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LIS/LIMS
guide
[ tech ]AgileBio LLC Apex Healthware LLC Aspyra LLC Clinical Software Solutions CompuGroup Medical Genologics, an Illumina company McKesson
San Diego
(347) 368-1315;
www.labcollector.com
San Antonio, Tex
(210) 757-0002;
www.apexhealthware.com
Jacksonville, Fla
(818) 449-9000, ext.671;
www.apyra.com/
laboratory-solutions
Queen Creek, Ariz
(480) 888-9447;
clin1.net
Phoenix
(800) 359-0911;
www.cgm.com/us
Vancouver, British Columbia,
Canada (250) 483-7011;
www.genologics.com
Alpharetta, Ga
(404) 338-3239;
mckesson.com/laboratory
1. What is the brand name of your
company’s laboratory information
system (LIS) or laboratory information
management system (LIMS)?
AgileBio LabCollector Apex LIS Aspyra CyberLab CLIN1 LIS CGM Labdaq Clarity LIMS McKesson Lab LIS
2. What is the latest version of your named
LIS or LIMS; what year was this version
first released to market?
Version 5.19, 2015. Version 5.0, 2015 Version 7.3, 2014. Version 11.3, 1987. Version 4.11, 2014. Clarity LIMS, 2013. Version 15, 2015.
3. Specify the authorizing agency, type,
and year of the product’s regulatory
authorizations or certified compliance
with voluntary standards.
n/a n/a ISO 13485:2003, 2005; MU II certified,
2014. n/a n/a n/a ONC HIT certification, 2012, 2013, and
2014.
4. What is the intended use or primary
function of the product?
Analytics, biobanking, production, and
research and development (R&D). Lab orders and results processing.
Fully functional LIS that can be used for
patient admission, discharge, and transfer,
scheduling patient orders, result capture
and retrieval, and laboratory management;
marketed for use in clinical laboratory
settings, including hospitals, reference
labs, specialty labs, and veterinary labs.
Laboratory information system.
An advanced LIS solution designed to help
labs manage and grow their business;
turnaround time monitors and multiple
tools help users assess performance,
recognize opportunities for growth, and
customize reports.
Management of samples, workflows, and
data from next-generation sequencing
(NGS).
A computerized software application
intended to store, retrieve, and process
laboratory data for clinical use; automates
laboratory processes that support clinical
test reporting to assist in delivering patient
care.
5. Which of the following functions or
capabilities does your system perform
or support?
bar coding and label printing
business intelligence component
charge capture and billing
electronic review and documentation
of QC
integrated client services module
inventory management
LOINC codes
medical necessity checking
(ie, ICD and CPT checking)
online test-utilization guidelines
patient portal
patient scheduling
scanning images or documents
specimen storage
staff scheduling
trending of results
voice recognition
Web access for order entry and access
to results
wide area network environments
other
bar coding and label printing
business intelligence component
charge capture and billing
electronic review and documentation
of QC
integrated client services module
inventory management
LOINC codes
medical necessity checking
(ie, ICD and CPT checking)
online test-utilization guidelines
patient portal
patient scheduling
scanning images or documents
specimen storage
staff scheduling
trending of results
voice recognition
Web access for order entry and access
to results
wide area network environments
other
bar coding and label printing
business intelligence component
charge capture and billing
electronic review and documentation
of QC
integrated client services module
inventory management
LOINC codes
medical necessity checking
(ie, ICD and CPT checking)
online test-utilization guidelines
patient portal
patient scheduling
scanning images or documents
specimen storage
staff scheduling
trending of results
voice recognition
Web access for order entry and access
to results
wide area network environments
other
bar coding and label printing
business intelligence component
charge capture and billing
electronic review and documentation
of QC
integrated client services module
inventory management
LOINC codes
medical necessity checking
(ie, ICD and CPT checking)
online test-utilization guidelines
patient portal
patient scheduling
scanning images or documents
specimen storage
staff scheduling
trending of results
voice recognition
Web access for order entry and access
to results
wide area network environments
other
bar coding and label printing
business intelligence component
charge capture and billing
electronic review and documentation
of QC
integrated client services module
inventory management
LOINC codes
medical necessity checking
(ie, ICD and CPT checking)
online test-utilization guidelines
patient portal
patient scheduling
scanning images or documents
specimen storage
staff scheduling
trending of results
voice recognition
Web access for order entry and access
to results
wide area network environments
other
bar coding and label printing
business intelligence component
charge capture and billing
electronic review and documentation
of QC
integrated client services module
inventory management
LOINC codes
medical necessity checking
(ie, ICD and CPT checking)
online test-utilization guidelines
patient portal
patient scheduling
scanning images or documents
specimen storage
staff scheduling
trending of results
voice recognition
Web access for order entry and access
to results
wide area network environments
other
bar coding and label printing
business intelligence component
charge capture and billing
electronic review and documentation
of QC
integrated client services module
inventory management
LOINC codes
medical necessity checking
(ie, ICD and CPT checking)
online test-utilization guidelines
patient portal
patient scheduling
scanning images or documents
specimen storage
staff scheduling
trending of results
voice recognition
Web access for order entry and access
to results
wide area network environments
other
6. If you answered “other,” explain briefly. NGS management.
7. On what operating system is your LIS or
LIMS based? Linux, MacOS, Windows. Windows. Windows. Windows. Windows 2012 R2. Linux, Windows 7+, Mac OS X+. Linux.
8. What database system does your LIS or
LIMS use? MySQL. Microsoft SQL. Microsoft SQL. Sybase and Microsoft SQL. Oracle. Oracle, PostgreSQL. Oracle.
9. Briefly describe any automated features
or options that pertain to the product. n/a
Consolidates results data from lab
instruments and outside labs into a single
report.
Report distribution; medical necessity vali-
dation; system and instrument interfacing;
order entry decision support by insurance
payor; result response rules; standing order
processing; ask-at-order-entry questions.
Offers performance to handle large patient
databases and high sample accession rates;
includes such standard automation features
as label printing, report printing, loadlists,
interfacing for orders and results, and Web
portal ordering and reporting.
Rules and user-defined roles can be
automated; reports can be automated
through scheduling, and auto-verification
can automate the release of results.
Automated data entry, quality control.
Helps automate the entire testing process,
including specimen ordering and routing,
medical necessity checking, and results
reporting and tracking; additional modules
that assist in automation include specimen
collection and outreach.
10. What is the typical training time for
the product? 1 day. Varies; onsite and webinar.
Initial training is 4 days onsite proceeded
by three to five Web training sessions,
depending on scope of the project;
implementation is typically 3 to 6 months.
3 to 5 days. Can range from one to several weeks,
depending on the scope of the project. 1 to 2 days.
5 weeks for super users (includes
application training, expert rule build, file
build, microbiology build, report writing,
and system administration); 2 weeks for
end-users.
11. What types of technical support are
available? E-mail, phone, onsite, remote, Web ticket.
Standard: Monday to Friday, 8 am−6 pm
CST; premium: Monday to Friday, 8 am−8
pm CST.
24/7 support available by phone and
e-mail. 24/7/365 with a service agreement. Standard support is offered 8 am−11 pm
ET; 24/7 support is also available. E-mail, phone, Web.
24/7 support; customer portal to
knowledge base; user group message
boards; monthly customer focus calls.
12. What capabilities, features, or
accessories distinguish this product
from others on the market?
Easily customized interface with custom
fields; workflow design; R&D labbook
capable.
More than 200 parameters provide
flexibility in customizing workflow;
optimized cost/benefit breakdown.
Ability for growth from one to 500 users
without change in platform; robust standing
order module; multiple language results
reporting; template-based customiz-
able patient reports by client, distribution
(e-mail, fax, network/remote printer, PDF
sFTP), sample type, and site; cloud-based
server options; MU II certification, SQL
management report library.
Interfacing with other vendors’ systems,
including electronic health records,
electronic medical records, reference labs,
and public health labs; simplified and cost
effective; custom programming available;
document scanning built in for chain of
custody, consent forms, gels, and graphs.
Intuitive system minimizes training of
users, enabling quick adoption; offers the
highest security standards and
protection for users; user-defined rules
improve workflow while minimizing errors;
HL7 interfaces to electronic health records,
billing software, and reference laboratories;
supports complete integration of laboratory
data to ensure compliance with new
regulations; quality control module aligns
with quality assessment planning.
Full Illumina equipment integration and
integrations with other manufacturers’
instruments; easy to use, configure, and
adopt; different editions enable the LIMS to
grow with the needs of labs; the applica-
tion programming interface enables labs
to integrate the LIMS with LIS, electronic
medical records, or other in-lab systems or
instruments.
Highly customizable, intuitive, user friendly,
and easy-to-manage LIS; can easily
integrate and interface to multiple other
systems; public health reporting module to
automate reporting to state public health
agencies.
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AgileBio LLC Apex Healthware LLC Aspyra LLC Clinical Software Solutions CompuGroup Medical Genologics, an Illumina company McKesson
San Diego
(347) 368-1315;
www.labcollector.com
San Antonio, Tex
(210) 757-0002;
www.apexhealthware.com
Jacksonville, Fla
(818) 449-9000, ext.671;
www.apyra.com/
laboratory-solutions
Queen Creek, Ariz
(480) 888-9447;
clin1.net
Phoenix
(800) 359-0911;
www.cgm.com/us
Vancouver, British Columbia,
Canada (250) 483-7011;
www.genologics.com
Alpharetta, Ga
(404) 338-3239;
mckesson.com/laboratory
1. What is the brand name of your
company’s laboratory information
system (LIS) or laboratory information
management system (LIMS)?
AgileBio LabCollector Apex LIS Aspyra CyberLab CLIN1 LIS CGM Labdaq Clarity LIMS McKesson Lab LIS
2. What is the latest version of your named
LIS or LIMS; what year was this version
first released to market?
Version 5.19, 2015. Version 5.0, 2015 Version 7.3, 2014. Version 11.3, 1987. Version 4.11, 2014. Clarity LIMS, 2013. Version 15, 2015.
3. Specify the authorizing agency, type,
and year of the product’s regulatory
authorizations or certified compliance
with voluntary standards.
n/a n/a ISO 13485:2003, 2005; MU II certified,
2014. n/a n/a n/a ONC HIT certification, 2012, 2013, and
2014.
4. What is the intended use or primary
function of the product?
Analytics, biobanking, production, and
research and development (R&D). Lab orders and results processing.
Fully functional LIS that can be used for
patient admission, discharge, and transfer,
scheduling patient orders, result capture
and retrieval, and laboratory management;
marketed for use in clinical laboratory
settings, including hospitals, reference
labs, specialty labs, and veterinary labs.
Laboratory information system.
An advanced LIS solution designed to help
labs manage and grow their business;
turnaround time monitors and multiple
tools help users assess performance,
recognize opportunities for growth, and
customize reports.
Management of samples, workflows, and
data from next-generation sequencing
(NGS).
A computerized software application
intended to store, retrieve, and process
laboratory data for clinical use; automates
laboratory processes that support clinical
test reporting to assist in delivering patient
care.
5. Which of the following functions or
capabilities does your system perform
or support?
bar coding and label printing
business intelligence component
charge capture and billing
electronic review and documentation
of QC
integrated client services module
inventory management
LOINC codes
medical necessity checking
(ie, ICD and CPT checking)
online test-utilization guidelines
patient portal
patient scheduling
scanning images or documents
specimen storage
staff scheduling
trending of results
voice recognition
Web access for order entry and access
to results
wide area network environments
other
bar coding and label printing
business intelligence component
charge capture and billing
electronic review and documentation
of QC
integrated client services module
inventory management
LOINC codes
medical necessity checking
(ie, ICD and CPT checking)
online test-utilization guidelines
patient portal
patient scheduling
scanning images or documents
specimen storage
staff scheduling
trending of results
voice recognition
Web access for order entry and access
to results
wide area network environments
other
bar coding and label printing
business intelligence component
charge capture and billing
electronic review and documentation
of QC
integrated client services module
inventory management
LOINC codes
medical necessity checking
(ie, ICD and CPT checking)
online test-utilization guidelines
patient portal
patient scheduling
scanning images or documents
specimen storage
staff scheduling
trending of results
voice recognition
Web access for order entry and access
to results
wide area network environments
other
bar coding and label printing
business intelligence component
charge capture and billing
electronic review and documentation
of QC
integrated client services module
inventory management
LOINC codes
medical necessity checking
(ie, ICD and CPT checking)
online test-utilization guidelines
patient portal
patient scheduling
scanning images or documents
specimen storage
staff scheduling
trending of results
voice recognition
Web access for order entry and access
to results
wide area network environments
other
bar coding and label printing
business intelligence component
charge capture and billing
electronic review and documentation
of QC
integrated client services module
inventory management
LOINC codes
medical necessity checking
(ie, ICD and CPT checking)
online test-utilization guidelines
patient portal
patient scheduling
scanning images or documents
specimen storage
staff scheduling
trending of results
voice recognition
Web access for order entry and access
to results
wide area network environments
other
bar coding and label printing
business intelligence component
charge capture and billing
electronic review and documentation
of QC
integrated client services module
inventory management
LOINC codes
medical necessity checking
(ie, ICD and CPT checking)
online test-utilization guidelines
patient portal
patient scheduling
scanning images or documents
specimen storage
staff scheduling
trending of results
voice recognition
Web access for order entry and access
to results
wide area network environments
other
bar coding and label printing
business intelligence component
charge capture and billing
electronic review and documentation
of QC
integrated client services module
inventory management
LOINC codes
medical necessity checking
(ie, ICD and CPT checking)
online test-utilization guidelines
patient portal
patient scheduling
scanning images or documents
specimen storage
staff scheduling
trending of results
voice recognition
Web access for order entry and access
to results
wide area network environments
other
6. If you answered “other,” explain briefly. NGS management.
7. On what operating system is your LIS or
LIMS based? Linux, MacOS, Windows. Windows. Windows. Windows. Windows 2012 R2. Linux, Windows 7+, Mac OS X+. Linux.
8. What database system does your LIS or
LIMS use? MySQL. Microsoft SQL. Microsoft SQL. Sybase and Microsoft SQL. Oracle. Oracle, PostgreSQL. Oracle.
9. Briefly describe any automated features
or options that pertain to the product. n/a
Consolidates results data from lab
instruments and outside labs into a single
report.
Report distribution; medical necessity vali-
dation; system and instrument interfacing;
order entry decision support by insurance
payor; result response rules; standing order
processing; ask-at-order-entry questions.
Offers performance to handle large patient
databases and high sample accession rates;
includes such standard automation features
as label printing, report printing, loadlists,
interfacing for orders and results, and Web
portal ordering and reporting.
Rules and user-defined roles can be
automated; reports can be automated
through scheduling, and auto-verification
can automate the release of results.
Automated data entry, quality control.
Helps automate the entire testing process,
including specimen ordering and routing,
medical necessity checking, and results
reporting and tracking; additional modules
that assist in automation include specimen
collection and outreach.
10. What is the typical training time for
the product? 1 day. Varies; onsite and webinar.
Initial training is 4 days onsite proceeded
by three to five Web training sessions,
depending on scope of the project;
implementation is typically 3 to 6 months.
3 to 5 days. Can range from one to several weeks,
depending on the scope of the project. 1 to 2 days.
5 weeks for super users (includes
application training, expert rule build, file
build, microbiology build, report writing,
and system administration); 2 weeks for
end-users.
11. What types of technical support are
available? E-mail, phone, onsite, remote, Web ticket.
Standard: Monday to Friday, 8 am−6 pm
CST; premium: Monday to Friday, 8 am−8
pm CST.
24/7 support available by phone and
e-mail. 24/7/365 with a service agreement. Standard support is offered 8 am−11 pm
ET; 24/7 support is also available. E-mail, phone, Web.
24/7 support; customer portal to
knowledge base; user group message
boards; monthly customer focus calls.
12. What capabilities, features, or
accessories distinguish this product
from others on the market?
Easily customized interface with custom
fields; workflow design; R&D labbook
capable.
More than 200 parameters provide
flexibility in customizing workflow;
optimized cost/benefit breakdown.
Ability for growth from one to 500 users
without change in platform; robust standing
order module; multiple language results
reporting; template-based customiz-
able patient reports by client, distribution
(e-mail, fax, network/remote printer, PDF
sFTP), sample type, and site; cloud-based
server options; MU II certification, SQL
management report library.
Interfacing with other vendors’ systems,
including electronic health records,
electronic medical records, reference labs,
and public health labs; simplified and cost
effective; custom programming available;
document scanning built in for chain of
custody, consent forms, gels, and graphs.
Intuitive system minimizes training of
users, enabling quick adoption; offers the
highest security standards and
protection for users; user-defined rules
improve workflow while minimizing errors;
HL7 interfaces to electronic health records,
billing software, and reference laboratories;
supports complete integration of laboratory
data to ensure compliance with new
regulations; quality control module aligns
with quality assessment planning.
Full Illumina equipment integration and
integrations with other manufacturers’
instruments; easy to use, configure, and
adopt; different editions enable the LIMS to
grow with the needs of labs; the applica-
tion programming interface enables labs
to integrate the LIMS with LIS, electronic
medical records, or other in-lab systems or
instruments.
Highly customizable, intuitive, user friendly,
and easy-to-manage LIS; can easily
integrate and interface to multiple other
systems; public health reporting module to
automate reporting to state public health
agencies.
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[ tech ]Orchard Software Corp Psyche Systems Corp Xifin Inc
Carmel, Ind
(800) 856-1948;
www.orchardsoft.com
Milford, Mass
(508) 473-1500;
www.psychesystems.com
San Diego
(919) 605-5245;
www.xifin.com
1. What is the brand name of your
company’s laboratory information
system (LIS) or laboratory information
management system (LIMS)?
Orchard Harvest LIS Psyche NucleoLIS Xifin LIS Anywhere
2. What is the latest version of your
named LIS or LIMS; what year was this
version first released to market?
Version 10.0, 1994. Version 1, 2015. Version 2.8, 2004.
3. Specify the authorizing agency, type,
and year of the product’s regulatory
authorizations or certified compliance
with voluntary standards.
ICSA Lab certification as ONC EHR
module, 2015. n/a SOC1, SOC2, CAP, CLIA; years n/a.
4. What is the intended use or primary
function of the product? Laboratory information system. Molecular laboratory information
management system.
Molecular, next-generation sequencing,
pharmacogenomics.
5. Which of the following functions or
capabilities does your system perform
or support?
bar coding and label printing
business intelligence component
charge capture and billing
electronic review and documentation
of QC
integrated client services module
inventory management
LOINC codes
medical necessity checking
(ie, ICD and CPT checking)
online test-utilization guidelines
patient portal
patient scheduling
scanning images or documents
specimen storage
staff scheduling
trending of results
voice recognition
Web access for order entry and access
to results
wide area network environments
other
bar coding and label printing
business intelligence component
charge capture and billing
electronic review and documentation
of QC
integrated client services module
inventory management
LOINC codes
medical necessity checking
(ie, ICD and CPT checking)
online test-utilization guidelines
patient portal
patient scheduling
scanning images or documents
specimen storage
staff scheduling
trending of results
voice recognition
Web access for order entry and access
to results
wide area network environments
other
bar coding and label printing
business intelligence component
charge capture and billing
electronic review and documentation
of QC
integrated client services module
inventory management
LOINC codes
medical necessity checking
(ie, ICD and CPT checking)
online test-utilization guidelines
patient portal
patient scheduling
scanning images or documents
specimen storage
staff scheduling
trending of results
voice recognition
Web access for order entry and access
to results
wide area network environments
other
6. If you answered “other,” explain
briefly.
Can support patient portal and client
services using the optional Orchard Copia
solution.
7. On what operating system is your LIS
or LIMS based? Windows. Windows.
Cloud-based system accessed via
standard Web browsers (Chrome, Internet
Explorer, etc).
8. What database system does your LIS
or LIMS use? 4th Dimension. Microsoft SQL. Microsoft SQL.
9. Briefly describe any automated
features or options that pertain to the
product.
Supports automated results delivery,
synoptic data mining, business analytics,
and rules-based decision support
technology.
Autocomment generation is possible by
utilizing rule setup; rapid accessioning
using predefined default settings; ability to
clone library entities; auto label printing.
Integration with labs’ medical devices
allows for automated integration of
results; system can be configured to
auto-release normal results; batch
processing (accessioning, instrumentation,
results) allows for a more streamlined
workflow.
10. What is the typical training time for
the product?
System administrator training is a 1-week,
classroom-based course. 4 days onsite. 2 to 3 days for each user category.
11. What types of technical support are
available?
Phone, e-mail, and Web support are
available 24/7/365.
Monday to Friday standard business
hours; off-hours support is also available
for application, interface, and general
support.
Phone support: Monday to Friday, 6 am−7
pm PST; online support: 24/7.
12. What capabilities, features, or
accessories distinguish this product
from others on the market?
Includes many features capable of
handling a variety of lab workflows and
business situations, such as business
intelligence, integration, microbiology,
quality control and quality assurance
support, pathology support, point-of-care
testing, positive patient identification,
sample tracking, user-defined rules, and
workflow management.
Report distribution monitoring window for
maintenance; secure e-mail distribution of
reports; result entry in one window for all
profiles ordered on a case; patient history
displayed as PDF report and individual
results; attach images at the profile and
constituent level for reporting; dynamic
reporting allows the user to order any
combination of profiles on a case and
report them as a cohesive entity.
Cost-effective Web-based SaaS solution;
no major hardware or software purchases
or upgrade fees; Xifin provides an
integrated suite of products including LIS/
LIMS, revenue cycle management, and
business intelligence; Xifin has a complete
suite of tailored modules and logic-driven
reports, including comprehensive
summary reporting.

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