during a lab visit and keeps 

the information stored in its database for future reference.


What is the laboratory information system used for?

Laboratory information systems track, store, and update clinical details about

a patient during a provider visit and stores the information in its database for future reference.




What are the Core Components of LIMS? 

A good LIMS has three main components: 

Sample Tracking, Protocol Execution, and Storage Organization. 

Imagine a lab in which samples are tracked differently by different researchers, 

using methods varying between a pen and paper and a massive spreadsheet.

The Laboratory module automates the investigation request and the process involved in delivering the results to the concerned department/doctor of the hospital. The Laboratory module caters to Biochemistry, Cytology, Hematology, Microbiology, Serology, and Neurology. The Lab module provides the following functionalities

 

What is the Difference Between LIS & LIMS?

Laboratory information system (LIS) and laboratory information management system are terms that are sometimes used interchangeably, and while the two overlap, they were designed to support different laboratory types and functionality.

 LIS is traditionally used to refer to systems that support healthcare clinical settings and patient-specific specimens. 

LIMS were historically designed to support sample-centric laboratory requirements, such as those of clinical research, or other non-clinical laboratory settings. Today, the functionality of the two systems overlaps greatly and there are many features in both the LIS and LIMS that accompany the traditional functionality of the other.


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