What’s New (and What’s Next): A Mid-Year Update on LigoLab’s Evolving Informatics Platform

As we enter the second half of 2025, now’s a good time to highlight the latest features and enhancements added to the LigoLab Informatics Platform. 

The laboratory information system (LIS) software updates covered here reflect LigoLab’s ongoing commitment to improving operational and financial efficiency, data accuracy, interoperability, compliance, and the user experience for independent pathology groups and clinical laboratories. 

Let’s dive into what’s new, spotlight some of the most impactful features, and share a sneak peek of what’s coming next.

LigoLab LIS Version 2024.4

If you’re a LigoLab customer eager to upgrade and benefit from the very latest enhancements, good news—version 2024.4 is ready for deployment in your lab environment. Reach out to LigoLab’s Support Team at support@LigoLab.com to request your LIS software upgrade.

Among the standout features introduced in this latest release:

• Configurable Columns and Rows for Pathologist Queues
• Final Diagnosis Site Manager Templates with Executable Rules
• Home Card Links in Queue Templates & Workflow Action Queue

These LIS system updates are just the beginning. A comprehensive breakdown is available in the Release Notes section of the LIS software application.

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Real-Time Lab Insights with Customizable Dashboards

Dashboards are a game-changer for lab administrators. These interactive diagnostic lab software tools offer real-time visibility into performance metrics across the lab. With customizable widgets such as tables, charts, and graphs, users can easily monitor key indicators like turnaround times, error rates, workflow statuses, and financial health. The goal? Data-driven decisions that lead to better outcomes.

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Grid Configuration: Display What Matters Most

LigoLab’s new Grid Configuration feature enables labs to customize queue views by choosing which data columns to display. Whether it’s adding a physician’s name to the Block Queue or a custom client ID to the Pathologist Queue, users can tailor what they see, globally across the organization or locally for individual users.

Here’s a list of new Grid Configuration screens now available in version 2024.4:

• Pathologist Queue
• GYN Cytotech & QC Queues
• NGYN Screening Queue
• Transcription Queue
• Grossing Queue

Enhanced Backup Services: Security You Can Count On

In response to the growing threat of ransomware attacks, LigoLab has launched Enhanced Backup Services to help medical labs safeguard their critical data. These services include:

• Automated, encrypted backups stored off-site
• Rapid recovery time (within four hours)
• Ongoing support and consultation starting at $300/month

Lab customers can also opt for cybersecurity audits through LigoLab’s partnership with Law & Forensics. Learn more about Enhanced Backup Services and the Law & Forensics partnership HERE. 

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More New Features Released in the First Half of 2025

• Web Label Printing for LigoLab Connect: Lab clients and physicians can now print specimen labels directly from the LigoLab Connect web portal.
• Synoptic Reporting Enhancements: Pathologists can now save synoptic report progress and return to complete them later.
• Prostate Case Enhancements: New data fields have been added to support prostate case documentation, including microscopic description, Gleason pattern 4 (GP4), and the number of cores involved, offering greater detail and accuracy in pathology reporting.
• Application Performance Improvements: This latest improvement focuses on the Lab Test Result Details screen, significantly increasing the speed of key actions, from opening the window to releasing results.

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Coming Soon: Big Productivity Boosts on the Horizon

In addition to what we’ve covered so far, several other highly anticipated features will soon be available, all designed to reduce reliance on third-party tools, eliminate manual sample tracking, and make clinical and pathology lab management even more intelligent and automated.

Auto Case Assignment & Integrated Scheduling

A powerful embedded toolset is coming soon to automate and streamline case distribution and pathologist scheduling:

• Rules-Based Auto Assignment: Automatically assign pathology cases based on specialty, facility, workload balancing, pathologist availability, and more.
• Smart Calendar Scheduling: A calendar-style interface (think Google Calendar) tracks pathologist schedules, accounting for vacations, meetings, and cross-facility rotations.
• Manual Process Elimination: Say goodbye to external calendar systems. Everything happens within LigoLab for greater efficiency and accuracy.
• Fair Distribution Logic: Custom rules ensure workload balance (such as case splits between pathologists).

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Integrated Speech-to-Text Dictation

A fully embedded alternative to third-party dictation tools like Dragon or Fusion Narrate is in development:

• Real-Time Transcription: Dictate directly into the LIS system interface.
• Cost Savings: Eliminate external clinical and pathology software licenses.
• Usage-Based Pricing: Pay only for what you use, based on dictation minutes.

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AI-Powered Requisition Scanning for Order Entry

This new functionality flips the traditional lab order entry workflow:

• Scan First, Parse Later: Instead of manually entering orders and scanning afterward, labs can scan requisitions upfront. The LIS system extracts data and automatically populates the order.
• Streamlined Remote Entry: Perfect for clients with variable requisition formats. Helps reduce clerical errors and speeds up intake.
• Currently in Validation: Although the core functionality is fully developed, customer validation is in progress to refine field mapping and enhance performance ahead of a wider release.

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Bottom Line: Fewer Clicks, More Cases

All of these innovations are aimed at helping clinical and pathology labs:

• Increase productivity
• Reduce manual labor
• Eliminate costly third-party software
• Improve data integrity and turnaround times
• Scale operations with confidence

With each version release, LigoLab reaffirms its commitment to building an all-in-one lab informatics platform that’s powerful, flexible, and future-ready.

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Support from Experts Who’ve Walked in Your Shoes

At LigoLab, support goes beyond advanced LIS software by bringing real lab experience to the table. Many members of the LigoLab team are former laboratory technicians who have worked through the same daily workflows, time pressures, and operational hurdles you face today.

They’ve turned that firsthand experience into practical solutions, helping labs like yours overcome challenges with confidence. When you work with LigoLab, you’re not just getting a powerful informatics platform; you’re gaining a trusted partner who truly understands your world and is committed to helping you thrive.

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Ready to Upgrade or Learn More?

If you’d like to explore any of the features and enhancements listed above or schedule an upgrade to LigoLab’s latest version, please contact the Support Team at support@LigoLab.com.

Stay tuned for more feature rollouts and continued innovation throughout the rest of 2025.

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