Industry Insights
Laboratory Information Systems and the Key Role They Play in Lab Data Analytics
August 15, 2024
On behalf of LigoLab CEO Suren Avunjian, we’d like to take a moment to thank Kara Nadeau and Medical Laboratory Observer for allowing our pathology reporting software (medical laboratory information system and laboratory billing solutions) company to participate in the magazine’s annual State of the Industry report that focused on Lab Data Analytics.
For the report, MLO surveyed a wide spectrum of laboratorians, including lab directors, lab managers, and department heads/department managers. The majority of those surveyed work in hospital labs (63 percent) with an additional 25 percent of the respondents employed by independent labs or physician office labs. The size of the labs represented also varied greatly with labs as small as 1-10 employees and as large as 100-plus employees included, along with every size in-between.
For his part, Avunjian commented that implementing electronic processes into the lab is vital if significant volume exists and if the business has plans to grow its customer base and its volume capacity.
In the report, he noted that forward-thinking clinical labs and pathology groups utilize modern LIS laboratory information system software (pathology LIS systems) to eliminate risk, automate core processes, and maximize interoperability with EHRs, lab analyzers, and third-party services (like laboratory billing companies).
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For interoperability, Avunjian cautioned against labs using multiple electronic laboratory software systems and multiple lab vendors for data integration. Rather, he recommended working with systems like LigoLab Informatics Platform that offer all-in-one medical LIS and laboratory revenue cycle management (lab RCM) solutions that account for and manage all laboratory informatics.
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When asked which areas of the clinical lab workflow are increasingly moving away from manual processes to electronic ones supported by LIS pathology platforms, Avunjian said the accessioning of client orders tops the list. That’s for good reason with orders processed via an electronic interface free of typographical errors that come with manual order entry. Other benefits include an increase in throughput capacity and an improvement in test result turnaround times.
Avunjian also commented on the fact that several from LigoLab’s client base are also moving toward electronic processing in support of automated laboratory billing and digital pathology, and that some labs have also adopted automatic case assignments for pathologists plus the automatic assignment of case numbers based on common factors (like the client, physician, test type, etc.).
Click HERE to read and review the complete MLO report.
For more details on LigoLab’s approach to laboratory informatics and the importance of one source of truth for end-to-end data integrity and a successful laboratory business, check out the following links or CLICK HERE to speak with a LigoLab Product Specialist.
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