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Article: Sifting through the data to find the best LIS.(laboratory information system)
- Article from:
- Medical Laboratory Observer
- Article date:
- January 1, 2001
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CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2001 Nelson Publishing. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Today's information systems are not just updated record keepers. They do the basic tasks of storage and retrieval, but now we also expect an LIS to transform our data into enhanced services for clients and valuable, practical information for laboratories.
Editor's note:
Part 2 of 3 articles in the Taming Technology series, this article on LIS is adapted from chapter 19 of Common Problems in Clinical Laboratory Management by Judith A. O'Brien. It is part of the McGraw-Hill Series in Clinical Laboratory Science and is adapted by permission of the author and the publisher, The McGraw -Hill Companies (copyright 2000).
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