•Provides the specifics for future implementations of LIMS that public health labs and commercial vendors alike require.
•Ensures that public health LIMS are highly interoperable, enabling better data flow among public health labs as well as federal and local agencies, and improving PHL capacity for mutual assistance in a crisis situation.
•Gives a framework for future independent or collaborative development initiatives.
The logical design document is based on the natural flow of the laboratory testing business processes, beginning with test requests and sample receiving workflow, and continuing through test results reporting. There is also a section that includes eight workgroup discussion papers on complex and cross-cutting issues that informed the resulting logical design.
Phase I
• Executive Summary [0.09 MB]
• Section A - Introduction and Document Overview [0.16 MB]
• Section B - Business Process #1 Logical Design [1.88 MB]
• Section C - Phase I Associated Business Processes Category A [0.25 MB]
• Section D - Phase I Associated Business Processes Category B [0.21 MB]
• Section E - Key Master Files [0.77 MB]
• Section F - Workgroup Discussion Papers [1.12 MB]
• Section G - Appendices [0.55 MB]
Phase II
• Executive Summary [0.09 MB]
• Introduction and Document Overview
• BP 3 - Proactive Sample Collection and Overall Workload Projectections
• BP 5 - Media Reagent Stains Controls Etc. Manufacturing
• BP 6 - Inventory Control Including Kits and Forms Management
• BP 9 - Billing for Laboratory Services
• BP 10 - Contract and Grant Management
• BP 11 - Training, Education, and Resource Management
• BP 12 - Laboratory Certifications Licensing
• BP 13 - Customer Concerns Suggestions Requests
• BP 15 - Laboratory Safety and Accident Investigation
• BP 16 - Laboratory Mutual Assistance/Disaster Recovery
The Requirements for Public Health Laboratory Information Management Systems document was updated in 2008 to link to the 16 business processes.
An evaluation of the LIMS project conducted by the Public Health Informatics Institute found that the requirements helped laboratories to develop and enhance their information management systems, as well as to develop and implement their LIMS efficiently. The evaluation likewise demonstrated that the systematic approach to requirements development was effective and efficient. The LIMS Project: Summary of Evaluation Findings has the findings from the project.