Request for Information: Child Blood Lead Surveillance and Case Management Tools
Solicitation #: 0000027260
The Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Branch (CLPPB) of the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) “is seeking a system that: makes use of the Health Information Exchange Gateway; supports electronic laboratory reporting of large volumes (anticipating growth to 2 million annually) of blood lead tests; has flexibility to incorporate new categories of data; is compatible with many laboratory reporting formats (HL7 and others); can match information to children in other data systems to be sure they are being appropriately reached; removes reliance on paper exchange of data; has automated tracking, analysis and reporting functions, which allow better monitoring and assessment of services and sources of lead exposure; assures compliance of laboratories with blood lead reporting requirements; is secure; and maximizes efficiencies in entry of information into the system, and minimizes error.”…
Webinar: Accelerating Consumer Product Development with AI
“As consumer product innovation organizations continue to navigate supply chain disruption, ever-increasing sustainability objectives, and global economic uncertainty, today’s consumer goods companies must confront these challenges while seeking growth and delighting customers. Innovating in these mature product spaces requires more than just new technology and modern processes.…
Request for Proposals: Water Quality Laboratory Information Management System
Solicitation #: Unknown
“Sweetwater Authority (Authority) is seeking to implement a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) in the Sweetwater Authority (Authority) Water Quality Laboratory located at the Robert A. Perdue Water Treatment Plant in Spring Valley, CA.”
“The WQ Lab is currently in the process of converting laboratory quality systems, standard operating procedures, and policies & procedures to be compliant with the 2016 NELAC Institute (TNI) Standards which were adopted by ELAP in January 2021 and will become effective in January 2024.…
Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update – Volume 21, Issue 20
May 18, 2023 Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update Volume 21, Issue 20 In This Issue Featured Books LIMS Selection Guide for Manufacturing Quality Control Featured Content Align Your LIMS and Org Chart to Optimize Lab PerformanceWhen deploying your LIMS, the LabLynx team helps align your solution with your lab’s organizational structure. We work with you to identify the user profiles, management tools, and approval processes that your lab needs to run more efficiently. Once implemented, your LIMS administrators can easily reconfigure these capabilities to reflect new personnel or reporting structures. [Read More] Modern Analytics Applied to Public HealthIn today’s world,…Request for Proposal: Autopsy Toxicology Laboratory Services
Solicitation #: 58824011
“The purpose of this Request for Proposal (RFP) # 58824011 is to solicit applications that will enable the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (referred to as Agency) to select the most qualified applicant to provide autopsy toxicology laboratory testing for cases being investigated by the Iowa Office of the State Medical Examiner (IOSME).”…
Align Your LIMS and Org Chart to Optimize Lab Performance
When deploying your LIMS, the LabLynx team helps align your solution with your lab’s organizational structure. We work with you to identify the user profiles, management tools, and approval processes that your lab needs to run more efficiently. Once implemented, your LIMS administrators can easily reconfigure these capabilities to reflect new personnel or reporting structures. [Read More]
Modern Analytics Applied to Public Health
In today’s world, analytics is more important than ever and an essential part of public health. With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, public and health officials need to stay current, monitor trends, and make informed decisions with every tool available, especially those using data. In this article, we present concrete examples and discuss how two seasoned analytics techniques—forecasting and heat mapping—can be reapplied in new ways that weren’t available during past pandemics. [Read More]
White Paper – 6 Key Considerations When Selecting a Safety System
We are at an interesting time in today’s Pharmacovigilance (PV) landscape as there are several new systems coming to market as well as significant upgrades to systems already in the market. A strong Pharmacovigilance (PV) selection process will set you up for not only a system that meets your requirements but also a successful implementation. [Read More]
QLIMS Business Intelligence – 2
Welcome to the second part of our series on QLIMS Business Intelligence. In our previous article, we focused on Dashboards, Visualisations, and the powerful Kibana. In this second part of our QLIMS series, we will delve into the platform’s SaaS solution, maintenance, and development. [Read More]
Consumer Complacency with Food Safety Alerts
We rely on food testing labs to guarantee the security of our food supply chain at all points within the food distribution system. Food-borne illness outbreaks can have disastrous consequences and implications for public health, but what notification systems exist for these scenarios? Does the consumer even consider these notifications before acting? [Read More]
Astrix Podcast – Insights to Succeed Throughout the Regulatory Information Management (RIM) Journey
Ensuring timely and accurate Regulatory submissions can be a daunting task. The volume of processes, systems, and supporting tools needed to plan, track, author, publish, and submit to Health Authorities can be staggering. The process can be more complex when global affiliates require Rest of World (ROW) submissions. [Read More]
LIMS for Research Laboratories
Managing the day-to-day operations of a research laboratory is a very challenging task. It requires speed, efficiency, and flexibility to keep up in a fast-paced and ever-changing environment. This being why an advanced Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) is essential in helping research labs streamline operations while maintaining the highest standards of data integrity. [Read More]
Autoscribe Expands into Egypt Appointing Labtec Egypt Group as a Distributor
Autoscribe Informatics has appointed Labtec Egypt Group (LEG) as its distributor for the Matrix Gemini Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) in Egypt. Founded in 1993 by Dr.Ehab Adeeb, LEG is recognized today as one of the leading professional companies in Egypt, known for deep technical knowledge, high quality support, and specialization in most laboratory supplies and services. [Read More]
Webinar: An ounce of prevention: How good laboratory practice minimizes GC downtime
“Columns, run conditions, and temperature programs are critical to good chromatography, but so is a well-maintained gas chromatography (GC) instrument. GCs depend on regular maintenance to keep seals tight and pathways inert if you want to consistently produce the best data.…
Request for Proposals: Laboratory & Groundwater Analysis
Solicitation #: P23141371513
“The City of Sacramento, Department of Utilities (DOU) is soliciting proposals from laboratories interested in providing services to the City of Sacramento during the service period specified in Section 2, Project Overview, below consisting of various Title 22 and other water quality analyses on raw (untreated) source water, finished (treated) drinking water, groundwater (well) samples and drinking water treatment residual solids.…
Webinar: Current Challenges in Chagas Disease Diagnostics
“Chagas Disease also known as American trypanosomiasis infects ~7 million people worldwide. Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent, is endemic in Latin America where it infects humans and other mammals. During this webinar you will learn about the disease, the pathogen and its transmission as well as the laboratory methods for diagnosis.…
Request for Proposal: Clinical Laboratory Services
Solicitation #: EVT0009171
“Larned State Hospital is seeking competitive bids for laboratory services to perform laboratory testing on specimens derived from humans to provide information for diagnosis, prevention or treatment of or impairment of disease, or for assessment of health.” See the bid documents for details.…
Identifying risk management challenges in laboratories
In this 2023 paper published in the journal Accreditation and Quality Assurance, Tziakou et al. examine the state of risk management as it applies to the modern laboratory environment, tapping into numerous International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standards and a review of the literature on the subject. After a brief introduction, the authors discuss the risk management process and risk assessment techniques for organizations of all types. They then take a deep dive into how those techniques apply to the laboratory environment at every step of the lab's workflow, from sample and reagent management to reporting and digitalization of results. They conclude that given the major sources of risk they identified in the lab, "the laboratory can reduce the risks to a tolerable level when clear procedures, continuous supervision, inspections, timely training and continuous education of its staff, and upgrades of its equipment with systems automation are maintained." They add that "the implementation of risk-based thinking can positively affect the outcome of regular assessments in order to explore opportunities for increasing the effectiveness of the [quality management system] and preventing further negative effects."
Webinar: The future of automation in the clinical flow cytometry lab
“In this webinar, Ahmad Al-Attar, Flow Cytometry Specialist at UMass Memorial Health, discusses the future of automation in clinical flow cytometry and explains how the CellMek SPS sample preparation system has helped boost his lab’s efficiency and productivity.
Following his talk, Ahmad will be joined by Carsten Lange, Sandra Hernandez and Samantha Bauchiero (from Beckman Coulter Life Sciences) to answer questions about how the lean manufacturing mindset can be applied in the clinical flow cytometry lab.…
