Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update – Volume 8, Issue 1

January 05, 2010      Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update  Volume 8, Issue 1   In This Issue  Bid / RFP / RFI Opportunities 12/14/2009 - Request for Proposals - Laboratory Information Management System RFP No. PSD 10-NED-17: LABORATORY INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM for the State of Hawaii, Department of Public Safety, Narcotics Enforcement Division  LIMS Blog Postings The development of a thriving Digital Business Ecosystem (DBE) for Laboratory, Scientific & Health Industry Stakeholders The Digital Business Ecosystem (DBE) is the natural evolution of Business on the Internet and the convergence of software applications (such as LIMS, ELN, LIS, ERP, EMR, EHR, ECM and many…

The development of a thriving Digital Business Ecosystem (DBE) for Laboratory, Scientific & Health Industry Stakeholders

The Digital Business Ecosystem (DBE) is the natural evolution of Business on the Internet and the convergence of software applications (such as LIMS, ELN, LIS, ERP, EMR, EHR, ECM and many other enterprise class applications) with Social Media to create a highly connected and integrated community of stakeholders including: Customers, Vendors. Employees, Trading Partners, Media, Government and other regulatory bodies.

Try out the SaaS (web hosted) webLIMS.com product from LabLynx, Inc.

SaaS (software as a service) LIMS has really taken off in 2009 and our orders going into 2010 have nearly exceeded all of our orders in 2009 for webLIMS. The fantastic market response to our webLIMS.com offering pushed the revenues for LabLynx for 2009 to be over double that in 2008.

SaaS (software as a service): 10 Trends for 2010

A recent blog post from Michael Dunham showed up on the SaaS for Science group on Linkedin. The posting is an interesting read and if you are considering SaaS applications for your laboratory or organization, you will want to read this posting.

ASTM CCR (Continuity of Care Record) technical overview – An alternative to HL7

In my previous blog post, a video provided a simplistic overview of HL7 and its purpose. There is a new alternative to HL7 called CCR (Continuity of Care Record). This new standard appears to be much easier to deal with from a technical standpoint and offers more capabilities. However, HL7 has been around a lot longer and has gained momentum. After studying both CCR and HL7, I can say that CCR is the better mouse trap but the age of HL7 and its momentum that has been built from its age still means that we software developers must still continue to support it (nothing is ever easy).

HL7 Explained Simply

For those of you who are interested in a simple explanation of HL7 and its various uses, take a look at this video:

Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update – Volume 7, Issue 48

December 15, 2009      Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update  Volume 7, Issue 48   In This Issue  Bid / RFP / RFI Opportunities 12/14/2009 - Request for Proposals - Laboratory Information Management System RFP No. PSD 10-NED-17: LABORATORY INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM for the State of Hawaii, Department of Public Safety, Narcotics Enforcement Division 12/08/2009 - RFI for LIMS and Business Systems/Processes Assessment & Recommendations SAIC-Frederick, Inc. (SAIC-F) has a requirement to assess existing laboratory operational processes and related IT infrastructure within the Advanced Technology Program (ATP) as well as implement a plan to address deficiencies and additional technology requirements and/or enhancements in an…

The Laboratory, Scientific & Health Informatics Blogosphere… an aggregated view

The Internet is the great democracy when it comes to information. There is a lot of junk on the internet but likewise there is a lot of good stuff. The idea is to cut through the c**p and get to the good stuff. I think I have created a pretty good start when it comes to Laboratory, Scientific and Health Informatics information, with the creation of http://www.limsnews.com. The good thing about this is that it saves you the time from having to visit all these sites. Just read the news article and if you are interested, click and it takes you to the article source.

Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update – Volume 7, Issue 47

December 08, 2009      Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update  Volume 7, Issue 47   In This Issue  Bid / RFP / RFI Opportunities 12/08/2009 - RFI for LIMS and Business Systems/Processes Assessment & Recommendations SAIC-Frederick, Inc. (SAIC-F) has a requirement to assess existing laboratory operational processes and related IT infrastructure within the Advanced Technology Program (ATP) as well as implement a plan to address deficiencies and additional technology requirements and/or enhancements in an effort to improve overall operations. 11/16/2009 - Request for Proposal - Forensic Laboratory Inforamtion Management System City of Charleston, South Carolina Police Department  LIMS Blog Postings How much is that…

How much is that LIMS in the window?

Do you have a difficult time getting a price list on a LIMS or getting a straight answer about the price of LIMS software? This Dilbert cartoon says it all....

Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update – Volume 7, Issue 46

December 01, 2009      Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update  Volume 7, Issue 46   In This Issue  Bid / RFP / RFI Opportunities 11/16/2009 - Request for Proposal - Forensic Laboratory Inforamtion Management System City of Charleston, South Carolina Police Department  LIMS Blog Postings The largest and most active LIMS, Laboratory, Scientific & Health Informatics community on Linkedin If you are not currently a member of www.LIMSforum.com you will want to join. It is now the largest and most active non-commercial, community driven LIMS group on Linkedin today. The group was started exactly 5 months ago today with 1 member and has exploded…

The largest and most active LIMS, Laboratory, Scientific & Health Informatics community on Linkedin

If you are not currently a member of www.LIMSforum.com you will want to join. It is now the largest and most active non-commercial, community driven LIMS group on Linkedin today. The group was started exactly 5 months ago today with 1 member and has exploded to over 2,350 members in that short period of time. The reason for this great success is the fact the the group and all of the subgroups are entirely community driven and where all stakeholders including user, vendors and consultants in the laboratory and LIMS industries are encouraged to post and share information.