News, insight, events and case studies
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Insight
Day in the life – Aishwarya Raju
Aishwarya Raju Details how she finds her role as Associate Software Engineer, Product Development at Clinisys.
16 November 2022
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Insight
How Can Public Health Labs Streamline Operations & Improve Workflow?
Kim Futrell, MT(ASCP), MSHI Lab Administration, Public Health In times of serious laboratory staff shortages and dwindling medical laboratory scientist (MLS) graduates, having an effective laboratory workflow is crucial to maintain a productive lab. Today’s top public health labs (PHLs) are focused on how to develop and maintain efficient workflows so they can fulfill their […]
11 November 2022
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The future of Clinisys: comprehensive laboratory solutions
Clinisys’ acquisitions of ApolloLIMS, HORIZON Lab Systems, and Sunquest Information Systems are revolutionizing the LIMS industry. Read about the united offering of solutions that Clinisys now provides.
8 November 2022
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News
Clinisys completes combination of Sunquest, HORIZON and ApolloLIMS businesses
The new global brand, known as Clinisys, serves over 3,000 customers in 34 countries Clinisys today announces it has completed the combination of Sunquest Information Systems, HORIZON Lab Systems, and Apollo LIMS under its singular brand. The completion marks a new chapter for Clinisys, expanding its global presence and breadth of expertise to enable healthier […]
4 October 2022
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Insight
Three ways Horizon improves public health efforts
Earlier this year, HORIZON Lab Systems and ApolloLIMS were acquired by the Clinisys Group to grow the organization’s community and public health diagnostics capability. HORIZON specialized in laboratory information management systems across several verticals including clinical, toxicology and environmental. Based on these verticals, it was our overall expertise in public health that acted as the […]
21 September 2022
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Insight
What is the Public Health 3.0 Framework? Everything You Need to Know
Kim Futrell, MT(ASCP), MSHI Public Health Public Health Laboratories (PHL) are an integral part of keeping our population healthy and safe. They have contributed to improvements in population health for decades. In an effort to continue improving, the public health system is embracing an updated model called Public Health 3.0 (PH3.0) that requires collaboration and […]
21 September 2022
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Insight
The growing importance of wastewater surveillance
With increased focus on laboratory testing of wastewater samples for communicable diseases like monkeypox, COVID-19, cholera, and polio, LIMS data will be more valuable to epidemiologists for biosurveillance monitoring.
7 September 2022
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News
Managing Monkeypox Testing in a Post-Pandemic World
Straight on the heels of a COVID resurgence this summer, US laboratories are bracing for yet another swing in their seemingly ever-changing staffing and resource needs to address new clinical and wastewater testing for human monkeypox virus (hMPXV). “The unexpectedly quick spread of monkeypox likely means our lab clients may have to invest in new testing,” […]
18 August 2022
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News
The Power Of Horizon LIMS Backed By The Clinisys Group
Earlier this year, HORIZON Lab Systems and ApolloLIMS and were acquired by Clinisys Group, growing the organization’s community and public health diagnostics capability. Clinisys is one of the largest providers of laboratory information systems (LIS), order entry and result consultation, and public health solutions in disease surveillance and outbreak management across the United Kingdom, Europe, and United States. The […]
16 August 2022
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News
COVID Infections Surge While Laboratory Testing Wanes
COVID cases have re-surged this summer in many regions of the US. New omicron variants are largely the cause of new waves of infection, fueled by increased summer travel and relaxed mask requirements. “Customers are telling us they’ve been ramping back up since May 2022 to handle more COVID testing,” says Robert Benz, marketing manager for HORIZON, […]
27 July 2022
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Insight
How Your Laboratory Can Overcome Labor Shortages
The labor shortages still sweeping the US and other parts of the world extend to the laboratory space as well. The laboratory industry was already short on qualified people to fill the key roles. On top of that, pre-existing worker shortage, the laboratory testing industry has demanded a lot of its personnel over the last […]
24 June 2022
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How to Use Autoverification in the Laboratory to Improve Efficiency
Kim Futrell, MT(ASCP), MSHI Lab Stewardship, LIS Using your laboratory information system (LIS) for autoverification is one of the most effective ways your lab can reduce hands-on tech time through process automation. Depending on the lab menu and patient population, 40% to 95% of results could qualify for autoverification.1,2 What is autoverification? Autoverification is a […]
9 May 2022