The LIS laboratory information system manages processes related to IT that occur in medical routine laboratories, such as in large clinics.
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It is sold as standard software by a large German pharmaceutical company and covers the functions that clinical-chemical laboratories and blood banks require to manage their data. In order to use the LIS laboratory information system in medical laboratories, the design, the structuring of the server-client landscape, software installation, connections and online communication between analytical instruments and the server are planned and carried out on site. The technological basis of LIS: Applications are programmed using XML configuration files for describing the user interface. The functional logic is stored in PL/SQL procedures in an Oracle 9i database. When a screen is accessed, LIS creates an HTML file from XML and from the data read via PL/SQL procedures. This HTML file is displayed using a proprietary browser. The user interface logic is mapped with JavaScript. Part of the application is multilingual.
Subject description
Clinical-chemical laboratories depend on fast, prompt and smooth results from analyses. Using an LIS laboratory information system with a server-client architecture reduces the time that it takes for the results of analyses to be available in the laboratory and to the requesters. Reliability is extremely important. The connection of peripheral devices, such as analysis machines, card readers, bar code scanners, and the settlement of laboratory services is ensured in terms of both hardware and software. Configuring the LIS and training users require knowledge of clinical-chemical analysis and laboratory operations in a routine laboratory.