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LIS System Enhancements and Features Showcased at User Group 23

LIS System Enhancements and Features Showcased at User Group 23

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If you’re a LigoLab Operating Platform user, you already know that it's a dynamic LIS system that’s constantly evolving as new features and enhancements are added every day to the platform. This ensures that LigoLab users WILL NEVER outgrow their laboratory information system (LIS).

At LigoLab, our philosophy hasn’t changed since day one. We’ve built a successful company that develops and licenses enterprise-level LIS software that’s heavily based on user feedback. Simply stated, we align our goals with the goals of our lab partners, and we take tremendous pride in giving them the tools to become more efficient, more productive, and ultimately more profitable while maximizing the power of our pathology lab software

We also believe that what’s good for one lab partner should be good for all. That’s why enhancements and features developed on the LigoLab development roadmap are made available to all of our clients. Because of this, we remain in constant contact with our lab partners, letting them know when the latest updates are available while also encouraging them to regularly update their software environments so they can take advantage of the new tools and differentiate within their marketplaces

We find that quarterly webinars and annual user group meetings are especially useful for this knowledge transfer from LigoLab personnel to the platform’s user base. In fact, we recently hosted a user group conference to kick off 2023. 

The first day of the three-day event was dedicated to the unveiling of new enhancements and features that have recently been added to the LIS. 

What follows is a video and written summary of what’s been added to the platform, with the video hosted by LIS Product Manager Allison Still.

What’s New: A Summary of New LIS System Enhancements and Features 

LIS Enhancements to Main Result Search 

First off, new filters have been added to the application’s Main Result Search. 

  • Patient State Filter
  • Age Search Filter 
  • Numeric Result Filter

LIS Enhancements to Ordering Module 

Users can now also clone an order with a new Special Action. This allows for the creation of a new order with pre-populated data for all fields but the patient fields, and the direct benefit is expedited order entry for multiple provider orders with the same test. 

The Remote Orders Queue has also been updated with new columns and new functionality. 

LIS Enhancements to the Remote Ordering Queue

The following are new columns and functionality added to the Remote Ordering Queue.

  • Added a “Provider” column
  • Added a “Collected” column
  • Added a “Req ID” column
  • Renamed the “Created” column to “Released”
  • Added the ability to auto-open a test order by scanning an external ID

LIS Enhancements to the Anatomic Pathology Module 

Next, we turn our attention to the Anatomic Pathology Module and start by highlighting the Floating Report Preview, which allows the Lab Report to open at the same time as the Resulting Window with changes observed in real-time. Pathologists simply love this. Going even further,  a Favorite Stain List can now also be configured and added for each pathologist based on needs and preferences. 

  • Floating Report Preview 
  • Pathologist Favorite Stain List

The Microscopic Test Result Details Window in the AP Module has also been enhanced with a new search option and a new filter.

  • New Search Text option 
  • Image Capture from the Result Tab (instead of the Devoted Images Tab)
  • CPT & ICD Summaries added to the Billing Tab 
  • Site Filter added (for filtering cases with multiple sites)

The Site Manager in the AP Module has also undergone a significant makeover, starting with a new look to the Main Screen. 

  • The Main Screen is modeled after other Master File Management Screens
  • Two ways (icon and right-click) to edit configurations from the Main Screen
  • Filtering with multiple selections of Element Types
  • A “Show Inherited” Check Box has been added (to the left of the Element Types drop-down menu)
  • Move configurations (drag and drop or copy and pasted) with built-in restrictions that prevent incompatible actions 
  • Inactivate Sites functionality that doesn’t affect historical cases

LIS Enhancements to the Reporting Module 

Updates to the Reporting Module include the addition of configurable Dynamic Report Templates and a Report Center Manager that allows users to compile pre-built Stat Templates and Dynamic Reports into one list. This means Report Operations can now be run from one centralized screen and no other navigation is needed. 

  • Dynamic Report Templates
  • Report Center Manager

LIS Enhancements to Stats Reports

Next, Stats Reports in the Anatomic Pathology, Reporting, and Operations Modules have all gained additional functionality. 

  • Slide Stats (AP Module) - A new report Slide TAT has been added
  • IntraOp Stats (AP Module) - Added more Summary By options and a Templates option
  • Correlation Stats (AP Module)  - Added more Summary By options and a Templates option
  • Test Result Stats (Reporting Module) - Added an ICD Filter/Search option as well as a Summary By Client Group option 
  • Specimen Stats (Operations Module) - Added additional search parameters including Tags, Workflow Actions, Workflow Actions Status, Client, Ordering Provider

LIS Enhancements to the Operations Module 

Workflow Rack Placement is a new feature that has been developed within the Operations Module. Now users can place a test on a rack in an order determined by a Worklist Configuration. As an example, this can help with manual PCR testing setups where testing is grouped by the patient instead of the test or tests. With this new feature, multiple patients can be added to the same rack for different testing profiles in an order determined by the user. 

Secondly, a Rack Description has been added to the Rack Management Queue and the Specimen Search View, with the rack locations filtered by what’s available for the user’s current facility. 

  • Worklist Rack Placement - A newly added feature
  • Rack Description - added to the Rack Management Queue and Specimen Search View
  • Site Security for Racks 

LIS Enhancements to the Administration Module 

The Administration Module now includes Time Zones that can be configured and applied at the following levels: Client, Client Group, Client Region, and Facility.  The Time Zone selected for Facility will determine the relative time stamp applied to a user’s actions while logged into that facility. For Client Group and Client Region, the Time Zone will determine the relative time stamp that appears on the client’s Patient Report. 

What follows is a summary of this and other recent enhancements made to the Administration Module. 

  • Time Zones - Added as a new Master File in the General Folder
  • Entity Data Import - a new feature that allows for multiple Entity Records to be batch imported into the LIS at one time 
  • Lab Test Clone - Expedites the process of setting up similar tests 
  • Lab Test Panel Specific Templates - Allows the user to configure Report Templates at the Panel Level

Lastly, Site Security in this module has been enabled for all customer environments as of version 2019.3.64. 

Miscellaneous LIS Enhancements 

Lastly, here’s a summary of other miscellaneous enhancements that all LigoLab users should be aware of. 

  • Paste Plain Text into a Rich Text Field - A new way to clear formatting when pasting text into fields (works for all Data Field Entities formatted as Rich Text - Notepad is no longer needed) 
  • Search Audit Records (Administration Module) - Used to search all audit records within the LIS 
  • Show Attachments for Workflow Actions (Ordering Module) - Can be applied to either the entire Workflow Action Type or to a specific Workflow Action within a Type and when enabled the opening of a Workflow Action will also open a separate Floating Window of attachments associated with the Entity linked to the Workflow Action 
  • Case Distribution Enhancements (AP Module) - Added a Histology Status Filter and a Template Filter to the Case Distribution Queue and more columns to the Daily Stats Mode
  • Custom Logo on Splash Screen - Laboratories can now customize the application’s Launch Screen with their logo

As you can see by the previous summary of what’s new, we mean what we say when we refer to our platform as future-ready. Simply stated, this is a system your laboratory won’t grow out of. Instead, it’s a laboratory information system that will grow with you, providing the end-to-end efficiencies that all modern clinical laboratories and pathology groups need to excel. 

To learn more about the recent enhancements and features covered here and how they can benefit your laboratory operations, please use the form below to speak with one of our talented LIS Product Specialists. 

LigoLab: We Help Labs Become More Efficient and Profitable

LigoLab is an award-winning provider of innovative end-to-end healthcare software for pathology laboratories, servicing 200+ facilities nationwide. As a comprehensive enterprise-grade solution, the LigoLab LIS & RCM Laboratory Operating Platform™ includes modules for anatomic pathology, clinical pathology, molecular diagnostics, revenue cycle management, and direct-to-consumer, all on one powerful and integrated platform that supports every role, every department, and every case. LigoLab empowers laboratories to better serve patients, differentiate themselves in the marketplace, scale their operations and become more compliant, and more profitable.

Michael Kalinowski
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Michael Handles Marketing and Communications for LigoLab

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