Predicting the Future Functions of the LIS-Analytic (LIS-A)

In a recent blog note, I stated that the LIS modules of EHRs such as Epic's Beaker are gaining traction in the market and thus performing the functions of the previously dominant best-of-breed LISs like Sunquest or SCC. I went on to suggest that the vendors of these latter systems should be aggressively working on a new type of LIS to protect their market share. Such a product would undoubtedly include support for lab-initiated diagnostic and predictive analytics (see:Diagnostic and Predictive Analytics and Their Possible Link to the Future of the LIS). In this and future blog notes about this topic, I will use my personal term to refer to such a future LIS -- the LIS-Analytic (LIS-A).One of the first things that comes to mind regarding the functionality of the LIS-A of the future is that it will be both interdepartmental andcollaborative. This is by way of contrast with the best-of-breed LIS's of today which are intra-departmental. Most lab test results are generated currently within the clinical labs without knowledge of the clinical findings of the patients being tested. These results are then been reported back to the clinicians without any feedback from them. I do not say this in any critical way -- the nature of the lab test transaction has always been that clinicians order lab tests and pathology responds to these orders. The clinicians are then responsible for interpreting the results in the context of a particular patient.Diagnostic and pred...

Source: Lab Soft News - October 30, 2018 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Bruce Friedman Tags: Clinical Lab Testing Electronic Health Record (EHR) Healthcare Information Technology Healthcare Innovations Lab Industry Trends Lab Information LIS Definitions and Strategy LIS Vendor News Pathology Informatics Source Type: blogs