Genetics/Molecular

LabVantage Medical Suite meets the complex requirements of a modern genetic or molecular laboratory. It provides a user-friendly, efficient, and flexible solution for complete workflow, pre-analytical phase, testing phase, data management and diagnostic work.

Using the LIS, geneticists and laboratory personnel can quickly and easily reach relevant information for the case or patient, order new tests, add longer texts (pre-defined or manually added), add result and observations. The system is designed to support complex workflows that can be automated and pre-defined. Users can also manually add steps and tests when needed. The system supports inquiries (Probands/Familial investigations), due dates, alerts and multiple approval steps.

All objects registered in the system are status handled and identified with a unique ID. The system supports label printing so that the object ID can be scanned using a bar code reader at any step of the laboratory process to achieve maximal patient safety. The system supports full traceability of all performed activities and links related samples (i.e., family members). LabVantage Medical Suite contains advanced tools for planning, follow up and statistics to be used for clinical or production follow up, production planning, turn-around-times and clinical statistics.

LabVantage Medical Suite supports multidisciplinary work; a genetic laboratory can be a subcontractor to a pathology laboratory and handle tests ordered directly from the pathology module within the LIS.

In addition to the advanced workflow management capabilities, LabVantage Medical Suite offers embedded storage management. This includes functionality to create storage units, register an object that is added into a storage unit (manually or automatically) and advanced tools for finding items in the storage based on specific data or results.

LabVantage offers seamless integration with laboratory instruments, robotic sub-systems and EMR/EPR, enabling highly automated laboratory operations. LabVantage supports methods and workflows to give full management and supervision of the entire laboratory process, from incoming request to answer, and report back to the clinicians.

Genetics Workflow

Request Login
Sample Reception
Result Entry
Worklist
Rest List
Diagnostics
Sample Item Storage
Patient History
Manage Samples

Patient Workflow

Patient
Inquiry
Patient History

The Genetics tramline within LabVantage Medical Suite covers the end-to-end workflow.

Sample requests can be made either manually or electronically through integration with external systems like EMR, HIS, web portals or request form scanner software. Requests and reports can cover only Genetics or be integrated with requests initiated from Pathology and reported back from Pathology or even integrated with other disciplines like Chemistry or Microbiology.

Once received in the laboratory, the system will guide the user in sample distribution. Searching for samples in the freezer is possible if samples are not delivered with the request. The inquiry functionality is available to include many patients in an inquiry (e.g., a family investigation).

The solution supports different sample workflows (e.g., FISH, Molecular genetics, Cytogenetics) and automation rules per process steps. Multiple approval steps can be defined by the end user in a flexible way to support efficient laboratory work. LabVantage Medical Suite integrates with instruments, robots and Genetics-specific instruments and middleware systems such as NGS platform and Imaging systems.

Samples to be include in the pre/analytical process can easily be selected in the system and activated in different batches and work lists. All activities are audited and available when needed for the end user. At any stage in the workflow, the user may access a multidiscipline history of the patient or the history of the inquiry, allowing him/her to make informed decisions. Reporting can be done on paper, by automated e-mail or through integration in various formats (XML, ASTM, HL7) to external systems.