Laboratory information system requirements to manage the COVID-19 pandemic: A report from the Belgian national reference testing center.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The study sought to describe the development, implementation, and requirements of laboratory information system (LIS) functionality to manage test ordering, registration, sample flow, and result reporting during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

Materials and methods

Our large (>12 000 000 tests/y) academic hospital laboratory is the Belgian National Reference Center for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) testing. We have performed a moving total of >25 000 SARS-CoV-2 polymerase chain reaction tests in parallel to standard routine testing since the start of the outbreak. A LIS implementation team dedicated to develop tools to remove the bottlenecks, primarily situated in the pre- and postanalytical phases, was established e

SUBMITTER: Weemaes M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7197526 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature