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	3. An LIS was usually most competitive in patient-centric settings (dealing with "subjects" and "specimens") and clinical labs, whereas a LIMS was most competitive in group-centric settings (dealing with "batches" and "samples") that often deal with mostly anonymous research-specific laboratory data.<ref name="analytica" /><ref name="lislims2">{{cite web \|url=http://labsoftnews.typepad.com/lab_soft_news/2008/11/lis-vs-lims.html \|title=LIS vs. LIMS: Some New Insights \|author=Friedman, B. \|work=Lab Soft News \|date=19 November 2008 \|accessdate=14 March 2024}}</ref><ref name="starlims">{{cite web \|url=http://blog.starlims.com/2009/07/01/swimming-in-the-clinical-pool-why-lims-are-supplanting-old-school-clinical-lis-applications/ \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110313145726/http://blog.starlims.com/2009/07/01/swimming-in-the-clinical-pool-why-lims-are-supplanting-old-school-clinical-lis-applications/ \|title=Swimming in the Clinical Pool: Why LIMS are supplanting old-school clinical LIS applications \|author=Hice, R. \|publisher=STARLIMS Corporation \|date=01 July 2009 \|archivedate=13 March 2011 \|accessdate=14 March 2024}}</ref>		3. An LIS was usually most competitive in patient-centric settings (dealing with "subjects" and "specimens") and clinical labs, whereas a LIMS was most competitive in group-centric settings (dealing with "batches" and "samples") that often deal with mostly anonymous research-specific laboratory data.<ref name="analytica" /><ref name="lislims2">{{cite web \|url=http://labsoftnews.typepad.com/lab_soft_news/2008/11/lis-vs-lims.html \|title=LIS vs. LIMS: Some New Insights \|author=Friedman, B. \|work=Lab Soft News \|date=19 November 2008 \|accessdate=14 March 2024}}</ref><ref name="starlims">{{cite web \|url=http://blog.starlims.com/2009/07/01/swimming-in-the-clinical-pool-why-lims-are-supplanting-old-school-clinical-lis-applications/ \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110313145726/http://blog.starlims.com/2009/07/01/swimming-in-the-clinical-pool-why-lims-are-supplanting-old-school-clinical-lis-applications/ \|title=Swimming in the Clinical Pool: Why LIMS are supplanting old-school clinical LIS applications \|author=Hice, R. \|publisher=STARLIMS Corporation \|date=01 July 2009 \|archivedate=13 March 2011 \|accessdate=14 March 2024}}</ref>

	However, these distinctions began to fade somewhat in the early 2010s as some LIMS vendors began to adopt the case-centric information management normally reserved for an LIS, blurring the lines between the two components further.<ref name="starlims" /> [[Vendor:Thermo Scientific\|Thermo Scientific]]'s Clinical LIMS was an example of this merger of the LIS with LIMS, with Dave Champagne, informatics vice president and general manager, stating: "Routine molecular diagnostics requires a convergence of the up-to-now separate systems that have managed work in the lab (the LIMS) and the clinic (the LIS). The industry is asking for, and the science is requiring, a single lab-centric solution that delivers patient-centric results."<ref name="ConvergeLimsLis">{{cite web \|url=https://clpmag.com/lab-essentials/information-technology/convergence-of-lims-and-lis/ \|title=Convergence of LIMS and LIS \|author=Tufel, G. \|work=Clinical Lab Products \|publisher=MEDQOR \|date=01 February 2012 \|accessdate=14 March 2024}}</ref> [[Abbott Informatics Corporation]]'s STARLIMS product was another example of this LIS/LIMS merger.<ref name="StarlimsLimsLis" /> With the distinction between the two entities becoming less clear, discussions within the laboratory informatics community began to includes the question of whether or not the two entities should be considered the same.<ref name="LinkedInDifLisLims">{{cite web \|url=https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:groupPost:2069898-98494737/ \|title=What is the difference between a LIS and a LIMS? \|author=Jones, J. \|publisher=LinkedIn \|date=March 2012 \|accessdate=13 March 2024}}</ref><ref name="LinkedInLisLimsSame">{{cite web \|url=http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Are-LIMS-LIS-same-thing-2069898.S.147132083 \|title=Are LIMS and LIS the same thing? \|author=Jones, John \|publisher=LinkedIn \|date=September 2012 \|accessdate=07 November 2012}}{{Dead link}}</ref> {{As of\|2024}}, vendors continue to recognize the historical differences between the two products while also continuing to acknowledge that some developed LIMS are taking on more of the clinical aspects usually reserved for a LIS.<ref name="AgilabFAQ">{{cite web \|url=http://agilab.com/faq/ \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190325075813/http://agilab.com/faq/ \|title=FAQ: What is the difference between a LIMS and a medical laboratory quality system? \|publisher=AgiLab SAS \|archivedate=25 March 2019 \|accessdate=13 March 2024}}</ref><ref name="ReisenwitzWhatIs17">{{cite web \|url=https://www.capterra.com/resources/what-is-a-laboratory-information-management-system/ \|title=What Is a Laboratory Information Management System? \|author=Reisenwitz, C. \|work=Capterra Medical Software Blog \|publisher=Capterra, Inc \|date=11 May 2017 \|accessdate=13 March 2024}}</ref><ref name="CloudLISDifference16">{{cite web \|url=https://cloudlims.com/lims-vs-lis/ \|title=LIS vs LIMS: Uncover the Difference & Choose the Right Informatics Solution \|publisher=CloudLIMS.com, LLC \|date=12 October 2023 \|accessdate=13 March 2024}}</ref>		However, these distinctions began to fade somewhat in the early 2010s as some LIMS vendors began to adopt the case-centric information management normally reserved for an LIS, blurring the lines between the two components further.<ref name="starlims" /> [[Vendor:Thermo Scientific\|Thermo Scientific]]'s Clinical LIMS was an example of this merger of the LIS with LIMS, with Dave Champagne, informatics vice president and general manager, stating: "Routine molecular diagnostics requires a convergence of the up-to-now separate systems that have managed work in the lab (the LIMS) and the clinic (the LIS). The industry is asking for, and the science is requiring, a single lab-centric solution that delivers patient-centric results."<ref name="ConvergeLimsLis">{{cite web \|url=https://clpmag.com/lab-essentials/information-technology/convergence-of-lims-and-lis/ \|title=Convergence of LIMS and LIS \|author=Tufel, G. \|work=Clinical Lab Products \|publisher=MEDQOR \|date=01 February 2012 \|accessdate=14 March 2024}}</ref> [[Vendor:Abbott Informatics Corporation\|Abbott Informatics Corporation]]'s STARLIMS product was another example of this LIS/LIMS merger.<ref name="StarlimsLimsLis" /> With the distinction between the two entities becoming less clear, discussions within the laboratory informatics community began to includes the question of whether or not the two entities should be considered the same.<ref name="LinkedInDifLisLims">{{cite web \|url=https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:groupPost:2069898-98494737/ \|title=What is the difference between a LIS and a LIMS? \|author=Jones, J. \|publisher=LinkedIn \|date=March 2012 \|accessdate=13 March 2024}}</ref><ref name="LinkedInLisLimsSame">{{cite web \|url=http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Are-LIMS-LIS-same-thing-2069898.S.147132083 \|title=Are LIMS and LIS the same thing? \|author=Jones, John \|publisher=LinkedIn \|date=September 2012 \|accessdate=07 November 2012}}{{Dead link}}</ref> {{As of\|2024}}, vendors continue to recognize the historical differences between the two products while also continuing to acknowledge that some developed LIMS are taking on more of the clinical aspects usually reserved for a LIS.<ref name="AgilabFAQ">{{cite web \|url=http://agilab.com/faq/ \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190325075813/http://agilab.com/faq/ \|title=FAQ: What is the difference between a LIMS and a medical laboratory quality system? \|publisher=AgiLab SAS \|archivedate=25 March 2019 \|accessdate=13 March 2024}}</ref><ref name="ReisenwitzWhatIs17">{{cite web \|url=https://www.capterra.com/resources/what-is-a-laboratory-information-management-system/ \|title=What Is a Laboratory Information Management System? \|author=Reisenwitz, C. \|work=Capterra Medical Software Blog \|publisher=Capterra, Inc \|date=11 May 2017 \|accessdate=13 March 2024}}</ref><ref name="CloudLISDifference16">{{cite web \|url=https://cloudlims.com/lims-vs-lis/ \|title=LIS vs LIMS: Uncover the Difference & Choose the Right Informatics Solution \|publisher=CloudLIMS.com, LLC \|date=12 October 2023 \|accessdate=13 March 2024}}</ref>

	==Regulations, standards, and best practices affecting LIS development and use==		==Regulations, standards, and best practices affecting LIS development and use==

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	3. An LIS was usually most competitive in patient-centric settings (dealing with "subjects" and "specimens") and clinical labs, whereas a LIMS was most competitive in group-centric settings (dealing with "batches" and "samples") that often deal with mostly anonymous research-specific laboratory data.<ref name="analytica" /><ref name="lislims2">{{cite web \|url=http://labsoftnews.typepad.com/lab_soft_news/2008/11/lis-vs-lims.html \|title=LIS vs. LIMS: Some New Insights \|author=Friedman, B. \|work=Lab Soft News \|date=19 November 2008 \|accessdate=14 March 2024}}</ref><ref name="starlims">{{cite web \|url=http://blog.starlims.com/2009/07/01/swimming-in-the-clinical-pool-why-lims-are-supplanting-old-school-clinical-lis-applications/ \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110313145726/http://blog.starlims.com/2009/07/01/swimming-in-the-clinical-pool-why-lims-are-supplanting-old-school-clinical-lis-applications/ \|title=Swimming in the Clinical Pool: Why LIMS are supplanting old-school clinical LIS applications \|author=Hice, R. \|publisher=STARLIMS Corporation \|date=01 July 2009 \|archivedate=13 March 2011 \|accessdate=14 March 2024}}</ref>		3. An LIS was usually most competitive in patient-centric settings (dealing with "subjects" and "specimens") and clinical labs, whereas a LIMS was most competitive in group-centric settings (dealing with "batches" and "samples") that often deal with mostly anonymous research-specific laboratory data.<ref name="analytica" /><ref name="lislims2">{{cite web \|url=http://labsoftnews.typepad.com/lab_soft_news/2008/11/lis-vs-lims.html \|title=LIS vs. LIMS: Some New Insights \|author=Friedman, B. \|work=Lab Soft News \|date=19 November 2008 \|accessdate=14 March 2024}}</ref><ref name="starlims">{{cite web \|url=http://blog.starlims.com/2009/07/01/swimming-in-the-clinical-pool-why-lims-are-supplanting-old-school-clinical-lis-applications/ \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110313145726/http://blog.starlims.com/2009/07/01/swimming-in-the-clinical-pool-why-lims-are-supplanting-old-school-clinical-lis-applications/ \|title=Swimming in the Clinical Pool: Why LIMS are supplanting old-school clinical LIS applications \|author=Hice, R. \|publisher=STARLIMS Corporation \|date=01 July 2009 \|archivedate=13 March 2011 \|accessdate=14 March 2024}}</ref>

	However, these distinctions began to fade somewhat in the early 2010s as some LIMS vendors began to adopt the case-centric information management normally reserved for an LIS, blurring the lines between the two components further.<ref name="starlims" /> [[Thermo Scientific]]'s Clinical LIMS was an example of this merger of the LIS with LIMS, with Dave Champagne, informatics vice president and general manager, stating: "Routine molecular diagnostics requires a convergence of the up-to-now separate systems that have managed work in the lab (the LIMS) and the clinic (the LIS). The industry is asking for, and the science is requiring, a single lab-centric solution that delivers patient-centric results."<ref name="ConvergeLimsLis">{{cite web \|url=https://clpmag.com/lab-essentials/information-technology/convergence-of-lims-and-lis/ \|title=Convergence of LIMS and LIS \|author=Tufel, G. \|work=Clinical Lab Products \|publisher=MEDQOR \|date=01 February 2012 \|accessdate=14 March 2024}}</ref> [[Abbott Informatics Corporation]]'s STARLIMS product was another example of this LIS/LIMS merger.<ref name="StarlimsLimsLis" /> With the distinction between the two entities becoming less clear, discussions within the laboratory informatics community began to includes the question of whether or not the two entities should be considered the same.<ref name="LinkedInDifLisLims">{{cite web \|url=https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:groupPost:2069898-98494737/ \|title=What is the difference between a LIS and a LIMS? \|author=Jones, J. \|publisher=LinkedIn \|date=March 2012 \|accessdate=13 March 2024}}</ref><ref name="LinkedInLisLimsSame">{{cite web \|url=http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Are-LIMS-LIS-same-thing-2069898.S.147132083 \|title=Are LIMS and LIS the same thing? \|author=Jones, John \|publisher=LinkedIn \|date=September 2012 \|accessdate=07 November 2012}}{{Dead link}}</ref> {{As of\|2024}}, vendors continue to recognize the historical differences between the two products while also continuing to acknowledge that some developed LIMS are taking on more of the clinical aspects usually reserved for a LIS.<ref name="AgilabFAQ">{{cite web \|url=http://agilab.com/faq/ \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190325075813/http://agilab.com/faq/ \|title=FAQ: What is the difference between a LIMS and a medical laboratory quality system? \|publisher=AgiLab SAS \|archivedate=25 March 2019 \|accessdate=13 March 2024}}</ref><ref name="ReisenwitzWhatIs17">{{cite web \|url=https://www.capterra.com/resources/what-is-a-laboratory-information-management-system/ \|title=What Is a Laboratory Information Management System? \|author=Reisenwitz, C. \|work=Capterra Medical Software Blog \|publisher=Capterra, Inc \|date=11 May 2017 \|accessdate=13 March 2024}}</ref><ref name="CloudLISDifference16">{{cite web \|url=https://cloudlims.com/lims-vs-lis/ \|title=LIS vs LIMS: Uncover the Difference & Choose the Right Informatics Solution \|publisher=CloudLIMS.com, LLC \|date=12 October 2023 \|accessdate=13 March 2024}}</ref>		However, these distinctions began to fade somewhat in the early 2010s as some LIMS vendors began to adopt the case-centric information management normally reserved for an LIS, blurring the lines between the two components further.<ref name="starlims" /> [[Vendor:Thermo Scientific\|Thermo Scientific]]'s Clinical LIMS was an example of this merger of the LIS with LIMS, with Dave Champagne, informatics vice president and general manager, stating: "Routine molecular diagnostics requires a convergence of the up-to-now separate systems that have managed work in the lab (the LIMS) and the clinic (the LIS). The industry is asking for, and the science is requiring, a single lab-centric solution that delivers patient-centric results."<ref name="ConvergeLimsLis">{{cite web \|url=https://clpmag.com/lab-essentials/information-technology/convergence-of-lims-and-lis/ \|title=Convergence of LIMS and LIS \|author=Tufel, G. \|work=Clinical Lab Products \|publisher=MEDQOR \|date=01 February 2012 \|accessdate=14 March 2024}}</ref> [[Abbott Informatics Corporation]]'s STARLIMS product was another example of this LIS/LIMS merger.<ref name="StarlimsLimsLis" /> With the distinction between the two entities becoming less clear, discussions within the laboratory informatics community began to includes the question of whether or not the two entities should be considered the same.<ref name="LinkedInDifLisLims">{{cite web \|url=https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:groupPost:2069898-98494737/ \|title=What is the difference between a LIS and a LIMS? \|author=Jones, J. \|publisher=LinkedIn \|date=March 2012 \|accessdate=13 March 2024}}</ref><ref name="LinkedInLisLimsSame">{{cite web \|url=http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Are-LIMS-LIS-same-thing-2069898.S.147132083 \|title=Are LIMS and LIS the same thing? \|author=Jones, John \|publisher=LinkedIn \|date=September 2012 \|accessdate=07 November 2012}}{{Dead link}}</ref> {{As of\|2024}}, vendors continue to recognize the historical differences between the two products while also continuing to acknowledge that some developed LIMS are taking on more of the clinical aspects usually reserved for a LIS.<ref name="AgilabFAQ">{{cite web \|url=http://agilab.com/faq/ \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190325075813/http://agilab.com/faq/ \|title=FAQ: What is the difference between a LIMS and a medical laboratory quality system? \|publisher=AgiLab SAS \|archivedate=25 March 2019 \|accessdate=13 March 2024}}</ref><ref name="ReisenwitzWhatIs17">{{cite web \|url=https://www.capterra.com/resources/what-is-a-laboratory-information-management-system/ \|title=What Is a Laboratory Information Management System? \|author=Reisenwitz, C. \|work=Capterra Medical Software Blog \|publisher=Capterra, Inc \|date=11 May 2017 \|accessdate=13 March 2024}}</ref><ref name="CloudLISDifference16">{{cite web \|url=https://cloudlims.com/lims-vs-lis/ \|title=LIS vs LIMS: Uncover the Difference & Choose the Right Informatics Solution \|publisher=CloudLIMS.com, LLC \|date=12 October 2023 \|accessdate=13 March 2024}}</ref>

	==Regulations, standards, and best practices affecting LIS development and use==		==Regulations, standards, and best practices affecting LIS development and use==

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	*Ordered anatomic pathology tests typically require more [[information]] than clinical pathology tests.		*Ordered anatomic pathology tests typically require more [[information]] than clinical pathology tests.
	*A single anatomic pathology order may be comprised of several tissues from several organs; clinical pathology orders usually do not.		*A single anatomic pathology order may be comprised of several tissues from several organs; clinical pathology orders usually do not.
	*Anatomic pathology specimen collection may be a very procedural, multi-step ~~processes~~, while clinical pathology specimen collection is routinely more simple.		*Anatomic pathology specimen collection may be a very procedural, multi-step process, while clinical pathology specimen collection is routinely more simple.

	Over time, the LIS has evolved to address a wide variety of other clinical disciplines, including [[toxicology]], blood banking, [[molecular diagnostics]], [[public health]] and [[epidemiology]], and [[Medical research\|clinical research]]. Each has their own set of analyses, workflows, operational requirements, and regulatory considerations<ref name="DouglasLabInfoCh1_22">{{cite web \|url=https://www.limswiki.org/index.php/LII:Laboratory_Informatics_Buyer%27s_Guide_for_Medical_Diagnostics_and_Research/Introduction_to_medical_diagnostics_and_research_laboratories \|title=1. Introduction to medical diagnostics and research laboratories \|work=Laboratory Informatics Buyer's Guide for Medical Diagnostics and Research \|author=Douglas, S.E. \|publisher=LIMSwiki \|date=January 2022 \|accessdate=13 March 2024}}</ref>, in turn requiring specialty functionality in an LIS to address the needs of each. Examples include support for stain panels and histology worksheets in pathology, supporting surge capacity for high-priority analyses in public health, providing medication-based compliance monitoring and interpretive reporting for toxicology, and allowing for electronic crossmatch of human-based medical products in blood banking and transfusion.<ref name="DouglasLabInfoCh2_22">{{cite web \|url=https://www.limswiki.org/index.php/LII:Laboratory_Informatics_Buyer%27s_Guide_for_Medical_Diagnostics_and_Research/Choosing_laboratory_informatics_software_for_your_lab \|title=2. Choosing laboratory informatics software for your lab \|work=Laboratory Informatics Buyer's Guide for Medical Diagnostics and Research \|author=Douglas, S.E.; Vaughn, A. \|publisher=LIMSwiki \|date=January 2022 \|accessdate=13 March 2024}}</ref>		Over time, the LIS has evolved to address a wide variety of other clinical disciplines, including [[toxicology]], blood banking, [[molecular diagnostics]], [[public health]] and [[epidemiology]], and [[Medical research\|clinical research]]. Each has their own set of analyses, workflows, operational requirements, and regulatory considerations<ref name="DouglasLabInfoCh1_22">{{cite web \|url=https://www.limswiki.org/index.php/LII:Laboratory_Informatics_Buyer%27s_Guide_for_Medical_Diagnostics_and_Research/Introduction_to_medical_diagnostics_and_research_laboratories \|title=1. Introduction to medical diagnostics and research laboratories \|work=Laboratory Informatics Buyer's Guide for Medical Diagnostics and Research \|author=Douglas, S.E. \|publisher=LIMSwiki \|date=January 2022 \|accessdate=13 March 2024}}</ref>, in turn requiring specialty functionality in an LIS to address the needs of each. Examples include support for stain panels and histology worksheets in pathology, supporting surge capacity for high-priority analyses in public health, providing medication-based compliance monitoring and interpretive reporting for toxicology, and allowing for electronic crossmatch of human-based medical products in blood banking and transfusion.<ref name="DouglasLabInfoCh2_22">{{cite web \|url=https://www.limswiki.org/index.php/LII:Laboratory_Informatics_Buyer%27s_Guide_for_Medical_Diagnostics_and_Research/Choosing_laboratory_informatics_software_for_your_lab \|title=2. Choosing laboratory informatics software for your lab \|work=Laboratory Informatics Buyer's Guide for Medical Diagnostics and Research \|author=Douglas, S.E.; Vaughn, A. \|publisher=LIMSwiki \|date=January 2022 \|accessdate=13 March 2024}}</ref>

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	There is often confusion regarding the difference between an LIS and a LIMS. While the two laboratory informatics components are related, their purposes diverged early in their existences. Up until recently, the LIS and LIMS have exhibited a few key differences<ref name="StarlimsLimsLis">{{cite web \|url=http://www.starlims.com/en-us/services-and-resources/resources/lis-vs-lims/ \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140428060811/http://www.starlims.com/en-us/resources/white-papers/lis-vs-lims/ \|title=Adding "Management" to Your LIS \|publisher=STARLIMS Corporation \|date=2012 \|archivedate=28 April 2014 \|accessdate=14 September 2017}}</ref>:		There is often confusion regarding the difference between an LIS and a LIMS. While the two laboratory informatics components are related, their purposes diverged early in their existences. Up until recently, the LIS and LIMS have exhibited a few key differences<ref name="StarlimsLimsLis">{{cite web \|url=http://www.starlims.com/en-us/services-and-resources/resources/lis-vs-lims/ \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140428060811/http://www.starlims.com/en-us/resources/white-papers/lis-vs-lims/ \|title=Adding "Management" to Your LIS \|publisher=STARLIMS Corporation \|date=2012 \|archivedate=28 April 2014 \|accessdate=14 September 2017}}</ref>:

	1. An LIS has been designed primarily for processing and reporting data related to individual patients in a clinical setting. A LIMS has traditionally been designed to process and report data related to batches of samples from drug trials, water treatment facilities, and other entities that handle complex batches of data.<ref name="lislims1">{{cite web \|url=http://labsoftnews.typepad.com/lab_soft_news/2008/11/liss-vs-limss-its-time-to-consider-merging-the-two-types-of-systems.html \|title=LIS vs. LIMS: It's Time to Blend the Two Types of Lab Information Systems \|author=Friedman, B. \|work=Lab Soft News \|date=04 November 2008 \|accessdate=07 November 2012}}</ref><ref name="analytica">{{cite web \|url=~~http~~://www.analytica-world.com/en/news/35566/lims-lis-market-and-poct-supplement.html \|title=LIMS/LIS Market and POCT Supplement \|work=analytica-world.com \|date=20 February 2004 \|accessdate=~~07 November 2012~~}}</ref>		1. An LIS has been designed primarily for processing and reporting data related to individual patients in a clinical setting. A LIMS has traditionally been designed to process and report data related to batches of samples from drug trials, water treatment facilities, and other entities that handle complex batches of data.<ref name="lislims1">{{cite web \|url=http://labsoftnews.typepad.com/lab_soft_news/2008/11/liss-vs-limss-its-time-to-consider-merging-the-two-types-of-systems.html \|title=LIS vs. LIMS: It's Time to Blend the Two Types of Lab Information Systems \|author=Friedman, B. \|work=Lab Soft News \|date=04 November 2008 \|accessdate=07 November 2012}}</ref><ref name="analytica">{{cite web \|url=https://www.analytica-world.com/en/news/35566/lims-lis-market-and-poct-supplement.html \|title=LIMS/LIS Market and POCT Supplement \|work=analytica-world.com \|date=20 February 2004 \|accessdate=06 January 2022}}</ref>

	2. An LIS must satisfy the reporting and auditing needs of hospital accreditation agencies, [[HIPAA]], and other clinical medical practitioners. A LIMS, however, needs to satisfy [[good manufacturing practice]] (GMP) and meet the reporting and audit needs of the U.S. [[Food and Drug Administration]] and research scientists in many different industries.<ref name="lislims1" />		2. An LIS must satisfy the reporting and auditing needs of hospital accreditation agencies, [[HIPAA]], and other clinical medical practitioners. A LIMS, however, needs to satisfy [[good manufacturing practice]] (GMP) and meet the reporting and audit needs of the U.S. [[Food and Drug Administration]] and research scientists in many different industries.<ref name="lislims1" />
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	3. An LIS is usually most competitive in patient-centric settings (dealing with "subjects" and "specimens") and clinical labs, whereas a LIMS is most competitive in group-centric settings (dealing with "batches" and "samples") that often deal with mostly anonymous research-specific laboratory data.<ref name="analytica" /><ref name="lislims2">{{cite web \|url=http://labsoftnews.typepad.com/lab_soft_news/2008/11/lis-vs-lims.html \|title=LIS vs. LIMS: Some New Insights \|author=Friedman, B. \|work=Lab Soft News \|date=19 November 2008 \|accessdate=07 November 2012}}</ref><ref name="starlims">{{cite web \|url=http://blog.starlims.com/2009/07/01/swimming-in-the-clinical-pool-why-lims-are-supplanting-old-school-clinical-lis-applications/ \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110313145726/http://blog.starlims.com/2009/07/01/swimming-in-the-clinical-pool-why-lims-are-supplanting-old-school-clinical-lis-applications/ \|title=Swimming in the Clinical Pool: Why LIMS are supplanting old-school clinical LIS applications \|author=Hice, R. \|publisher=STARLIMS Corporation \|date=01 July 2009 \|archivedate=13 March 2011 \|accessdate=14 September 2017}}</ref>		3. An LIS is usually most competitive in patient-centric settings (dealing with "subjects" and "specimens") and clinical labs, whereas a LIMS is most competitive in group-centric settings (dealing with "batches" and "samples") that often deal with mostly anonymous research-specific laboratory data.<ref name="analytica" /><ref name="lislims2">{{cite web \|url=http://labsoftnews.typepad.com/lab_soft_news/2008/11/lis-vs-lims.html \|title=LIS vs. LIMS: Some New Insights \|author=Friedman, B. \|work=Lab Soft News \|date=19 November 2008 \|accessdate=07 November 2012}}</ref><ref name="starlims">{{cite web \|url=http://blog.starlims.com/2009/07/01/swimming-in-the-clinical-pool-why-lims-are-supplanting-old-school-clinical-lis-applications/ \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110313145726/http://blog.starlims.com/2009/07/01/swimming-in-the-clinical-pool-why-lims-are-supplanting-old-school-clinical-lis-applications/ \|title=Swimming in the Clinical Pool: Why LIMS are supplanting old-school clinical LIS applications \|author=Hice, R. \|publisher=STARLIMS Corporation \|date=01 July 2009 \|archivedate=13 March 2011 \|accessdate=14 September 2017}}</ref>

	However, these distinctions began to fade somewhat in the early 2010s as some LIMS vendors began to adopt the case-centric information management normally reserved for an LIS, blurring the lines between the two components further.<ref name="starlims" /> [[Thermo Scientific]]'s Clinical LIMS was an example of this merger of the LIS with LIMS, with Dave Champagne, informatics vice president and general manager, stating: "Routine molecular diagnostics requires a convergence of the up-to-now separate systems that have managed work in the lab (the LIMS) and the clinic (the LIS). The industry is asking for, and the science is requiring, a single lab-centric solution that delivers patient-centric results."<ref name="ConvergeLimsLis">{{cite web \|url=~~http~~://~~www.~~clpmag.com/~~2012~~/02/convergence-of-lims-and-lis/ \|title=Convergence of LIMS and LIS \|author=Tufel, G. \|work=Clinical Lab Products \|publisher=MEDQOR \|date=01 February 2012 \|accessdate=~~14 September 2017~~}}</ref> [[Abbott Informatics Corporation]]'s STARLIMS product was another example of this LIS/LIMS merger.<ref name="StarlimsLimsLis" /> With the distinction between the two entities becoming less clear, discussions within the laboratory informatics community began to includes the question of whether or not the two entities should be considered the same.<ref name="LinkedInDifLisLims">{{cite web \|url=https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:groupPost:2069898-98494737/ \|title=What is the difference between an LIS and a LIMS? \|author=Jones, J. \|publisher=LinkedIn \|date=March 2012 \|accessdate=21 March 2020}}</ref><ref name="LinkedInLisLimsSame">{{cite web \|url=http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Are-LIMS-LIS-same-thing-2069898.S.147132083 \|title=Are LIMS and LIS the same thing? \|author=Jones, John \|publisher=LinkedIn \|date=September 2012 \|accessdate=07 November 2012}}</ref> {{As of\|2017}}, vendors continue to recognize the historical differences between the two products while also continuing to acknowledge that some developed LIMS are taking on more of the clinical aspects usually reserved for an LIS.<ref name="AgilabFAQ">{{cite web \|url=http://agilab.com/faq/ \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190325075813/http://agilab.com/faq/ \|title=FAQ: What is the difference between a LIMS and a medical laboratory quality system? \|publisher=AgiLab SAS \|archivedate=25 March 2019 \|accessdate=21 March 2020}}</ref><ref name="CloudLISDifference16">{{cite web \|url=https://cloudlims.com/lims/lims-vs-lis.html \|title=Difference Between LIS and LIMS \|publisher=CloudLIMS.com, LLC \|date=01 October 2016 \|accessdate=14 September 2017}}</ref><ref name="ReisenwitzWhatIs17">{{cite web \|url=~~http~~://blog.capterra.com/what-is-a-laboratory-information-management-system/ \|title=What Is a Laboratory Information Management System? \|author=Reisenwitz, C. \|work=Capterra Medical Software Blog \|publisher=Capterra, Inc \|date=11 May 2017 \|accessdate=~~14 September 2017~~}}</ref>		However, these distinctions began to fade somewhat in the early 2010s as some LIMS vendors began to adopt the case-centric information management normally reserved for an LIS, blurring the lines between the two components further.<ref name="starlims" /> [[Thermo Scientific]]'s Clinical LIMS was an example of this merger of the LIS with LIMS, with Dave Champagne, informatics vice president and general manager, stating: "Routine molecular diagnostics requires a convergence of the up-to-now separate systems that have managed work in the lab (the LIMS) and the clinic (the LIS). The industry is asking for, and the science is requiring, a single lab-centric solution that delivers patient-centric results."<ref name="ConvergeLimsLis">{{cite web \|url=https://clpmag.com/lab-essentials/information-technology/convergence-of-lims-and-lis/ \|title=Convergence of LIMS and LIS \|author=Tufel, G. \|work=Clinical Lab Products \|publisher=MEDQOR \|date=01 February 2012 \|accessdate=06 January 2022}}</ref> [[Abbott Informatics Corporation]]'s STARLIMS product was another example of this LIS/LIMS merger.<ref name="StarlimsLimsLis" /> With the distinction between the two entities becoming less clear, discussions within the laboratory informatics community began to includes the question of whether or not the two entities should be considered the same.<ref name="LinkedInDifLisLims">{{cite web \|url=https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:groupPost:2069898-98494737/ \|title=What is the difference between an LIS and a LIMS? \|author=Jones, J. \|publisher=LinkedIn \|date=March 2012 \|accessdate=21 March 2020}}</ref><ref name="LinkedInLisLimsSame">{{cite web \|url=http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Are-LIMS-LIS-same-thing-2069898.S.147132083 \|title=Are LIMS and LIS the same thing? \|author=Jones, John \|publisher=LinkedIn \|date=September 2012 \|accessdate=07 November 2012}}</ref> {{As of\|2017}}, vendors continue to recognize the historical differences between the two products while also continuing to acknowledge that some developed LIMS are taking on more of the clinical aspects usually reserved for an LIS.<ref name="AgilabFAQ">{{cite web \|url=http://agilab.com/faq/ \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190325075813/http://agilab.com/faq/ \|title=FAQ: What is the difference between a LIMS and a medical laboratory quality system? \|publisher=AgiLab SAS \|archivedate=25 March 2019 \|accessdate=21 March 2020}}</ref><ref name="CloudLISDifference16">{{cite web \|url=https://cloudlims.com/lims/lims-vs-lis.html \|title=Difference Between LIS and LIMS \|publisher=CloudLIMS.com, LLC \|date=01 October 2016 \|accessdate=14 September 2017}}</ref><ref name="ReisenwitzWhatIs17">{{cite web \|url=https://blog.capterra.com/what-is-a-laboratory-information-management-system/ \|title=What Is a Laboratory Information Management System? \|author=Reisenwitz, C. \|work=Capterra Medical Software Blog \|publisher=Capterra, Inc \|date=11 May 2017 \|accessdate=06 January 2022}}</ref>

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	== Further reading ==		== Further reading ==

	* {{cite web \|url=http://www.pathinformatics.pitt.edu/sites/default/files/2012Powerpoints/01HenricksTues.pdf \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910050825/http://www.pathinformatics.pitt.edu/sites/default/files/2012Powerpoints/01HenricksTues.pdf \|format=PDF \|title=LIS Basics: CP and AP LIS Design and Operations \|work=Pathology Informatics 2012 \|author=Henricks, W.H. \|publisher=University of Pittsburgh \|date=09 October 2012 \|archivedate=10 September 2015}}		* {{cite web \|url=http://www.pathinformatics.pitt.edu/sites/default/files/2012Powerpoints/01HenricksTues.pdf \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910050825/http://www.pathinformatics.pitt.edu/sites/default/files/2012Powerpoints/01HenricksTues.pdf \|format=PDF \|title=LIS Basics: CP and AP LIS Design and Operations \|work=Pathology Informatics 2012 \|author=Henricks, W.H. \|publisher=University of Pittsburgh \|date=09 October 2012 \|archivedate=10 September 2015}}

	* {{cite journal \|journal=Advances in Anatomic Pathology \|title=Anatomic Pathology Laboratory Information Systems: A Review \|author=Park, S.L.; Pantanowitz, L.; Sharma, G.; Parwani, A.V. \|volume=19 \|issue=2 \|page=81–96 \|year=2012 \|doi=10.1097/PAP.0b013e318248b787}}		* {{cite journal \|journal=Advances in Anatomic Pathology \|title=Anatomic Pathology Laboratory Information Systems: A Review \|author=Park, S.L.; Pantanowitz, L.; Sharma, G.; Parwani, A.V. \|volume=19 \|issue=2 \|page=81–96 \|year=2012 \|doi=10.1097/PAP.0b013e318248b787}}

	==References==		==References==
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	Aside from the Massachusetts General Hospital experiment, the idea of a software system capable of managing time and data management functions wasn't heavily explored until the late 1960s, primarily because of the lack of proper technology and of communication between providers and end-users. The development of the Massachusetts General Hospital Utility Multi-Programming System (MUMPS) in the mid-'60s certainly helped as it suddenly allowed for a multi-user interface and a hierarchical system for persistent storage of data.<ref name="APLISReview" /> Yet due to its advanced nature, fragmented use across multiple entities, and inherent difficulty in extracting and analyzing data from the database, development of healthcare and laboratory systems on MUMPS was sporadic at best.<ref name="HistMedInfo" /> By the 1980s, however, the advent of Structured Query Language (SQL), relational database management systems (RDBMS), and [[Health Level 7]] (HL7) allowed software developers to expand the functionality and interoperability of the LIS, including the application of business analytics and business intelligence techniques to clinical data.<ref name="PractPathInfo">{{cite book \|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=WerUyK618fcC \|title=Practical Pathology Informatics: Demstifying Informatics for the Practicing Anatomic Pathologist \|author=Sinard, John H. \|publisher=Springer \|year=2006 \|pages=393 \|isbn=0387280588}}</ref>		Aside from the Massachusetts General Hospital experiment, the idea of a software system capable of managing time and data management functions wasn't heavily explored until the late 1960s, primarily because of the lack of proper technology and of communication between providers and end-users. The development of the Massachusetts General Hospital Utility Multi-Programming System (MUMPS) in the mid-'60s certainly helped as it suddenly allowed for a multi-user interface and a hierarchical system for persistent storage of data.<ref name="APLISReview" /> Yet due to its advanced nature, fragmented use across multiple entities, and inherent difficulty in extracting and analyzing data from the database, development of healthcare and laboratory systems on MUMPS was sporadic at best.<ref name="HistMedInfo" /> By the 1980s, however, the advent of Structured Query Language (SQL), relational database management systems (RDBMS), and [[Health Level 7]] (HL7) allowed software developers to expand the functionality and interoperability of the LIS, including the application of business analytics and business intelligence techniques to clinical data.<ref name="PractPathInfo">{{cite book \|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=WerUyK618fcC \|title=Practical Pathology Informatics: Demstifying Informatics for the Practicing Anatomic Pathologist \|author=Sinard, John H. \|publisher=Springer \|year=2006 \|pages=393 \|isbn=0387280588}}</ref>

	Today, web-based and database-centric Internet applications of [[laboratory informatics]] software have changed the way researchers and technicians interact with data, with web-driven data formatting technologies like ~~eXtensible~~ Markup Language (XML) making LIS and [[electronic medical record\|EMR]] interoperability a much-needed reality.<ref name="OverBarEMR">{{cite journal \|url=http://jhi.sagepub.com/content/16/4/306.abstract \|journal=Health Informatics Journal \|year=December 2010 \|volume=16 \|issue=4 \|title=Overcoming barriers to electronic medical record (EMR) implementation in the US healthcare system: A comparative study \|author=Kumar, Sameer; Aldrich, Krista \|doi=10.1177/1460458210380523 \|accessdate=03 June 2013}}</ref> [[Software as a service\|SaaS]] and cloud computing technologies have further changed how the LIS is implemented, while at the same time raising new questions about security and stability.<ref name="APLISReview" />		Today, web-based and database-centric Internet applications of [[laboratory informatics]] software have changed the way researchers and technicians interact with data, with web-driven data formatting technologies like [[Extensible Markup Language]] (XML) making LIS and [[electronic medical record\|EMR]] interoperability a much-needed reality.<ref name="OverBarEMR">{{cite journal \|url=http://jhi.sagepub.com/content/16/4/306.abstract \|journal=Health Informatics Journal \|year=December 2010 \|volume=16 \|issue=4 \|title=Overcoming barriers to electronic medical record (EMR) implementation in the US healthcare system: A comparative study \|author=Kumar, Sameer; Aldrich, Krista \|doi=10.1177/1460458210380523 \|accessdate=03 June 2013}}</ref> [[Software as a service\|SaaS]] and cloud computing technologies have further changed how the LIS is implemented, while at the same time raising new questions about security and stability.<ref name="APLISReview" />

	==Common LIS functions==		==Common LIS functions==

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	== Further reading ==		== Further reading ==

	* {{cite web \|url=http://www.pathinformatics.pitt.edu/sites/default/files/2012Powerpoints/01HenricksTues.pdf \|format=PDF \|title=LIS Basics: CP and AP LIS Design and Operations \|work=Pathology Informatics 2012 \|author=Henricks, W.H. \|publisher=University of Pittsburgh \|date=09 October 2012		* {{cite web \|url=http://www.pathinformatics.pitt.edu/sites/default/files/2012Powerpoints/01HenricksTues.pdf \|format=PDF \|title=LIS Basics: CP and AP LIS Design and Operations \|work=Pathology Informatics 2012 \|author=Henricks, W.H. \|publisher=University of Pittsburgh \|date=09 October 2012}}

	* {{cite journal \|journal=Advances in Anatomic Pathology \|title=Anatomic Pathology Laboratory Information Systems: A Review \|author=Park, S.L.; Pantanowitz, L.; Sharma, G.; Parwani, A.V. \|volume=19 \|issue=2 \|page=81–96 \|year=2012 \|doi=10.1097/PAP.0b013e318248b787}}		* {{cite journal \|journal=Advances in Anatomic Pathology \|title=Anatomic Pathology Laboratory Information Systems: A Review \|author=Park, S.L.; Pantanowitz, L.; Sharma, G.; Parwani, A.V. \|volume=19 \|issue=2 \|page=81–96 \|year=2012 \|doi=10.1097/PAP.0b013e318248b787}}

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	In the early 2010s, web-based and database-centric internet applications of [[laboratory informatics]] software changed the way researchers and technicians interacted with data, with web-driven data formatting technologies like [[Extensible Markup Language]] (XML) making LIS and [[electronic medical record]] (EMR) interoperability a much-needed reality.<ref name="OverBarEMR">{{cite journal \|title=Overcoming barriers to electronic medical record (EMR) implementation in the US healthcare system: A comparative study \|journal=Health Informatics Journal \|author=Kumar, S.; Aldrich, K. \|volume=16 \|issue=4 \|year=2011 \|doi=10.1177/1460458210380523}}</ref> [[Software as a service\|SaaS]] and cloud computing technologies have since further changed how the LIS is implemented, while at the same time raising new questions about security and stability.<ref name="APLISReview" />		In the early 2010s, web-based and database-centric internet applications of [[laboratory informatics]] software changed the way researchers and technicians interacted with data, with web-driven data formatting technologies like [[Extensible Markup Language]] (XML) making LIS and [[electronic medical record]] (EMR) interoperability a much-needed reality.<ref name="OverBarEMR">{{cite journal \|title=Overcoming barriers to electronic medical record (EMR) implementation in the US healthcare system: A comparative study \|journal=Health Informatics Journal \|author=Kumar, S.; Aldrich, K. \|volume=16 \|issue=4 \|year=2011 \|doi=10.1177/1460458210380523}}</ref> [[Software as a service\|SaaS]] and cloud computing technologies have since further changed how the LIS is implemented, while at the same time raising new questions about security and stability.<ref name="APLISReview" />

	The modern LIS has evolved to take on new functionalities not previously seen, including configurable [[Clinical decision support system\|clinical decision support]] rules, system integration, laboratory outreach tools, and support for point-of-care testing (POCT) data. LIS modules have also begun to show up in EMR and [[electronic health record\|EHR]] products, giving some laboratories the option to have an enterprise-wide solution that can cover multiple aspects of the lab.<ref name="FutrellWhatsNew17">{{cite web \|url=https://www.mlo-online.com/continuing-education/article/13009013/whats-new-in-todays-lis \|title=What's new in today's LIS? \|author=Futrell, K. \|work=Medical Laboratory Observer \|publisher=NP Communications, LLC \|date=23 January 2017 \|accessdate=21 March 2020}}</ref> Additionally, the distinction between a LIS and [[laboratory information management system]] (LIMS) has blurred somewhat, with some vendors choosing to use the "LIMS" acronym to market their clinical laboratory data management system.		The modern LIS has evolved to take on new functionalities not previously seen, including configurable [[Clinical decision support system\|clinical decision support]] rules, system integration, laboratory outreach tools, and support for point-of-care testing (POCT) data. LIS modules have also begun to show up in EMR and [[electronic health record\|EHR]] products, giving some laboratories the option to have an enterprise-wide solution that can cover multiple aspects of the lab.<ref name="FutrellWhatsNew17">{{cite web \|url=https://www.mlo-online.com/continuing-education/article/13009013/whats-new-in-todays-lis \|title=What's new in today's LIS? \|author=Futrell, K. \|work=Medical Laboratory Observer \|publisher=NP Communications, LLC \|date=23 January 2017 \|accessdate=21 March 2020}}</ref> Additionally, the distinction between an LIS and a [[laboratory information management system]] (LIMS) has blurred somewhat, with some vendors choosing to use the "LIMS" acronym to market their clinical laboratory data management system.

	==Common LIS functions==		==Common LIS functions==
	Functions that a LIS has historically performed include, but are not limited to<ref name="biohealth" /><ref name="FutrellWhatsNew17" /><ref name="MedLabInfoPaper">{{cite journal \|title=Medical Laboratory Informatics \|journal=Clinics in Laboratory Medicine \|author=Pantanowitz, L.; Henricks, W.H.; Beckwith, B.A. \|volume=27 \|issue=4 \|pages=823–43 \|year=2007 \|doi=10.1016/j.cll.2007.07.011}}</ref><ref name="MedLabInfoDesc">{{cite web \|url=http://clinfowiki.org/wiki/index.php/Medical_laboratory_informatics \|title=Medical laboratory informatics \|work=ClinfoWiki \|date=19 November 2011 \|accessdate=03 June 2013}}</ref>:		Functions that an LIS has historically performed include, but are not limited to<ref name="biohealth" /><ref name="FutrellWhatsNew17" /><ref name="MedLabInfoPaper">{{cite journal \|title=Medical Laboratory Informatics \|journal=Clinics in Laboratory Medicine \|author=Pantanowitz, L.; Henricks, W.H.; Beckwith, B.A. \|volume=27 \|issue=4 \|pages=823–43 \|year=2007 \|doi=10.1016/j.cll.2007.07.011}}</ref><ref name="MedLabInfoDesc">{{cite web \|url=http://clinfowiki.org/wiki/index.php/Medical_laboratory_informatics \|title=Medical laboratory informatics \|work=ClinfoWiki \|date=19 November 2011 \|accessdate=03 June 2013}}</ref>:

	* patient management, including admission date, admitting physician, ordering department, specimen type, etc.		* patient management, including admission date, admitting physician, ordering department, specimen type, etc.
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	* Anatomic pathology specimen collection may be a very procedural, multi-step processes, while clinical pathology specimen collection is routinely more simple.		* Anatomic pathology specimen collection may be a very procedural, multi-step processes, while clinical pathology specimen collection is routinely more simple.

	== Differences between a LIS and LIMS ==		== Differences between an LIS and a LIMS ==
	There is often confusion regarding the difference between a LIS and a LIMS. While the two laboratory informatics components are related, their purposes diverged early in their existences. Up until recently, the LIS and LIMS have exhibited a few key differences<ref name="StarlimsLimsLis">{{cite web \|url=http://www.starlims.com/en-us/services-and-resources/resources/lis-vs-lims/ \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140428060811/http://www.starlims.com/en-us/resources/white-papers/lis-vs-lims/ \|title=Adding "Management" to Your LIS \|publisher=STARLIMS Corporation \|date=2012 \|archivedate=28 April 2014 \|accessdate=14 September 2017}}</ref>:		There is often confusion regarding the difference between an LIS and a LIMS. While the two laboratory informatics components are related, their purposes diverged early in their existences. Up until recently, the LIS and LIMS have exhibited a few key differences<ref name="StarlimsLimsLis">{{cite web \|url=http://www.starlims.com/en-us/services-and-resources/resources/lis-vs-lims/ \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140428060811/http://www.starlims.com/en-us/resources/white-papers/lis-vs-lims/ \|title=Adding "Management" to Your LIS \|publisher=STARLIMS Corporation \|date=2012 \|archivedate=28 April 2014 \|accessdate=14 September 2017}}</ref>:

	1. A LIS has been designed primarily for processing and reporting data related to individual patients in a clinical setting. A LIMS has traditionally been designed to process and report data related to batches of samples from drug trials, water treatment facilities, and other entities that handle complex batches of data.<ref name="lislims1">{{cite web \|url=http://labsoftnews.typepad.com/lab_soft_news/2008/11/liss-vs-limss-its-time-to-consider-merging-the-two-types-of-systems.html \|title=LIS vs. LIMS: It's Time to Blend the Two Types of Lab Information Systems \|author=Friedman, B. \|work=Lab Soft News \|date=04 November 2008 \|accessdate=07 November 2012}}</ref><ref name="analytica">{{cite web \|url=http://www.analytica-world.com/en/news/35566/lims-lis-market-and-poct-supplement.html \|title=LIMS/LIS Market and POCT Supplement \|work=analytica-world.com \|date=20 February 2004 \|accessdate=07 November 2012}}</ref>		1. An LIS has been designed primarily for processing and reporting data related to individual patients in a clinical setting. A LIMS has traditionally been designed to process and report data related to batches of samples from drug trials, water treatment facilities, and other entities that handle complex batches of data.<ref name="lislims1">{{cite web \|url=http://labsoftnews.typepad.com/lab_soft_news/2008/11/liss-vs-limss-its-time-to-consider-merging-the-two-types-of-systems.html \|title=LIS vs. LIMS: It's Time to Blend the Two Types of Lab Information Systems \|author=Friedman, B. \|work=Lab Soft News \|date=04 November 2008 \|accessdate=07 November 2012}}</ref><ref name="analytica">{{cite web \|url=http://www.analytica-world.com/en/news/35566/lims-lis-market-and-poct-supplement.html \|title=LIMS/LIS Market and POCT Supplement \|work=analytica-world.com \|date=20 February 2004 \|accessdate=07 November 2012}}</ref>

	2. A LIS must satisfy the reporting and auditing needs of hospital accreditation agencies, [[HIPAA]], and other clinical medical practitioners. A LIMS, however, needs to satisfy [[good manufacturing practice]] (GMP) and meet the reporting and audit needs of the U.S. [[Food and Drug Administration]] and research scientists in many different industries.<ref name="lislims1" />		2. An LIS must satisfy the reporting and auditing needs of hospital accreditation agencies, [[HIPAA]], and other clinical medical practitioners. A LIMS, however, needs to satisfy [[good manufacturing practice]] (GMP) and meet the reporting and audit needs of the U.S. [[Food and Drug Administration]] and research scientists in many different industries.<ref name="lislims1" />

	3. A LIS is usually most competitive in patient-centric settings (dealing with "subjects" and "specimens") and clinical labs, whereas a LIMS is most competitive in group-centric settings (dealing with "batches" and "samples") that often deal with mostly anonymous research-specific laboratory data.<ref name="analytica" /><ref name="lislims2">{{cite web \|url=http://labsoftnews.typepad.com/lab_soft_news/2008/11/lis-vs-lims.html \|title=LIS vs. LIMS: Some New Insights \|author=Friedman, B. \|work=Lab Soft News \|date=19 November 2008 \|accessdate=07 November 2012}}</ref><ref name="starlims">{{cite web \|url=http://blog.starlims.com/2009/07/01/swimming-in-the-clinical-pool-why-lims-are-supplanting-old-school-clinical-lis-applications/ \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110313145726/http://blog.starlims.com/2009/07/01/swimming-in-the-clinical-pool-why-lims-are-supplanting-old-school-clinical-lis-applications/ \|title=Swimming in the Clinical Pool: Why LIMS are supplanting old-school clinical LIS applications \|author=Hice, R. \|publisher=STARLIMS Corporation \|date=01 July 2009 \|archivedate=13 March 2011 \|accessdate=14 September 2017}}</ref>		3. An LIS is usually most competitive in patient-centric settings (dealing with "subjects" and "specimens") and clinical labs, whereas a LIMS is most competitive in group-centric settings (dealing with "batches" and "samples") that often deal with mostly anonymous research-specific laboratory data.<ref name="analytica" /><ref name="lislims2">{{cite web \|url=http://labsoftnews.typepad.com/lab_soft_news/2008/11/lis-vs-lims.html \|title=LIS vs. LIMS: Some New Insights \|author=Friedman, B. \|work=Lab Soft News \|date=19 November 2008 \|accessdate=07 November 2012}}</ref><ref name="starlims">{{cite web \|url=http://blog.starlims.com/2009/07/01/swimming-in-the-clinical-pool-why-lims-are-supplanting-old-school-clinical-lis-applications/ \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110313145726/http://blog.starlims.com/2009/07/01/swimming-in-the-clinical-pool-why-lims-are-supplanting-old-school-clinical-lis-applications/ \|title=Swimming in the Clinical Pool: Why LIMS are supplanting old-school clinical LIS applications \|author=Hice, R. \|publisher=STARLIMS Corporation \|date=01 July 2009 \|archivedate=13 March 2011 \|accessdate=14 September 2017}}</ref>

	However, these distinctions began to fade somewhat in the early 2010s as some LIMS vendors began to adopt the case-centric information management normally reserved for a LIS, blurring the lines between the two components further.<ref name="starlims" /> [[Thermo Scientific]]'s Clinical LIMS was an example of this merger of the LIS with LIMS, with Dave Champagne, informatics vice president and general manager, stating: "Routine molecular diagnostics requires a convergence of the up-to-now separate systems that have managed work in the lab (the LIMS) and the clinic (the LIS). The industry is asking for, and the science is requiring, a single lab-centric solution that delivers patient-centric results."<ref name="ConvergeLimsLis">{{cite web \|url=http://www.clpmag.com/2012/02/convergence-of-lims-and-lis/ \|title=Convergence of LIMS and LIS \|author=Tufel, G. \|work=Clinical Lab Products \|publisher=MEDQOR \|date=01 February 2012 \|accessdate=14 September 2017}}</ref> [[Abbott Informatics Corporation]]'s STARLIMS product was another example of this LIS/LIMS merger.<ref name="StarlimsLimsLis" /> With the distinction between the two entities becoming less clear, discussions within the laboratory informatics community began to includes the question of whether or not the two entities should be considered the same.<ref name="LinkedInDifLisLims">{{cite web \|url=https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:groupPost:2069898-98494737/ \|title=What is the difference between a LIS and a LIMS? \|author=Jones, J. \|publisher=LinkedIn \|date=March 2012 \|accessdate=21 March 2020}}</ref><ref name="LinkedInLisLimsSame">{{cite web \|url=http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Are-LIMS-LIS-same-thing-2069898.S.147132083 \|title=Are LIMS and LIS the same thing? \|author=Jones, John \|publisher=LinkedIn \|date=September 2012 \|accessdate=07 November 2012}}</ref> {{As of\|2017}}, vendors continue to recognize the historical differences between the two products while also continuing to acknowledge that some developed LIMS are taking on more of the clinical aspects usually reserved for a LIS.<ref name="AgilabFAQ">{{cite web \|url=http://agilab.com/faq/ \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190325075813/http://agilab.com/faq/ \|title=FAQ: What is the difference between a LIMS and a medical laboratory quality system? \|publisher=AgiLab SAS \|archivedate=25 March 2019 \|accessdate=21 March 2020}}</ref><ref name="CloudLISDifference16">{{cite web \|url=https://cloudlims.com/lims/lims-vs-lis.html \|title=Difference Between LIS and LIMS \|publisher=CloudLIMS.com, LLC \|date=01 October 2016 \|accessdate=14 September 2017}}</ref><ref name="ReisenwitzWhatIs17">{{cite web \|url=http://blog.capterra.com/what-is-a-laboratory-information-management-system/ \|title=What Is a Laboratory Information Management System? \|author=Reisenwitz, C. \|work=Capterra Medical Software Blog \|publisher=Capterra, Inc \|date=11 May 2017 \|accessdate=14 September 2017}}</ref>		However, these distinctions began to fade somewhat in the early 2010s as some LIMS vendors began to adopt the case-centric information management normally reserved for an LIS, blurring the lines between the two components further.<ref name="starlims" /> [[Thermo Scientific]]'s Clinical LIMS was an example of this merger of the LIS with LIMS, with Dave Champagne, informatics vice president and general manager, stating: "Routine molecular diagnostics requires a convergence of the up-to-now separate systems that have managed work in the lab (the LIMS) and the clinic (the LIS). The industry is asking for, and the science is requiring, a single lab-centric solution that delivers patient-centric results."<ref name="ConvergeLimsLis">{{cite web \|url=http://www.clpmag.com/2012/02/convergence-of-lims-and-lis/ \|title=Convergence of LIMS and LIS \|author=Tufel, G. \|work=Clinical Lab Products \|publisher=MEDQOR \|date=01 February 2012 \|accessdate=14 September 2017}}</ref> [[Abbott Informatics Corporation]]'s STARLIMS product was another example of this LIS/LIMS merger.<ref name="StarlimsLimsLis" /> With the distinction between the two entities becoming less clear, discussions within the laboratory informatics community began to includes the question of whether or not the two entities should be considered the same.<ref name="LinkedInDifLisLims">{{cite web \|url=https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:groupPost:2069898-98494737/ \|title=What is the difference between an LIS and a LIMS? \|author=Jones, J. \|publisher=LinkedIn \|date=March 2012 \|accessdate=21 March 2020}}</ref><ref name="LinkedInLisLimsSame">{{cite web \|url=http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Are-LIMS-LIS-same-thing-2069898.S.147132083 \|title=Are LIMS and LIS the same thing? \|author=Jones, John \|publisher=LinkedIn \|date=September 2012 \|accessdate=07 November 2012}}</ref> {{As of\|2017}}, vendors continue to recognize the historical differences between the two products while also continuing to acknowledge that some developed LIMS are taking on more of the clinical aspects usually reserved for an LIS.<ref name="AgilabFAQ">{{cite web \|url=http://agilab.com/faq/ \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190325075813/http://agilab.com/faq/ \|title=FAQ: What is the difference between a LIMS and a medical laboratory quality system? \|publisher=AgiLab SAS \|archivedate=25 March 2019 \|accessdate=21 March 2020}}</ref><ref name="CloudLISDifference16">{{cite web \|url=https://cloudlims.com/lims/lims-vs-lis.html \|title=Difference Between LIS and LIMS \|publisher=CloudLIMS.com, LLC \|date=01 October 2016 \|accessdate=14 September 2017}}</ref><ref name="ReisenwitzWhatIs17">{{cite web \|url=http://blog.capterra.com/what-is-a-laboratory-information-management-system/ \|title=What Is a Laboratory Information Management System? \|author=Reisenwitz, C. \|work=Capterra Medical Software Blog \|publisher=Capterra, Inc \|date=11 May 2017 \|accessdate=14 September 2017}}</ref>

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