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Operational Excellence - It’s Possible When Using the Right Pathology Software
May 7, 2024
Operational excellence. It’s what all independent and commercial medical laboratories would like to achieve. Still, many of these businesses are struggling because their current laboratory information system (LIS meaning medical) is outdated and lacking key features.
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Using patchwork laboratory information system software solutions to connect anatomic pathology, clinical laboratory, molecular diagnostics, and laboratory billing/lab revenue cycle management (lab RCM) systems that all exist as separate entities is short-sighted and costly. These arrangements are expensive to maintain, inefficient, and prone to inconsistent data as critical patient and specimen information is transferred to and from multiple laboratory software systems.
Operational excellence is possible and starts with optimized laboratory workflow management powered by advanced pathology lab software.
When medical labs use the right LIS system platforms provided by dedicated laboratory information system vendors that take full responsibility for all lab informatics they benefit from turnkey, agile, and comprehensive LIS software solutions that are fully integrated (with all lab workflow applications working together). This presents a significant advantage compared with legacy LIS systems, and that’s one source of truth in the form of consistent data integrity from start to finish of lab workflow.
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Advanced lab information systems function without the need for synchronization and middleware, creating a situation with no finger-pointing, and no headaches, just one source for consistent data integrity.
The LigoLab LIS & RCM Laboratory Informatics Platform connects, merges, and integrates every lab process and department through an all-in-one pathology software that becomes the focal point for all lab operations (administrative, technical, and financial). It modernizes labs by automating processes, streamlining workflows, and eliminating human errors. In short, the LigoLab platform makes operational excellence achievable while positioning the laboratory to become more profitable and scale.
With a fully integrated platform, lad directors and managers can combine the LIS system and lab RCM workflows and start the lab billing process as the order is received rather than after the report has been finalized. Labs equipped with automated front-end laboratory billing/RCM tools and third-party integrations benefit from real-time verification of patient demographic and financial data needed to ensure clean claims and payment on the first submission. Whereas labs that continue to treat the laboratory billing cycle (laboratory billing process) as a backend lab workflow are forced to expensively rework rejections and denials that result from missing patient data while also likely facing the potential for sizable write-offs.
Admittedly, deciding to go with an enterprise-level pathology lab software solution that incorporates all laboratory information system functions and laboratory billing workflow is a major change. Still, the goal of every lab business is to increase margins, streamline processes, expand services, and ultimately scale the business while achieving operational excellence. The LigoLab platform checks all the boxes in this regard. Additionally, the LIS company also offers tiered pricing that delivers maximum value regardless of the size of the lab, its testing types, and testing volume.
Learn More: LigoLab Informatics Platform: Uniquely Designed to Deliver Maximum Value
LigoLab’s all-in-one LIS laboratory information system platform is known for its flexible design and not requiring prohibitive upfront licensing fees for its LIS system and lab RCM modules. Unlike alternative LIS software vendors, with LigoLab the risk is reduced and long-term investment in the partnership is established through aligned LIS model pricing plus heavily subsidized LIS system implementation.
For two decades LigoLab has provided flexible all-in-one pathology lab software solutions for its partner laboratories, propelling them to greater efficiency, higher performance, and sustained growth.
Tired of your lab’s outdated LIS system and ready to see what an advanced laboratory information system (pathology management software) can do? Then you should contact LigoLab and schedule a personalized consultation and LIS software demonstration.
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Pathology Report Software and Laboratory Outreach Solutions
Did you know that the LigoLab platform is a complete laboratory information system solution covering direct-to-consumer lab testing too?
LigoLab developed a web portal called TestDirectly (TestDirectly.com) that removes typical barriers to lab outreach productivity such as paper forms and the lab having to do test result followup with their patients.
The TestDirectly web portal accomplishes this by connecting patients, physicians, employers, government agencies, and collection centers with diagnostic testing laboratories for efficient and effective direct-to-consumer lab testing. The portal supports all collection workflows while relieving labs of manually having to enter orders into the LIS system and having to follow up with case results.
Are you interested in adding direct-to-consumer lab testing to your lab’s testing menu? Learn more by clicking on the link below.
Learn More: Highlighting the Versatility of the TestDirectly Direct-to-Consumer Lab Testing Portal
