Recently added articles from Medical Laboratory Observer:

Overtime work and pay puzzle workers.(Liability and the lab)

Apr 01, 2008; Harty-Golder, Barbara ... Q Our administration requires us to work more than an eight-hour shift because we are short staffed. Supervisors do not get overtime pay, but we bear the brunt of the extra work. Can the hospital force us to work overtime? A The question of overtime work and pay has a number of ...

An LIS supports quality initiatives.(Product focus)

Apr 01, 2008; Wooster, Ginger ... Quality continues to be a hot topic. Why? For starters, the regulations require it, and it makes good economic sense. Most of all, patients deserve it. Savvy managers recognize the synergy between quality and efficiency. While quality is not unique to the lab and while laboratorians have ...

Advanced LIS.(Product focus: Laboratory information systems)(Softlab Inc.)(Brief article)

Apr 01, 2008 ... SoftLab offers broad functionality and cost effectiveness, while simplifying even the most complex operating environments where speed, accuracy, and cost are important considerations. The fully integrated SoftLab system supplies a seamless interface that links all clinical-laboratory ...

Automate entire process.(Product focus: Laboratory information systems)(Horizon Lab)(Brief article)

Apr 01, 2008 ... The Horizon Lab integrated information solution for all laboratory settings enhances patient safety, productivity, and profitability. Horizon Lab automates the entire laboratory process, including order entry, point-of-care, specimen management, analytic operations, information ...

More tools, more information.(Product focus: Laboratory information systems)(CyberLAB LIS)(Brief article)

Apr 01, 2008 ... A new version of CyberLAB, 7.2.3 is now available for distribution to existing and new laboratory information system (LIS) customers. This system is used to fully automate and manage complex laboratory processes, meeting the business and operational requirements of today's budget-conscious ...

Optimum flexibility.(Product focus: Laboratory information systems)(Brief article)

Apr 01, 2008 ... Clarus Lab allows users to manage the entire functionality in a lab from ordering a test to scheduling tests for patients at a future date; transmitting orders directly to instruments interfacing with the solution; uploading from these instruments the completed results, validating the ...

Complete support.(Product focus: Laboratory information systems)(Fletcher Flora)(Brief article)

Apr 01, 2008 ... FFlex eLink is software designed to provide much needed connectivity directly between a laboratory's clinical instruments and an electronic medical records, practice-management system, electronic health records, or other host system. FFlex eLink streamlines integration of one or more ...

Improve safety and efficiency.(Product focus: Laboratory information systems)(SunQuest L.L.C.)(Brief article)

Apr 01, 2008 ... Sunquest Laboratory helps optimize and manage the lab with the tools needed to efficiently operate, while bringing high levels of service to patients and caregivers. Integrated microbiology, blood bank, and point-of-care phlebotomy, plus solutions for pathology and commercial laboratories ...