In the years since this blog was first authored, not only have the number of instrument types increased, but also the number of options for interfacing. And yet, the more things change, the more they stay the same. It’s still shocking when reviewing laboratory information management system (LIMS) survey results to find that some implementations… Read More
Complex and large life sciences informatics projects are intimidating but sometimes unavoidable. As many life sciences organizations have grown, they have accrued various informatics systems that can create data silos, inefficient workflows, and roadblocks to meeting stringent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations or getting value from their data. It can be hard to… Read More
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
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
Once your lab has adopted an informatics system (or two) and reduced the number of paper processes, you may think that your digital transformation is complete. But there is more that you could do to improve efficiencies and use your lab’s data to inform business decisions. This blog post will help you discover how LIMS… Read More