The transformation of pathology services across Northern Ireland has achieved another milestone, with the completion of phase three of the CoreLIMS programme to deploy Clinisys WinPath to all five health and social care trusts and the blood transfusion service.
In early September, the pathology system at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) failed, leading it to declare a critical incident. The root cause was a software issue, which meant the failure lay in a server platform that was not supported by Clinisys and was not related to its software. However, Clinisys arrived on site and the system was still restored within 24-hours. Trust Chief Digital and Transformation Officer Andy Callow explains.
Clinicians across five NHS trusts can now see pathology and other diagnostic test results from across the region, using the familiar ICE button.
Pathology has invested heavily in digital pathology, but that investment will only pay off if this new way of working is adopted by staff and results are reported digitally, argues Jake Morrow.
Kim Futrell, MLS(ASCP), MSHI Point-of-Care The value-focused environment of modern healthcare industry is increasing the demand for rapid, accurate, and integrated point-of-care testing (POCT). Improvements in patient outcomes and satisfaction can be realized when laboratory results are made available in real-time at the patients’ point-of-care. Yet, POCT tends to be siloed and often is not […]
Clinisys’ annual conference has become such a major event that it has been split in two. This time, it was Clinisys WinPath laboratory information system customers who gathered at The Belfry to discuss the major challenges facing pathology, and the role of technology in addressing them.
Lab Administration, LIS Laboratories continue to face challenges meeting the fast-paced productivity and accuracy demands of our healthcare system. The lab’s strongest tactic to stay ahead—while continuing to operate understaffed because of an industry-wide staffing shortage—is to use a powerful laboratory information system (LIS). But labs can no longer get by with just any LIS. […]
Northern Ireland’s CoreLIMS programme has achieved another significant milestone by migrating the Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion Service (NIBTS) away from its 15-year-old laboratory information system and onto Clinisys WinPath.
Kim Futrell, MLS(ASCP), MSHI Industry, Lab Administration, LIS Choosing and implementing a new laboratory information system (LIS) can be a serious undertaking whether you are starting a new lab, replacing a sunsetting system, or upgrading to a better solution. All scenarios require judicious decision-making and careful planning. Making the right decision Making the right decision […]
The ease of data analytics depends on data accessibility, which in turn depends on how well your laboratory information system structures data. Structured data plays a leading role in data analytics success.
