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INTERFACES Antek HealthWare -A CompuGroup Medical Company (800) 359-0911, ext. 3 www.antekhealthware. com
LabDAQ Laboratory Information System is a full-featured software system for connecting all areas of the lab environment, including analyzers, EMR, PM, reference labs and more. LabDAQ MiddleWare - Interoperability with EMR/PM systems.
$15,000 - $280,000 POLs, clinics, reference labs, community hospitals, drug labs and student health centers
2,490 McKesson, Allscripts, IDX, NextGen, GE Centricity, Meditech, eClinical, Greenway, Sage and more
Atlas Medical
(800) 333-0070 www.atlasmedical.com
OuterWare is an integrated suite of solutions for outreach. Core products include: LabWorks - highly configurable order entry and results reporting; LabEMR - powerful engine to manage the data between EMRs and labs, maintaining the lab’s brand and its relationship with the physician customer; LabNetWorks - enables health systems, regional groups of labs or national labs to automate test sharing, routing and test catalog management. New: Atlas Mobile for use on the iPad with CPOE.
Hospitals, commercial and national labs, centers of excellence and other diagnostic testing facilities (including pathology and radiology)
130+ All major vendors, including Allscripts, Amazing Charts, eClinicalWorks, eMD, Epic, Greenway, Impac, Practice Fusion, Sage, Meditech, McKesson
Beckman Coulter Inc.
(714) 961-4086 www.beckmancoulter. com/clinIS
REMISOL Advance* Beckman Coulter offers a clinical information system that simplifi es and streamlines the workfl ow in today’s busy labs. It acts as the glue that links the analyzers and the LIS to provide a real-time view of the testing life cycle. (*REMISOL Advance is a trademark of Normand-Info SAS.) Through one Command Central workstation, multiple connected instruments and automation consoles may be remotely monitored and accessed, greatly increasing effi ciency.
All size hospitals and labs ~2,500 Interface to LIS systems using serial TCP and FTP connections
Clinical Information Systems Inc.
(800) 869-0680 www.cislab.com
CISLAB is a complete LIS full service, including microbiology, full billing module, Internet orders/results, cytology, pathology and nursing home modules
$5K-150K/$10K-150K/$0-3,500. Leasing available.
All size independent labs, veterinarian labs, dialysis units, hospitals, clinics, billing systems
120+ HBO McKesson, Dairyland, Cloverleaf, Amazing Charts, A-4 Health,Care 1,E Clinical, EHealth, MDs, Embdeon, Sage, Centricity, Intergy, I2I, Medinotes, Medinformatics, Meridian, MedEZ Office Ally, Prime, Soapware, Partners, Bizmatic, Allscripts will interface to all
Clinlab Inc.
(800) 487-5227 www.clinlabinc.com
Clinlab is a premier software supplier that provides complete LIS systems, including Web outreach order and results management, QC, multi-level review, hundreds of instrument interfaces, Qqad level bi-directional HL7 interfacing, billing system interfacing, order aliasing, order routing, advanced order routing, custom components, autoverification automation and 24/7, 800-number support.
Low end: $7,995 inclusive of hardware, high end: $100,000+
Small to medium-size reference labs, small hospitals, multi-physician practices
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Comp Pro Med Inc.
(800) 276-4522 www.comppromed.com
The POLYTECH Laboratory Information System is a full-featured LIS. With 30 years of LIS experience and feature additions POLYTECH is flexible enough to work in a small physician office lab or larger institutions with multiple locations.
Up to $15,000 ($427 per month)
Small- to mid-sized hospitals, POLs, clinics, small-medium labs including multiple networked locations, veterinary labs (multiple species capability)
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GE Healthcare, Siemens, Intermed, Healthland, eClinicalWorks, Healthmatics, Misys, Medical Manager, Cerner, Vital Works, others
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Health Level 7 (HL7) Operating systems include Windows 7 Professional, Windows 2008, Windows XP Professional, Windows Vista. Database systems include Oracle XE, Oracle 11g Standard Edition One
Yes Flexible to meet the needs of virtually any lab environment; Analyzer/HIS/EMR/PM/reference lab integration and in-house expertise; comprehensive rules engine; easy to learn and use; medical necessity and insurance fi ltering tools to assist in increasing laboratory reimbursements; KLAS Ranked # 1 LIS in the Ambulatory Care market category; fl exible and scalable; outstanding customer support; intuitive software; interface and integration expertise.
Cloverleaf, Neotools (CorePoint), others
ASP or lab-hosted options available.
Web-based Atlas Medical has been a provider of healthcare technology for over 22 years. Its solutions are highly confi gurable and cost-effective, and are tailored to meet your needs and the needs of your clients. We continue to develop new products that enable our customers to grow their business and remain competitive, including modules such as Atlas Mobile for use on the iPad, providing CPOE and Result Review at the physician’s fi ngertips.
Supports ASTM, CX and LX interfaces
Hardware requirement: REMISOL Advance and Command Central connect primarily to Beckman Coulter instruments in various countries.
No Offers real-time QC application (patient moving average), increases productivity with intelligent autoverifi cation, utilizes best-practices rules confi guration fi le, features real-time information dashboards, offers high system availability with redundancy, generates customizable and actionable reports, includes WAN capabilities. Command Central: provides multiple instrument management from a single consolidated workstation.
E-Transx, CIS proprietary, E-Health, Atlas, LABDAQ, Specialty
Hardware can be purchased through CIS or outside, size depends on lab size. Operating systems are Windows and SCO UNIX, SQL DB, Delphi, VB, C, C++, COBOL
Internet-based or standalone Online orders and results, customizable, user friendly, high quality for low cost. Will design system to fi t the lab’s needs.
HL7, ASTM, EMR/EHR, Labcorp, Quest, Specialty Labs
PC-based Windows XP or newer, Sybase Advantage Database Server, C++, C#, Delphi
Outreach applications are Web-based.
HL7 interface engine that can provide hundreds of EHR/EMR Ordering Engine that can take a single test code (e.g., CBC) and translate to in-house test code or any send out lab test code based on rules and insurance and maintain history based on ordering test code.
HL-7, ASTM, Quest, Labcorp, Custom
Polytech runs on standard PC computers with Windows 2000, NT, XP, Vista or Windows 7 operating systems. Serial COM port for each analyzer interfaced (no proprietary hardware required).
Rules-based; unlimited custom report formats; microbiology module; multiple built-in and customizable diff pads; result-level commenting and images; multiple species capability; server or peer-peer database; custom search, data mining and reporting capabilities; quality control, including Westgard rules; ability to interface EMR, HIS, PMS, billing systems, reference labs, etc. ICD-9, Loinc, HCPS, CPT-4. Easy to learn yet powerful. Affordable with flexible pricing models to fit any budget.
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MARKET TARGETS TOTAL INSTALLED SITES HIS/EMR/PPMS
INTERFACES Cortex Medical Management Systems Inc. (800) 278-4645 www.cortexmed.com
The Gold Standard: an adaptable, easily tailored anatomic pathology software system that allows quick, accurate data entry and creation of custom patient reports. Cortex Web Report Delivery and Interface Software. Cortex Medical Billing: a flexible and comprehensive medical billing software product based on Microsoft Dynamics SL.
Cortex does not provide hardware. We have ASP solutions beginning at $4,000 installation fee and $400 per month for monthly maintenance.
Reference labs, hospitals 100+ Meditech, GE Centricity/ Logician, Cerner, ChartConnect, ChartMaxx, CPL, EDITH, EPIC, GPMS, LabOne, LastWord, McKesson HBOC, Meditech (Client/Server), Meditech Magic, Mercy Medclinic, Orchard/Copia, Per Se, Planned Parenthood, Quadax Data Innovations LLC (802) 264-3470 www.datainnovations. com
Instrument Manager™ provides pre-analytical, analytical and post-analytical sample processing and non-analytical tasks such as equipment maintenance. Interfaces for nearly 1,000 instruments, automation systems and information systems. Comprehensive and proactive support, training options and consulting services are offered, helping the lab meet the challenges to decrease turnaround times, handle higher volumes while maintaining high data quality with labor shortages and tight budgets.
Software-only systems begin at $3,075; turnkey systems begin at $6,000 and are scalable based on application and volume. Installation, training and consulting services are available.
Reference, research and vet labs ranging in size from sub 100 to 50,000+ samples/day
Over 6,500 systems operating world-wide
Major HIS/LIS/EMR vendors: McKesson, Cerner, Siemens, Soft Sunquest, Meditech, GE, Wyndgate, EPIC, Clinisys, Healthland, Eclipsys, OmniTech, VA, Dept. of Defense and others. Configurable HL7/ASTM drivers for homegrown systems-new/ existing interfaces. Dawning Technologies Inc. (800) 332-0499 www.dawning.com
Dawning JResultNet middleware provides solutions to a variety of lab data processes, from simple connectivity through multiple system integration and autoverification. Optional features include The Dawning DataMiner™, a U.S. patent-pending tool for analysis of remote databases without programming, integrated real-time bidirectional QC, Rules Development Kit with various tools for building rules sets, direct to EMR connectivity and LIS downtime solutions, and local Workstation client applications.
JResultNet starts at $4,000; JavaLin interfaces start at $2,200
Easily scalable middleware solutions can serve single instrument connections or enterprise-wide application environments.
Nearly 7,000 All major LIS/EMR systems
Elekta Impac Software
(408) 830-8700 www.elekta.com
PowerPath provides an intuitive user interface that streamlines workflow and daily operations for labs offering surgical pathology, dermatopathology, cytology and autopsy services. PowerPath ensures quick access to patient information and history, requisition data, specimen data, histology orders, diagnostic observations and billing information. Synoptic data CAP protocols worksheets with SNOMED CT coding are included and the worksheets can be customized for your practice.
Licensing costs include installation, training and one year of warranty. PowerPath is licensed to each facility in the enterprise as a perpetual license. Contact for pricing.
Anatomic pathology labs in hospitals, medical centers, reference labs and academic facilities
450+ Elekta has 33 unique interfaces from/to PowerPath to/from many other software products installed at a large percentage of the customer base. PowerPath will interface to HIS systems using the HL7 protocol. Interfaces include ADT, Results and Billing.
HEX Laboratory Systems
(800) 729-2085 www.hexlab.com
LAB/HEX LIS with optional integrated billing for all types of labs. Full featured with barcodes, analyzer interfaces, EMR interfaces, reference lab interfaces, electronic billing and remittance, management tools and reports, Web module, auto faxing, remote printing, nursing home tools. Can handle molecular diagnostics and other specialized needs. Personal 24/7 support from the U.S. in all time zones.
$19K - $250K Reference labs, large clinics, small to medium hospitals, specialty labs such as molecular diagnostics, veterinary and pharmaceutical
154 Practice Partners, NextGen, Hearts, LoginClinic, DigiChart, Critical Key, HealthyWV, Logician, Allscripts, eClinical Works, Digital Medical, Medical Informatics MIE, Meditracks, McKesson, PSI, SMS, Antrim, Experior, WebMD, Millbrook, IDX, proprietary
LigoLab LLC.
(800) 544-6522 www.ligolab.com
LigoLab is a dynamic, comprehensive and scalable LIS designed to accommodate a wide array of lab environments. LigoLab addresses the complete life-cycle of lab operations starting from remote ordering to in-office result reporting. LigoLab is the clear choice for discriminating, modern labs seeking efficiency, reliability, improved patient care, overhead reduction and maximal generation of revenue.
Traditional pricing ranging from $30K - $600K, as well as transactional pricing charged per case.
Hospitals, pathology groups, independent labs, reference labs
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McKesson
(404) 338-6000 www.mckesson.com/ laboratory
Horizon Lab™ is an integrated lab solution. It automates the entire lab process: order entry, point-of-care specimen collection, specimen management, analytic operations, information distribution and financial and business performance management. The solution suite includes Horizon Blood Bank™, Horizon MobileCare™ Phlebotomy, Horizon Anatomic Pathology, Horizon Outreach for Lab, Horizon Lab Financials™ and Horizon Lab Analytics, our newest offereing for lab management.
Hospital labs, reference labs, hybrid labs
230+ McKesson, Siemens, IDX, Meditech, Cerner, Epic, Atlas and all major vendors
McKesson Revenue Management Solutions
(800) 903-7824 www.mckesson.com/ revenuebuilder
McKesson Revenue Builder™ for Labs is a premier outsourced solution featuring industry-leading technology and accounts receivable management services. Effectively manage high-volume, small-dollar claims, improve lab collection rates and gain insight through robust management reporting. Labs are able to achieve fiscal viability and show greater profits.
Outreach labs; reference labs; specialty labs; small, medium and large labs
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mature product with outstanding implementation process and support.
Implementing industry standards such as HL7 and ASTM; emulation and proprietary protocols using a variety of transport mechanisms, including TCP/ IP, RS232, ODBC, files and more allowing concurrent support for all major LIS systems.
Instrument Manager™ is a Windows-based system and supports virtualization (VMWare® Ready certification).
Standardized results production through autoverification, integrated QC and moving averages; multi-site connectivity; multi-LIS environments; data mining for critical information; sample tracking, including storage; electronic scheduling and documentation management for equipment maintenance; automatic specimen routing by the most efficient path; LIS downtime backup; 510k cleared for use in blood banks; ISO 13485 certification/device licensure for Canada; consulting, installation, training services.
HL7, ASTM, XML, proprietary protocols, CSV, flat file, direct database, HPRIM, web services are all supported using serial, TCP/IP, ODBC, FTP, Web services and other transport mechanisms.
JResultNet – Windows 7/2000/XP, Server 2000/2003/2008, and Linux OS are all supported; 2GB Ram, 1 GHz processor and PC Anywhere are recommended.
No; some connections are handled via web services architecture.
JResultNet Middleware offers a suite of unique tools and clean, intuitive user controls to increase the user’s ability to search, view and manage laboratory data and workflow. JResultNet allows user choice of database options, including open source products. The JResultNet RDK allows users to build, test, validate and document rules off-line and outside of the running middleware environment. JResultNet supports middleware centric or LIS centric autoverification.
Uses standard TCP/IP topology protocols. Interface Server communicates with foreign computer systems using standard HL7, TCP/ IP or FTP.
System Architecture: Windows. Server: Windows 2000 or XP. Client:TCP/ IP Topology. Protocols: SQL Server 2000 or 2005. Relational Database: Microsoft Word. Transcription Engine: Crystal Report. Report Writing Tool
Internet module Digital Pathology interface provides interoperability between PowerPath and several industry-leading whole slide imaging systems. A rapid upgrade program provides customers an option to upgrade to the latest PowerPath version resulting in savings of time and money for the laboratory. PowerPath v9.4 fully integrates the Advanced Materials Processing tracking system that supports barcode labeling and scanning using 2D bar codes. The barcode technology is used for all processes.
Cloverleaf, Neotool Intel server with red hat linux operating system. Thoroughbred Business Basic database and programming language. Workstations can be Windows PCs or Thin Clients or mixture.
LAB/HEX is not Internet-based but we do offer a web module, LabCentral.
LAB/HEX is highly flexible, user definable and easy to use. Billing and Accounts Receivable modules are optional and fully integrated with the LIS to reduce redundant data entry. HEX Billing can be purchased separate from LIS and interfaced to other LISs. Fully HIPAA compliant w/ANSI 5010, ICD10 in testing. Stable, reliable, expandable. Affordable for smaller labs; capable of handling very large labs. Fast, responsive, personal support 24/7. Software upgrades at no charge.
Mirth SQL or Oracle depending on organization, software written in Java.
Yes Comprehensive workflow for AP and CP. Integrated modules: outreach (remote order entry and reporting; includes automatic scheduled printing); document scanning; specimen tracking; and security. Laboratory business support integrated diagnostics reporting billing.
Cloverleaf, Mirth, Ensemble Programming Language -Delphi, C, Java, .Net Operating System_ Windows, HP-UX, AIX, Red Hat Linux Database - Oracle
Yes--Horizon Outreach for Labs
Advanced bi-directional pharmacy integration with McKesson’s pharamcy information solution. Excellent Support Organization - Support Center Practices (SCP) Certified for nine consecutive years. Substantially decreased total cost of ownership with availability of Linux platform. New graphical user interface for most commonly used features. Ranked #2 in KLAS for 2010 and consistently in top 3 for multiple years.
No requirements—completely outsourced solution
Web-based reporting Ensure accurate financial reporting, coding, billing and collections; increase revenue while cost-effectively processing high-volume, low-dollar claims; reduce DSO; minimize write-offs and bad debt by actively working denied claims; model potential clients for profitability risk; eliminate infrastructure costs of billing in-house associated with turnover, training, IT and maintenance; measure and track profitability by CPT or physician
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NovoPath Inc.
(877) 668-6123 www.novopath.com
Tailored to your needs, NovoPath’s™ easy-to-use, affordable surgical pathology and cytology resulting system offers modules for molecular, FISH, cytogenetics and flow. In addition to providing integrated report delivery via fax, e-mail and HL7 Interfaces, NovoPath’s™ Outreach Module utilizes the web for the generation of eRequisitions and delivery of combined reports.
Small, medium and large hospitals, specialty labs, regional and national reference labs
205+ in the U.S. All HIS/EMRs/PPMS/CP LIS that conform to HL7 standards
Orchard Software
(800) 856-1948 www.orchardsoft.com
Orchard Harvest LIS: addresses regulatory issues, improves efficiency, reduces errors and increases reimbursements. Orchard Pathology: a complete information system that eliminates the manual system of audit trails and paper files and utilizes a single database to fully integrate all lab departments. Orchard Copia: designed for lab outreach to increase a lab’s marketability by providing Web-based access and direct integration to client providers’ EMRs.
Harvest LIS hardware: $10K-$100K; software and installation: $20K-$800K. Orchard Pathology hardware: $10K-$50K; software and installation: $40K-$120K. Orchard Copia hardware: $25K-$100K; software and installation: $100K-$300K
Hospitals, clinics, POLs, reference/specialty labs, public health labs, student health centers and veterinary labs
1,050+ A4 Confidence, CHS, Clarus, CPSI, HealthQuest, HMS HER, INTERACTANT, Keane, NetSolutions, Meditech, MedSeries4, Paragon, QuadraMed, Spectron Series, Spirit Enterprise, IDX, IMPAC, Medisoft, Tamtron, NextGen, Point & Click, Telcor, Vital Works, others
Psyche Systems Corp.
(800) 345-1514 www.psychesystems.com
WindoPath no. 1 ranked anatomic pathology solution is a highly advanced, full-featured AP information system with a modular, customizable design. Psyche’s e.Outreach, EMR Internet Interface, MicroPath, Clinical LIS and SBB blood bank software deliver a completely integrated solution for all areas and types of labs. Psyche’s products are fully integrated or stand-alone and support full automation, integration with instruments, clinical and back office systems.
$15,000 - over $1 million Reference labs, small, medium and large private and commercial labs as well as hospital labs of all sizes
250 All major and many smaller vendor companies: Psyche Systems, Siemens, McKesson, Meditech, Misys, Cerner, SunQuest, Emdeon, NextGen, Allscripts, eClinicalWorks, etc. SCC Soft Computer (800) 763-8352 www.softcomputer.com
SoftLab has been recognized as the market standard for its robust functionality and ease of instrument interfacing, including robotics. In addition to the Laboratory Suite, SCC offers an Outreach Suite, Blood Services Suite, Radiology Suite, Pharmacy Suite and Genetics Suite.
$200,000-$10,000,000 Large and medium hospitals, reference labs, teaching hospitals, multi-site hospitals, large clinics
<600 All major HIS, EMR and Practice Management Systems
Seacoast Laboratory Data Systems Inc.
(603) 431-4114 www.sldsi.com
SurroundLab Plus: LIS built for use in commercial lab operations. SurroundLab AR: Billing and accounts receivable system for commercial and outreach labs. SurroundLab View: Document imaging and storage system. Labconnect 3: Browser-based orders and results.
$65K-$500K Commercial labs of all sizes and disciplines
65 The SurroundLab software suite has been interfaced to a number of the more popular systems available.
SoftGenetics
(814) 237-9340 www.softgenetics.com
Mutation Surveyor, sequence analysis of Sanger Sequencing. GeneMarker, genotyping software with modules for MLPA, Trisomy, CF, MSI analysis NextGENe software, for analysis of second generation sequencing.
$3,000-$5,000 Molecular genetics laboratories 1,500 Sunquest Information Systems Inc. (877) 239-6337 www.sunquestinfo.com
Sunquest Application Manager™, Blood Bank™, Clinical Financial™, Collection Manager™, Commercial Laboratory™, CoPathPlus™, Diagnostic Intelligence™, ICE™, Instrument Manager™, Laboratory™, Molecular Diagnostics™, Outreach Advantage™, Physician Portal™, Radiology™, Transfusion Manager™
Sunquest holds a leading market position in the LIS industry, with particular strength in the mid-large hospital and IDN market.
1,400+ All major HIS and EMR vendors: McKesson, Cerner, Siemens, GE, Epic, Allscripts/Eclipsys, GE Centricity, others
Sysmex America Inc.
(847) 996-4500 www.sysmex.com
Sysmex WAM contains a flexible rule engine with extensive rule variable combinations for which to build rules for autovalidation, reflex and rerun testing, and generation of manual diff smears. Sysmex WAM displays state-of-the-art graphics and images to aid in results review and data interpretation. Utilization of Sysmex WAM will permit standardization of decision support rules and processes across shifts and across labs in a multi-site environment.
Priced by hematology test volume, number of instrument and workstation connections and number of multi-site connections.
Hospitals, reference labs, medium to large labs and multi-site IHNs
424 Data Innovations, Sunquest Laboratory and Commercial Laboratory, Cerner Classic and Millennium, Meditech Magic and Client/Server, McKesson Horizon and Paragon, Quest Lab System, SCC Softlab, Siemens Novius, Vista/DI, and Vista/Dawning Technidata America Medical Software LLC (520) 577-2872 www.technidata-web. com
TD-Synergy Suite: World-class suite of LIS solutions field-proven in labs worldwide and developed in accordance with ISO quality standards. Comprehensive, modular and scalable application offering dedicated functionality for the core lab disciplines, microbiology, anatomic pathology, Web outreach, document management (QA), middleware and others.
Hardware: $6k-$300k; Software: $30k-$2m; Installation: $25k-$625k
Hospitals, medium and large reference labs, specialty labs (microbiology, AP, genetics, etc.)
775+ 3M, Altos, Purkinge, Telepath, MIPS, SAP, Allscripts, Eclipsys, Cerner, Mckesson, Keane, GE Medical, Quadramed, Mysis, Meditech, Lawson, Scc Soft, Sunquest, Data Innovations, Dawning, Siemens, Sysmex, Self Developed, Others
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Users’s choice (Microsoft Word, Acrobat Reader) Microsoft Windows or web-based
cytometry, cytogenetics, discrete data fields for data mining, CAP Protocol/Worksheets.
Neo Integrate and others Hardware: HP Business Class, Pentium compatible. Software: Windows XP Professional, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003 Std. Ed., Windows 7, Internet Explorer, Netscape
Yes Rules-based decision support logic available throughout the system; experts in the integration of EMRs, other systems, multiple lab sites and reference laboratories; industry leader in service and support
Cloverleaf, many others Windows NT, 95, 98, 2000, XP, MS SQL Server 7.0, 2000, BrioQuery report writing, Rightfax, Visual Basic, VB.NET, Smalltalk
Yes Easy-to-use; customized to fit the lab’s specific needs/specialty, designed in conjunction with pathologists/lab directors, dynamic customizeable reports, both final and statistical analysis, with the ability to define outputs based upon physician preferences. Half the price of major vendors with the same functionality, better rankings and scores and half the time of implementation.
All major Interface engines All major Interface engines Yes Its advanced integration capabilities and multisite functionality enable SoftLab to be used in a wide variety of clinical lab settings, as well as at leading university and teaching facilities. Utilization management, medical necessity checking with Advanced Beneficiary Notices (ABNs), specimen tracking, call lists and comprehensive report management are all provided to create real improvements in the efficiency and quality of lab services. Corepoint, HL7 Connect,
Mirth, Iguana, Cloverleaf
x86 Enterprise servers, Windows or Linux operating systems. Intersystems Cache’ database.
Some applications Web-based Designed and engineered to meet the needs of commercial laboratories. Complete suite of products from a single vendor. Systems are designed to be highly flexible and customizable.
1,500 Windows OS, hardware is dependent upon software
No Accuracy, ease-of-use
Will interface to any commercial interface engine
Hardware: IBM, HP, Dell servers OS: AIX, HP UX, Linux, Windows 2003 and Windows XP workstations Database: Caché Language: ANSI standard M and Caché script, Standard C/C++, Visual Basic, Visual C++, Active X, HTML with dynamic HTML content
Base system is client/server and works with Citrix or thin clients. Physician portal is Web-based.
Sunquest® Laboratory Information Systems and Point of Care solutions help increase patient safety and predictive medicine insight for more community hospitals, integrated delivery networks, academic institutions, outreach and community-based programs and reference labs than any other solution on the market today. With more than 30 years of experience designing, building and implementing LIS solutions, Sunquest understands healthcare and the value of innovation in diagnostic IT.
Lunix OS; Oracle DB; Compuware Uniface programming language
Flexible rule engine with extensive rule variable combinations for which to build rules for autovalidation, reflexing, add-on testing, smear generation, specimen aging and patient specific/diagnosis related rules. Ability to support orders and results from multiple LISs and multiple sites for the management of patient and QC results. Proactive alert monitoring system to notify the user of system server alerts, instrument and LIS interface alerts and QC alerts.
Based on Chameleon (Interfaceware)
Hardware: IBM, HP (Hardware Independent) Operating System: Unix / LINUX, Windows, VMWare Database: Oracle or MS SQL Server Programming Language: C++, C#, Java
Web Module is Internet-based. System supports Terminar Server and Citrix deployment.
Comprehensive and modern system: Robust rules-based system is simple to operate and maintain by lab staff. It presents status-driven information proactively and in real-time. Modular, flexible and scalable architecture: addressing the unique requirements of diverse laboratory settings; whether as a new system or as a middleware installation. World leader in global laboratory arena: ISO Certified Organization with 30+ years of experience in 25 distinct lab markets.
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