Sunquest Announces the Integration of Its AP-LISs with Its Genetic Analysis System

The modern laboratory information system (LIS) evolved in the late 1970's and was a"turn-key" system designed to manage test results from the chemistry and hematology labs using interfaces to the analyzers in these two labs. This market need was driven by the large amount of data generated in these labs and also because numerical data was relatively easy to manage and report as opposed to textual data. The earliest anatomic pathology systems, now referred to as AP-LISs, were initially similar to word processors and were designed to publish surgical pathology reports.LISs, managing mainly numerical data from CP labs, and AP-LISs, to use the modern term, evolved on different paths. I have posted a number of notes over the years calling for closer integration between the disciplines of clinical and anatomic pathology (see:Integration of Anatomic and Clinical Pathology) and also their computer systems two unify the specialties. This is not an unreasonable goal because there has always been a high degree of integration in the field of hematopathology with these practitioners knowledgeable about both the morphology of normal and abnormal blood cells as well as the interpretation of the various tests from the hematology lab.The rapid progress in molecular pathology and genomics now requires that surgical pathologists have a deep understanding of the morphology of malignant lesions as well as the molecular and genetic tests performed for these patients. A recent press r...
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