January 12, 2021 - Remote Working in a Laboratory Environment?
New Year new Opportunities, right? But how can we overcome the challenges of remote lab work we have already been facing since 2020? Because more and more people are working remotely from home, we wanted to find out what the situation looks like for you, following the current trends with our survey. [Read More]January 12, 2021 - What Vaccines Mean for COVID-19 Testing Labs
COVID-19 vaccines are rolling out in the United States and around the world, but now is not the time for complacency. One, two or even dozens of vaccines won’t immediately turn the tide of this pandemic. Inoculating enough of the population to make a difference will take time. And several issues will extend the pandemic beyond 2021. As a result, COVID-19 testing must be as ubiquitous...
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January 12, 2021 - How to Digitalize the Entire Process of Sample Management?
Sample Management involves all the activities during the lifecycle of a sample in the lab. Right from sample login to generation of certification of analysis (COA), all information must be diligently managed. If data management at each stage of the process is done manually, the process itself would take away chunks of time from the QC’s day for analysis/ review/approval and QA for review/ approval. [Read More]January 12, 2021 - Sunquest Physician Portal for Covid-19
For labs navigating through high volumes of COVID-19 testing, the Sunquest Physician Portal for COVID-19 provides automation of orders and results for improved turnaround times, increased accuracy, higher test throughput, and compliant reporting. [LEARN MORE]January 5, 2021 - How Wastewater Labs Can Help Defeat the Pandemic
Health officials are turning to wastewater systems to track the spread of COVID-19 and identify vulnerable communities. Clinical labs that perform coronavirus testing do not understand the methodologies for wastewater analysis. As the National Wastewater Surveillance System comes online, wastewater testing labs can take on a critical role in bringing the pandemic under control...
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January 5, 2021 - Strategies for Creating Effective Technical Documentation – Part 3
In part 2 of our blog series on creating effective technical documentation, we detailed a best practice methodology that ensures the documentation will maximize benefits for your organization (part 1).January 5, 2021 - Does Your LIMS Need a Tune Up?
It might now be several years since you first deployed your LIMS, but have you paid it the attention it deserves? Your laboratory could be running much greater sample numbers or your lab processes and workflows may have changed over time. It could be time to think about a ‘tune up’.
Surprisingly, small configuration changes can make a big difference to the efficiency of your laboratory operation. [Read More]
December 30, 2020 - Lab Informatics Insights 2020
It’s typical for a service provider to stay up-to-date with industry happenings and to continually learn about their potential clients’ ever-changing needs. There are programs and measures in place to calculate and monitor these needs. At CSols, we developed a set of polls and quizzes to identify industry trends and collect feedback from those whom our lab informatics services can help. The respondents were contacts across various industries, and at different stages in their lab informatics project. [Read More]December 30, 2020 - Diversification: The Key to Surviving as a Cannabis Testing Lab
Organizations, Businesses, Schools and Colleges everywhere need testing programs. Data-driven decision making has put laboratories squarely in the center of the COVID-19 pandemic response. Unfortunately, even CLIA-certified clinical diagnostic labs can’t contribute unless they have the resources to conduct COVID-19 molecular diagnostics testing. But now there may...
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December 30, 2020 - Laboratory Informatics Webcast Series – The Digital Laboratory: What the Future Holds
Astrix Technology Group has been helping scientific organizations implement and integrate new informatics systems in the laboratory since 1995. Our experienced team of expert informatics consultants bring together technical, strategic, regulatory and content knowledge to provide the most effective solutions to problems faced by scientific organizations. Astrix partners with many of the industry leaders in this space and have brought them together for a one of kind webcast series that will delve into the future of lab informatics and technology.  [Read More]December 30, 2020 - Positioning the Health System to Weather the Storm of COVID-19
Five areas of focus emerge when we look at how best-of-breed technology is helping labs manage through COVID-19. Get the new white paper. [READ MORE]December 30, 2020 - Cloud Hosting – Makes Sense
In recent years, cloud technology has evolved into a universal essential technology platform, transforming the healthcare industry as we know it. Introducing the cloud-based laboratory information system, which is expected to become the leading trend in the laboratory information systems market. This advancement provides storage and servers over the internet at a reduced cost, as well as increasing speed, productivity, and security of the systems in the network. SCC Soft Computer’s diverse product solutions are all available on the cloud, offering unique features and benefits per module. Click here to learn more about our products hosted on the cloud.December 30, 2020 - Managing Cannabis Information Workflows with LIMS
Since March 2017 doctors in Germany can prescribe cannabis based drugs for several illnesses and conditions such as headaches or migraines. Legalizing medical cannabis is paving the way for many smaller biotech companies and startups in Germany in businesses related to cannabis research, cannabis cultivation, or manufacturing cannabis-based products. These new regulations have led to the emergence of a number of cannabis-testing laboratories and massive facilities for growing and manufacturing medical-grade cannabis.[Read More]December 22, 2020 - LIMS Validation – Get Yourself Armed with Knowledge This Festive Season
LIMS Validation can be a tricky subject to get your head round. This white paper provides a good background on what LIMS validation is, and the steps you need to go through to achieve it. Whatever LIMS software you are using the steps and the jargon are the same.
Grab a copy today and read it at your leisure:
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Wishing you a happy festive season,
From Autoscribe Informatics and all in the LIMS world!
December 15, 2020 - How to Conduct Effective User Acceptance Testing
According to a report from Forbes, 25 percent of technology projects fail outright; 20 to 25 percent don’t show any return on investment; and as much as 50 percent need massive reworking by the time they’re finished. Why is this the case? It is a complex question that likely comes with complex answers. Technical failures, scope creep, platform and performance issues, and the like all happen rampantly in enterprise IT organizations. [Read More]December 15, 2020 - How Labs Can Get Involved in COVID Screening Programs
Organizations, Businesses, Schools and Colleges everywhere need testing programs. Data-driven decision making has put laboratories squarely in the center of the COVID-19 pandemic response. Unfortunately, even CLIA-certified clinical diagnostic labs can’t contribute unless they have the resources to conduct COVID-19 molecular diagnostics testing. But now there may...