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Medt 04: Health Information System For Medical Laboratory Science

The document discusses laboratory information management systems (LIMS), including their purpose, functional requirements, core components, and applications. Specifically: 1. LIMS are used to process medical research information efficiently and automatically to improve laboratory operations and save time. 2. Their core components include electronic notebooks, sample management, process execution software, and interfaces to analytical instruments. They also incorporate workflow management, client tracking, compliance, and ERP functions. 3. Key applications involve patient registration, generating bills and invoices, contract management, and monitoring accounts receivable. Barcodes are used to identify samples and retrieve information throughout the laboratory process.

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Medt 04: Health Information System For Medical Laboratory Science

The document discusses laboratory information management systems (LIMS), including their purpose, functional requirements, core components, and applications. Specifically: 1. LIMS are used to process medical research information efficiently and automatically to improve laboratory operations and save time. 2. Their core components include electronic notebooks, sample management, process execution software, and interfaces to analytical instruments. They also incorporate workflow management, client tracking, compliance, and ERP functions. 3. Key applications involve patient registration, generating bills and invoices, contract management, and monitoring accounts receivable. Barcodes are used to identify samples and retrieve information throughout the laboratory process.

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MEDT 04 HEALTH

INFORMATION
SYSTEM FOR
MEDICAL
LABORATORY
SCIENCE
LABORATORY
INFORMATION
MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM
PRAYER
INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES
At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
1. Discuss the purpose, functional requirements, features, and core
components of laboratory information management system;
2. Describe the laboratory standards in hospitals;
3. Explain the application of laboratory information system in patient
registration, billing, contract management, and monitoring accounts
receivable; and
4. Discuss worklist, workflow, and quality control
References: Health Information System for Medical Laboratory Science, 2019
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OBJECTIVES OF LABORATORY INFORMATION
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
1. To help process information in medical research to
improve the efficiency of the department’s services
and laboratory operations
2. To help save time and reduces typographical error
by recording information automatically

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FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND FEATURES
OF LABORATORY INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
1. Workflow Management – coding methods
2. Reporting
✓most frequently used instrument
✓average handling time of sample
✓list of backlogs
3. Electronic Health Record (HER) – records and billings
4. Mobile – smartphone-friendly
5. Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) – inventory
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CORE COMPONENTS OF LABORATORY
INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
✓ Electronic laboratory notebooks
✓ Sample management programs
✓ Process execution software
✓ Records management software
✓ Applications to interface with analytical instruments
or data systems

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CORE COMPONENTS OF LABORATORY
INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
✓Workflow tools
✓ Client tracking applications
✓Best practice and compliance database
✓ERP software

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LIMS
APPLICATION

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The admission clerk will take some basic information
and will guide him or her to a registration window.

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Generating SOAs or billing statements.

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CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
✓Customer customizable invoices including history
analysis of balances and charges, history balance,
detailed services, and participation when in insurance
coverage, discounts, among others;
✓Different electronic formats for invoices;
✓Customizable information completion reports for
customers
✓Managerial reports which display laboratory billing
status
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CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
✓Ability to change the insurance organization of a
patient per visit;
✓Ability to select which tests are covered by
insurance and which have automatic modification of
the process accordingly;
✓Supervision of financial data management of the
senders;
✓Reminder for amounts due from past visits;
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CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
✓Immediate access to the billing card of each
patient; and
✓Consistency with international laws

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✓Generate specific or complete accounts receivable
reports
✓Monitor balances for reconciliation and audit purposes
✓Export data to other accounting systems
✓Customize reports according to specifications
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Generation,
Printing and
Reading

Information about a tube, a specimen, or equipment


within the laboratory can be found and retrieved
effortlessly using a barcode scanner

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IN-BUILT BI-DIRECTIONAL INTERFACES WITH
EQUIPMENT

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THANK YOU FOR
YOUR TIME!

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