Laboratory Informatics Blog

Laboratories and industries everywhere are realizing that technological innovations are moving at a rapid and ever-increasing pace. These technological initiatives require organizational change management (OCM) to ensure success. Some of these initiatives include the following: Is your company prepared to face the associated OCM challenges of technological innovations? Whether it is a paradigm shift by… Read More

Decoupling data inputs from their isolated sources continues to be challenging for organizations. Data silos not only hinder organizational collaboration and decision making but also undermine an organization’s ability to unlock the potential of its most precious resource—its data. Advancements like cloud computing, platforms, and blockchain are giving most organizations the tools to transition away from… Read More

Depending on how long you have been working in the lab informatics industry, you may have noticed that the list of acronyms feels almost endless. Since this blog was first written more than 10 years ago, that list of acronyms has only grown. This blog post updates the original list to provide insight into an… Read More

The buzz surrounding cloud computing for informatics applications continues. Everyone is aware of the many advantages and benefits offered by cloud computing (software, infrastructure, or platform as a service—SaaS, IaaS, PaaS). These are not just monetary, like lowering IT costs and reducing total cost of ownership (TCO), but also include increasing business agility, computing power,… Read More

It is impossible to overstate the importance of thoroughly gathering requirements for the success of an implementation project. Although that seems like hyperbole, unfortunately, it is not. When difficulties arise in a lab informatics or enterprise system implementation, it is almost always because of incomplete requirements gathering or a failure to understand the underlying workflows… Read More