| Laboratory Information Management Systems | | | | management component LIMS not only allows |
| (LIMS) a web based off the shelf product with | | | | you to secure the data but you can also retrieve |
| multiple solutions has been implanted successfully | | | | the same data in multiple forms querying various |
| throughout several medical, public health and | | | | reports for multiple data analysis functions. For |
| environmental areas across the globe. | | | | example, in LIMS you would be able to see your |
| When the product is being shown to the | | | | high users of the system, which tests are run |
| Information Technology, Quality Assurance, or | | | | more frequently in the facility, which drugs are |
| Laboratory Informatics personnel it becomes | | | | used more and their associated costs, what |
| obvious how this software can handle all the | | | | chemicals are red flagged for hazards. |
| quality and performance metrics, in addition to the | | | | From a monitoring and Quality Assurance point of |
| ease of its reporting capabilities. LIMS allows the | | | | view LIMS allows you to look at a moment's |
| data to be pulled and analyzed for organizational | | | | notice to the data to see work performance and |
| decisions. | | | | any mishaps that may have occurred during a |
| Laboratory Information Management Systems | | | | specific timeframe. Since the program is web |
| (LIMS) is an application that also has an | | | | based, you would not be tied down to one |
| automated electronic record-keeping function. | | | | specific area trying to retrieve your information. |
| This is one feature that helps all providers when | | | | The Laboratory Information Management |
| they handle patients. They are able to read the | | | | Systems (LIMS) is a new piece of technology |
| previous notes from other providers and then are | | | | that will allow the hospital personnel review a |
| able to know a little of the patients history in case | | | | whole picture on a patient receiving care at that |
| they need to avoid any types of medicine. | | | | facility. It can range from the time the person |
| LIMS comes in handy if the patient just had labs | | | | checks in until the person leaves. Anytime you |
| completed and the provider wanted to see the | | | | can maintain a patient's full medical history it allows |
| results. The data management capabilities of | | | | you to provide quality care to that person. |
| LIMS are an important part of patient care. | | | | LIMS has all these capabilities built in and is able to |
| Without knowing the history of the patient, it | | | | maintain the data put into the software system. |
| could take twice as long making a diagnosis in | | | | As far as getting the information out of the LIMS |
| addition to performing unnecessary tests or | | | | system it may take a systems analyst to run or |
| possibly duplicate tests. | | | | create some specialized reports in LIMS but they |
| LIMS allows you to view operational effectiveness | | | | will be able to retrieve the information, if it was |
| through work flows. Using the document | | | | put into the LIMS system. |