September 29, 2020 - Sunquest Information Systems Interview: Lab information – a Key Ingredient in Population Health
A new article in Medical Laboratory Observer highlights the critical role labs play in furthering population health and value-based care. With interviews from Geisinger Health System, NorthShore University Health System, and Sunquest Information Systems, the piece positions the lab as an integral part of today’s care team and a strategic asset to the modern health system.
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September 22, 2020 - Sunquest Physician Portal for Pooled Testing – Supporting high-volume pooled testing, for COVID-19 and more
As the demand for COVID-19 testing has increased, Sunquest has enhanced our industry-leading physician portal offering with the capability to process pooled tests – not just for COVID-19 but for any test that allows for pooling. From order to result, test on batches of samples at once and increase your capacity and efficiency when needed most.
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September 22, 2020 - Using LIMS to Improve Business Efficiency and Profitability
The Model T Ford is still discussed in business schools today because of how Henry Ford relentlessly drove quality and innovation. When first introduced in 1908 the Model T cost $825; by 1916 it cost $360. While reducing the cost by more than half, Ford increased the safety, reliability, and speed of the product. His laser-like focus on quality was legendary and his quote “Quality means doing it right when no one is looking”, is still a mainstay of quality theory and practice.[Read More]
September 14, 2020 - COVID Testing for Schools and Universities
With COVID-19 on the rise in many universities and schools around the country, many of these institutions are searching for ways to keep their students, faculty, and staff safe this school year. With the spread of the virus increasing amongst young people, the pressure for quick and accurate testing and reporting is also on the rise. LabLynx has been leading the way to meet the needs of these...
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September 8, 2020 - Case Study: LabVantage LIMS Biobanking Validation for a Contract Research Organization
A contract research organization (CRO) providing full-service clinical development services to biopharmaceutical and medical device sponsors was interested in implementing one centralized system to manage their biorepository. They choose to install the LabVantage pre-packaged LIMS designed for biobanking (LabVantage Biobanking), as this system is pre-configured to address all aspects of biorepository management.[Read More]
September 8, 2020 - Lab Lessons from COVID-19: Best-of-Breed Systems Enable Stronger Response
The lab is the command post in the fight against COVID-19.
If your organization is considering a shift from best-of-breed laboratory technology to an enterprise-wide system and EHR with a patchwork of add-on applications, now is an important time to elevate this question: During a pandemic, is it fiscally responsible to spend millions moving away from best-of-breed laboratory systems that work?
Read more in our blog post, Best-of-Breed Systems Enable Stronger Response
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September 8, 2020 - See why Genomic Prediction Chose Exemplar
Genomic Prediction a clinical laboratory which provides advanced genetic testing to reduce the risk of disease and improve the health outcome of newborns chose Exemplar as their clinical LIMS.[Read More]
September 1, 2020 - Clouds or Clods? Software as a Service in GxP Regulated Laboratories
This blog will discuss some of the regulatory risks involved in using a cloud software service provider, or Software as a Service (SaaS). If you take this route, will you be floating on a cloud or just a clod? A clod is defined as a lump of earth or a stupid person—I leave it to you to decide whether these definitions apply, after you finish reading.
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September 1, 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. 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.
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September 1, 2020 - Starting & Scaling COVID-19 Testing – The Experience of Los Angeles County
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August 18, 2020 - Sunquest Provides Continuous Suppport Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Sunquest is here to continuously and seamlessly support the business operations of the lab amid the COVID-19 pandemic. From molecular LIMS support, to orders and results automation, to reporting, to broader-scale disease surveillance, we are proud to offer COVID-19 resources across the spectrum of the laboratory workflow. [Read More]
August 18, 2020 - Importing Spreadsheets and CSV Files into LabVantage LIMS
Two of the most popular file formats used in science settings are Excel spreadsheets and CSV (Comma Separated Value) files. So, it comes as no surprise to hear that they are heavily relied on in the laboratory informatics market as well. Teams using a LIMS frequently collaborate on analyzing test result data, which often involves columns and tables. Formulas to analyze the data can be added via most spreadsheet editing programs, and these calculations may be crucial to seeing patterns in the data.[Read More]
August 18, 2020 - Designing the Unified Lab of the Future with BIOVIA ONE Lab
The need for optimizing operational efficiency while maintaining data integrity is at the core of every laboratory informatics roadmap. Innovative technologies such as BIOVIA ONE Lab, that enable digital transformation holds the key to driving process improvement and automating daily tasks within the laboratory, but the challenge lies within how to go about this effort?
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August 11, 2020 - National Institutes of Health (NIH) Research Updates – August 2020
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is our nation’s medical research agency and strives to make scientific discoveries that improve health and save lives. Founded in 1870, the NIH conducts its own scientific research through its Intramural Research Program (IRP), which supports approximately 1,200 principal investigators and more than 4,000 postdoctoral fellows conducting basic, translational and clinical research. In this blog, we will highlight recent ground-breaking NIH research.[Read More]
August 11, 2020 - Guide to Laboratory Information Management System Software Validations
Clinical laboratories are often uncertain about the requirements for validation across the Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) lifecycle. After your laboratory adopts a new LIMS, you must perform a full LIMS validation prior to using...
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August 11, 2020 - LIMS Data Analytics and Visualization
LIMS Data Analytics and Visualization tools graphically present data from your LIMS, and potentially other applications, to provide powerful business intelligence for your laboratory and organization. Like all LIMS, Matrix Gemini uses a relational database (usually Microsoft SQL or Oracle) to store the LIMS data.[Read More]
August 11, 2020 - Sunquest Physician Portal SM for Sunquest Mitogen ™ LIMS
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August 4, 2020 - Start or Scale Molecular Testing with Sunquest Mitogen™ LIMS
Sunquest Mitogen LIMS is a cloud-based, scalable, purpose-built solution for executing on molecular and genetic testing. Not only does our offering contain the critical components of a fully-featured molecular LIMS, but also it includes the patient accessioning and reporting features normally seen in a clinical laboratory information system (LIS).
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August 3, 2020 - Coronavirus Treatments That Work
The current official stance is that there is no real treatment for COVID-19. If you get it, you are told to just go home and tough it out…until/unless you start finding it hard to breathe, or develop other severe symptoms requiring hospitalization. Fortunately, in the vast majority of cases (something like 80%) symptoms are mild, moderate or non-existent. And, moreover, the mortality rate...
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July 29, 2020 - Taking Advantage of LabVantage LIMS Workflows
LabVantage Workflow Designer is a LabVantage LIMS version 8 module that allows users to divide a complex laboratory process into manageable units of work to drive automation throughout the system. The module consists of functionality that guides users through the execution of predefined operations called Tasks. Samples and other laboratory data flow through the workflow,…
