LigoLab Project Management and the Stages of Implementation

At LigoLab, we've been perfecting the stages of implementation since 2006. We take project management and laboratory information system implementation very seriously because you're not just another customer to us. Instead, you're a strategic partner that we've aligned our interests with for the long term.

Here is a summary of what to expect as you upgrade your LIS system to the LigoLab LIS & RCM Laboratory Informatics Platform.

Following agreement execution, LigoLab’s implementation team will schedule a kick-off call to discuss and review timelines, dependencies, and milestones for the project in its entirety. Following the kick-off call, you will receive access to a LIS system test environment where the initial configurations will take place. Soon after the implementation of the test environment, the implementation team will conduct an on-site domain analysis where the current and future workflows are identified, as well as a gap analysis of the legacy LIS systems supporting the laboratory. An implementation project plan will then be prepared and shared with all participants. 

A dedicated implementation manager working with the laboratory management team will take all the findings and configure the pathology software to the lab's unique needs. LIS system configuration by laboratory management (with our assistance) may take two to six months, with the timeline based on laboratory size, complexity, personnel, and organizational readiness. During the configuration period, we identify one to three clients (to cover a wide variety of specimens and tests) and begin parallel processing of these cases through the LIS system. These cases are used for testing, training, and validation of the LIS system.  

During configuration and training our interfacing and data import teams analyze all current lab information system interfaces and their conversion processes. They also prepare scripts to import previous patient history into the new LIS software platform. Once the final build milestone is achieved, a dedicated effort to training all laboratory staff takes place at the customer’s preference, remotely, on-site, or at our headquarters in Los Angeles, CA.

For a successful LIS system implementation, once a go-live date is identified and scheduled, LigoLab reserves a dedicated team of implementation support staff members for the project. This dedicated team performs one implementation at a time, assuring that the overall implementation will be a 100% success.

LigoLab staff members can be on-site before going live for final personnel training sessions per department and role. Typically, one week before go-live, we parallel enter all cases through both LIS systems and cut over from the previous system to LigoLab Informatics Platform over a weekend. During the weekend, the historical data is imported, all parallel and test patient data are deleted, the test environment is cloned to production, and then the LIS system is ready for go-live. LigoLab staff may also be on-site for another week after implementation if needed to assist users and reinforce the training of laboratory staff. 

This is a quick summary of what to expect. For much more detail, we invite you to visit the Our Process section of this website. To learn more about LigoLab's solutions for pathology lab management, request aquick call with a product specialist by filling out our brief form.