Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)

The LIMS module provides end-to-end management of laboratory operations — from test ordering and sample collection through analyzer interfacing, result entry, report approval, and delivery to patients or collecting centres. It has been in active clinical use for more than eight years across multiple hospital settings.

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For Laboratory Staff (Users)

Overview & Concepts

• Introduction
• Lab Workflow Overview

Ordering & Billing

• Laboratory Billing
• Collecting Centre Billing

Sample Management

• Barcode Generation & Sticker Printing
• Sample Collection (Sampling)
• Receiving Samples at the Lab
• Sample Rejection & Recollection
• Sample Separation

Worksheets

• Printing Worksheets

Result Entry & Reporting

• Generation of Reports
• Result Flags & Critical Values
• Issuing Reports

Microbiology

• Microbiology Overview
• Entering Culture Results
• Antibiotic Sensitivity Testing
• Microbiology Report Approval & Printing

Patient Notifications

• Sending SMS Notifications
• Sending Email Notifications

Courier & Home Sample Collection

• Courier Workflow Overview
• Collecting Samples (Courier)
• Handing Over Samples to the Lab
• Courier Report Printing & Viewing

Summaries & Analytics

• Summaries & Reports
• TAT & Workload Reports

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For Administrators (Setup & Configuration)

Investigation Master Data

• Managing Investigations
• Investigation Items & Parameters
• Reference Ranges
• Value Flags
• Investigation Validation Rules

Report Format Design

• Report Formats
• Report Items & Layout
• Analyzer Automation Mapping

Sample & Container Master Data

• Managing Metadata (Samples, Containers, Specimens)
• Antibiotic Master Data

Analyzer & Machine Setup

• Machine Setup
• Analyzer Interfacing
• Analyzer Middleware
• Middleware REST API

Collecting Centre Administration

• Collecting Centre Setup
• Collecting Centre Billing Configuration

Help & Troubleshooting

• Administration Overview
• Knowledgebase & FAQ

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