News, insight, events and case studies

We reflect on some of the profound changes that the novel coronavirus has brought to CliniSys, to healthcare, and to pathology, and how they are likely to play out in a post-Covid future.

21 July 2020

Gaining ISO 15189 accreditation is just the start of the hard work, says Tony Oliver, Programme Manager and laboratory accreditation expert at CliniSys. The ongoing accreditation process is a challenge that involves everyone in the lab, with LIMS at its heart.

23 June 2020

Selecting your laboratory information management system (LIMS) is one of the most crucial decisions you will make for your lab and your company. 

20 May 2020

What can the mobilising genomics laboratory hubs learn from the more advanced pathology networks? CliniSys marketing manager Matthew Fouracre put the question to programme manager Tony Oliver and genomics consultant Steve Abbs, who agreed the first lesson would be: implement a single laboratory information system to drive standardisation.

10 May 2020

One of the major drivers for forming genomic laboratory hubs is to ensure quality at scale and equitable testing, by encouraging greater standardisation. However, CliniSys genomics consultant Steve Abbs argues that hubs in themselves will struggle to achieve this, and other drivers and facilitators are needed – not least a single LIMS.

10 May 2020

If you are about to embark on going out to tender to find a CellPath LIMS supplier, what are the criteria you should consider in choosing a vendor? Sam Grobler, CliniSys product manager, offers some key recommendations.

9 May 2020

Point-of-Care The diversity of point-of-care testing (POCT) locations, devices, and operators makes its management and connectivity challenging. However, the greatest benefit of a POCT result is its rapid turnaround time (TAT). That TAT is not realized if the result is not immediately available to the provider or care team for action. Thus, connectivity is imperative […]

14 November 2019

Point-of-Care Point-of-care testing (POCT) brings its own set of challenges in regard to regulatory compliance. Those laboratories that are inspected and certified by the College of American Pathologists (CAP) are likely quite familiar with the CAP checklists for different laboratory areas and departments. For a great refresher and summary of CAP inspection priorities for POCT, […]

3 September 2019