https://limsiq.com/blog/ Recent content in LIS Software Blog for Clinical & Specialty Labs | LIMS IQ on LIMS IQ | When you need results Hugo -- 0.161.1 en-us Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://limsiq.com/blog/news/lims-iq-visionaries-network-trustworthy-companies-2026/ Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://limsiq.com/blog/news/lims-iq-visionaries-network-trustworthy-companies-2026/ Visionaries Network featured LIMS IQ in its Trustworthy Companies of the Year 2026 issue, highlighting connected laboratory operations. https://limsiq.com/blog/biorepository/biobank-freezer-inventory-cycle-counts/ Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://limsiq.com/blog/biorepository/biobank-freezer-inventory-cycle-counts/ A practical biobank freezer inventory workflow for storage hierarchies, barcode moves, cycle counts, transit state, and controlled freezer transfers. https://limsiq.com/blog/news/lims-iq-cio-bulletin-best-companies-to-watch-2026/ Sat, 11 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://limsiq.com/blog/news/lims-iq-cio-bulletin-best-companies-to-watch-2026/ CIO Bulletin included LIMS IQ in its Best Companies to Watch 2026 list, profiling the cloud-based LIS platform for modern clinical and specialty labs. https://limsiq.com/blog/lab-informatics/fish-probe-lot-qc-cytogenetics-lis/ Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://limsiq.com/blog/lab-informatics/fish-probe-lot-qc-cytogenetics-lis/ How a cytogenetics LIS turns FISH probe lot tracking, validation, and case-to-probe traceability into QC that gates FISH result release. https://limsiq.com/blog/lab-informatics/westgard-rules-qc-lockout-lis/ Sat, 27 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://limsiq.com/blog/lab-informatics/westgard-rules-qc-lockout-lis/ How a clinical LIS evaluates Westgard rules, charts QC trends, alerts reviewers to failures, and documents SOP-controlled sample holds. https://limsiq.com/blog/lab-informatics/lis-billing-integration-claim-denials/ Sat, 13 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://limsiq.com/blog/lab-informatics/lis-billing-integration-claim-denials/ How LIS billing integration reduces avoidable lab claim denials — eligibility at accessioning, charge capture, ICD-10/CPT validation, and clean 837 claims. https://limsiq.com/blog/lis/laboratory-client-portal-call-deflection/ Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://limsiq.com/blog/lis/laboratory-client-portal-call-deflection/ How a laboratory client portal deflects the inbound clinic calls a reference lab fields daily — result-status, resends, supplies, and missing requisitions. https://limsiq.com/blog/lis/lab-patient-portal-cures-act-result-release/ Sun, 07 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://limsiq.com/blog/lis/lab-patient-portal-cures-act-result-release/ How a lab patient portal delivers results under the Cures Act information-blocking rule — immediate release, the exceptions, identity, and audit. https://limsiq.com/blog/lab-informatics/public-health-lims-elr-reportable-conditions/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://limsiq.com/blog/lab-informatics/public-health-lims-elr-reportable-conditions/ Public health LIMS ELR automation — reportable-condition detection, HL7 v2.5.1 message generation, jurisdiction routing, and post-send ACK reconciliation. https://limsiq.com/blog/toxicology/toxicology-reflex-testing-lc-msms-confirmation/ Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://limsiq.com/blog/toxicology/toxicology-reflex-testing-lc-msms-confirmation/ See how a toxicology LIS routes a presumptive immunoassay screen to LC-MS/MS confirmation with reflex rules, cutoffs, specimen custody, and audit trails. https://limsiq.com/blog/molecular/molecular-reflex-testing-lis-rules/ Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://limsiq.com/blog/molecular/molecular-reflex-testing-lis-rules/ Molecular reflex testing in the LIS — how a screening PCR or panel result cascades to a confirmatory test, with rule design, audit trail, and CLIA/CAP fit. https://limsiq.com/blog/mobile-lis/barcode-chain-of-custody-draw-stations/ Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://limsiq.com/blog/mobile-lis/barcode-chain-of-custody-draw-stations/ How a draw-station LIS tracks barcode chain of custody through label printing, courier handoff, receiving, accessioning, and an audit-ready trail. https://limsiq.com/blog/cloud-lis/cloud-lis-security-architecture-hipaa/ Mon, 25 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://limsiq.com/blog/cloud-lis/cloud-lis-security-architecture-hipaa/ What a HIPAA-aligned cloud LIS architecture looks like — administrative, physical, and technical safeguards, encryption, audit logs, and BAA scope. https://limsiq.com/blog/lab-informatics/critical-value-reporting-workflow-lis/ Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://limsiq.com/blog/lab-informatics/critical-value-reporting-workflow-lis/ See how clinical labs define critical values, route provider callbacks, document read-back, and measure acknowledgment time in the LIS. https://limsiq.com/blog/lab-informatics/loinc-mapping-for-clinical-labs/ Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://limsiq.com/blog/lab-informatics/loinc-mapping-for-clinical-labs/ How clinical labs approach LOINC mapping in practice — six-part axis structure, where mappings break, RELMA, LIVD, ELR/FHIR requirements, and governance. https://limsiq.com/blog/lis/lis-autoverification-rules-clinical-labs/ Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://limsiq.com/blog/lis/lis-autoverification-rules-clinical-labs/ How LIS autoverification rules work in clinical labs — rule structure, CLIA/CAP framing, Westgard interaction, hold conditions, and validation expectations. https://limsiq.com/blog/mobile-lis/at-home-lab-testing-logistics-mobile-phlebotomy-lis/ Sat, 16 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://limsiq.com/blog/mobile-lis/at-home-lab-testing-logistics-mobile-phlebotomy-lis/ See how a mobile LIS handles at-home and off-site collections, from collector identity and field accessioning to custody, courier, and result routing. https://limsiq.com/blog/clinical-trials/clinical-trial-lis-21-cfr-part-11-gcp/ Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://limsiq.com/blog/clinical-trials/clinical-trial-lis-21-cfr-part-11-gcp/ See how a clinical-trial LIS supports subject IDs, visit schedules, sample custody, electronic signatures, sponsor exports, and audit-ready records. https://limsiq.com/blog/lis-implementation/lis-data-migration-from-legacy-systems/ Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://limsiq.com/blog/lis-implementation/lis-data-migration-from-legacy-systems/ How to migrate from a legacy LIS to a modern cloud platform: scope, data classes, mapping, validation, parallel running, and cutover patterns labs use. https://limsiq.com/blog/lab-informatics/clinical-lab-kpis-analytics-dashboard/ Mon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://limsiq.com/blog/lab-informatics/clinical-lab-kpis-analytics-dashboard/ Clinical lab KPI guidance, plus how LIMS IQ separates a live requisition view from administrator-refreshed analytics dashboards. https://limsiq.com/blog/lab-informatics/specimen-tracking-software-chain-of-custody/ Mon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://limsiq.com/blog/lab-informatics/specimen-tracking-software-chain-of-custody/ How barcode chain of custody records collection, accessioning, aliquoting, storage, and disposition across regulated laboratory workflows. https://limsiq.com/blog/cloud-lis/migrating-from-on-prem-lis-to-cloud-lis/ Mon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://limsiq.com/blog/cloud-lis/migrating-from-on-prem-lis-to-cloud-lis/ A practical 6-phase plan for migrating from an on-prem LIS to a cloud LIS: inventory, mapping, parallel build, validation, cutover, and hypercare. https://limsiq.com/blog/molecular/ngs-lis-workflow-from-extraction-to-report/ Mon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://limsiq.com/blog/molecular/ngs-lis-workflow-from-extraction-to-report/ How an NGS LIS moves a sample from accessioning through extraction, library prep, sequencing, bioinformatics, and structured variant reporting. https://limsiq.com/blog/news/lims-iq-cloud-lis-company-of-the-year-2026/ Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://limsiq.com/blog/news/lims-iq-cloud-lis-company-of-the-year-2026/ LIMS IQ was named Life Sciences Review's 2026 Cloud LIS Software Solutions Company of the Year for its support of modern lab operations. https://limsiq.com/blog/cloud-lis/cloud-lis-vs-on-premise-comparison/ Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://limsiq.com/blog/cloud-lis/cloud-lis-vs-on-premise-comparison/ Compare cloud LIS software vs on-premise LIS across cost, security, scalability, and migration. A practical buyer's guide for lab directors and IT teams. https://limsiq.com/blog/biorepository/lis-for-bio-bank-informatics/ Sun, 03 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://limsiq.com/blog/biorepository/lis-for-bio-bank-informatics/ Explore biobank informatics workflows for phenotype and omics linkage, consent-aware cohort discovery, FHIR data exchange, and federated research. https://limsiq.com/blog/biorepository/lis-and-bio-banking/ Sun, 03 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://limsiq.com/blog/biorepository/lis-and-bio-banking/ See how biorepositories manage barcode-driven storage, aliquot lineage, specimen retrieval, consent, and custody in a cloud LIS. https://limsiq.com/blog/clinical-trials/high-value-marker-specimen-management-with-clinical-trials-management-systems/ Sun, 03 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://limsiq.com/blog/clinical-trials/high-value-marker-specimen-management-with-clinical-trials-management-systems/ See how a clinical trial LIS tracks high-value specimens through custody, aliquoting, reagent lots, rule-based screening, storage, and protocol workflows. https://limsiq.com/blog/biorepository/mobile-lis-for-bio-banking-facilities/ Sun, 03 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://limsiq.com/blog/biorepository/mobile-lis-for-bio-banking-facilities/ Biobank field collection software for cohort studies and remote programs, with consent records, offline specimen capture, GPS events, and cold-chain handoff. https://limsiq.com/blog/biorepository/lis-for-reproductive-bio-banks/ Sun, 03 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://limsiq.com/blog/biorepository/lis-for-reproductive-bio-banks/ See how fertility and IVF labs use a reproductive biobank LIS for barcoded identity checks, consent state, cryo inventory, and HCT/P recordkeeping. https://limsiq.com/blog/lis/what-is-lis/ Mon, 28 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://limsiq.com/blog/lis/what-is-lis/ A practical guide to LIS software: specimen management, instrument and application integration, data exchange, reporting, and clinical lab automation. https://limsiq.com/blog/lis/molecular-labs-management-with-lis/ Tue, 18 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://limsiq.com/blog/lis/molecular-labs-management-with-lis/ A LIMS for molecular testing connects accessioning, specimen lineage, PCR and NGS runs, QC, result review, reporting, and billing handoff in one system. https://limsiq.com/blog/toxicology/manage-your-claims-directly-from-your-lis/ Sat, 06 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://limsiq.com/blog/toxicology/manage-your-claims-directly-from-your-lis/ See how integrated toxicology billing connects panels, diagnosis codes, insurance data, claims, denials, and payment tracking to the laboratory workflow. https://limsiq.com/blog/toxicology/toxicology-lis-with-emr-integration/ Sat, 06 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://limsiq.com/blog/toxicology/toxicology-lis-with-emr-integration/ A practical guide to toxicology orders and structured results across HL7 ORM/ORU interfaces, including panels, reflex testing, cutoffs, and EHR display. https://limsiq.com/blog/cloud-lis/cloud-lis-software-for-your-organization/ Tue, 19 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://limsiq.com/blog/cloud-lis/cloud-lis-software-for-your-organization/ See how cloud LIS changes lab operations across sites, interfaces, billing, security, portals, analytics, and IT ownership. https://limsiq.com/blog/toxicology/lis-for-drug-screening-labs/ Thu, 08 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://limsiq.com/blog/toxicology/lis-for-drug-screening-labs/ Compare workplace drug screening with clinical toxicology, including DOT/SAMHSA panels, confirmation cutoffs, specimen validity, and MRO review.