Improve Laboratory Accuracy and Reporting Quality with a LIMS

Overview

Errors may appear at any point in the laboratory workflow, from sample preparation and test setup to instrument calibration and report creation. Inaccuracies lengthen turnaround times, reduce efficiency, and potentially lead customers to poor decisions based on incorrect or missing data. Using a laboratory information management system (LIMS) to constrain sources of pre-analytical, analytical, and post-analytical errors offers benefits beyond just improving test accuracy.This topical article will discuss ways errors creep into the total testing process and explain how to reduce or mitigate these errors by digitizing laboratory processes with LIMS software.