Laboratory Information System (LIS)

Tony C.T. Chan

Sun Yat-Sen University Research Centre of Clinical Laboratory Standard.

Clinical Laboratories provide one of the most important services in the process of patient care. Samples taken from patients, such as blood, tissues and other body fluids, are examined and analyzed in different laboratories. Results of examinations and tests will be reported to clinicians who can then decide the appropriate treatments to the patients.

The Clinical Laboratory Information System (LIS) provides facilities for clinical laboratory staff to produce comprehensive, accurate and legible test result reports. It also helps provide timely and precise laboratory information to clinicians. With LIS, the laboratory staff can focus their efforts on providing professional services rather than doing other things like answering phone enquiries and compiling statistics. By using the LIS analyzer interface (bi-directional and uni-directional) and bar coding technology, laboratory workflow and procedures can further simplified and streamlined. LIS can also produce adequate, reliable and rapid management information for laboratory to review various aspects of its services to the patients.

Keywords: Clinical Laboratory Information Systems, Humans, Laboratories, Quality Control.

View Full Text