Choosing the best LIMS software

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Modern-day, cutting edge, smart technologies are making laboratories ‘smart’ labs. A smart lab is an amalgam of the latest automation in equipment and the software that helps in data management and beyond. LIMS forms an integral part of smart labs and it is important to choose the best LIMS depending on the requirement of your lab.

LIMS is a software that enables pathology labs to manage enormous data as well as lab samples effectively. Many labs need to upgrade or modify their existing LIMS to ensure optimum results with robust corporate information system infrastructure. A pathology laboratory has a plethora of choices to make with regards to selecting the best LIMS software. Choosing the best software ensures successful operation as well as management of LIMS maintenance and implementation.

With this blog, we will look upon the best ways to choose a cost-effective software or LIMS:

Automation: Automation is one of the reasons why pathology labs use LIMS. Efficient LIMS software eliminates the extra-human efforts and errors, respectively. A LIMS software must focus on the critical yet vital areas to get improvements for the laboratory sustainably:

·         Automate instrument uploading the data

·         Streamlining the sample management as well as tracking the same

·         Enhancing the reporting system and also accessing vital information

·     Facilitating legal compliances with industrial standards as well as government regulations

The system has to be interactive, intelligent, as well as a robust platform, rather than a mere static data repository. Choose LIMS that has multiple modules and well suited for your laboratory in any way.

Legal compliance: Opt for a LIMS software or system that works according to the applicable rules and regulatory requisites. The system should account for the users via electronic signature and other vital details. This allows your lab to evaluate and conduct auditable compliance of the rules and regulations.

Minimize hardware costs: Cloud-based LIMS software is the best as a lab does not need to invest in the hardware, maintenance, or installation. Moreover, centers, services, new customers, and all be added at the click of a button.

Easy-to-use: LIMS that you opt for should always be easy to operate as well as user-friendly.

Mobile apps: Make extensive use of mobile apps for automation as well as gaining efficiency in the overall working of the laboratory. Make a strategic decision and analyze to achieve results and approve reports anywhere you are.

Post-sales Support: It is imperative to opt for a vendor who offers post-sales support for the lab system and operations. Also, the vendor needs to understand the support and updates of the system frequently.



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