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Laboratory Informatics Buyer's Guide for Medical Diagnostics and Research, 2020 Edition

Title: Laboratory Informatics Buyer's Guide for Medical Diagnostics and Research, 2020 Edition

Author for citation: Shawn E. Douglas and Alan Vaughan

License for content: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International

Publication date: TBD

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1. Introduction to medical diagnostics and research laboratories

1.1 Medical diagnostics lab

1.1.1 Pathology

1.1.1.1 Anatomical vs. clinical pathology

1.1.1.2 Forensic pathology

1.1.2 Physician office lab

1.1.3 Integrative medicine lab

1.2 Public health lab

1.3 Toxicology lab

1.4 Blood bank and transfusion lab

1.5 Central and contract research lab

1.5.1 Medical and other research in academia

1.6 Genetic diagnostics lab

1.6.1 Cytogenetics lab

1.7 Medical cannabis testing lab

2. Choosing laboratory informatics software for your lab

2.1 Evaluation and selection

2.1.1 Technology considerations

2.1.2 Cybersecurity considerations

2.1.3 Regulatory compliance considerations

2.1.4 Features and functions

2.1.5 Contract considerations (maintenance, support, warranty, and enhancements)

2.1.6 Cost considerations

2.2 Implementation

2.2.1 Internal and external integrations

2.3 MSW, updates, and other services

2.4 How a user requirements specification fits into the entire process (LIMSpec)

3. Additional resources for selecting and implementing informatics solutions

3.1 Laboratory informatics vendors

3.1.1 LIMS vendors

3.1.2 LIS vendors

3.1.3 ELN vendors

3.1.4 Middleware vendors

3.2 Medical diagnostics instrumentation vendors

3.3 EHR vendors

3.4 Patient outreach and engagement solution vendors

3.5 Laboratory billing service providers

3.6 Trade organizations and events

3.7 User communities

3.8 Books and journals

3.9 Standards

3.10 LIMSpec

3.10.1 Blank template for medical diagnostics and research labs

3.10.2 Completed example

4. Taking the next step

4.1 Develop a specification document (LIMSpec) tailored to your lab's needs

4.2 Issue the specification as a request for information (RFI)

4.3 Acquire information and proposals from vendors

4.3.1 The value of demonstrations

5. Closing remarks