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LIMS

Applied Information Technology for the Laboratory

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  • © 1990

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  1. Richard R. Mahaffey
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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Laboratory Information Concepts

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction to Laboratory Information Management

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      Pages 3-13

    3. Laboratories, Laboratory Information, Computers

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      Pages 14-24

    4. Laboratory Automation

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      Pages 25-35

  3. LIMS Functions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 37-37
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    2. Introduction to Laboratory Information Management Systems

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      Pages 39-50

    3. Sample LOGIN and Collection Lists

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      Pages 51-64

    4. Sample RECEIVE, Worksheets, Worklists

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      Pages 65-70

    5. Test Results Entry

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      Pages 71-83

    6. Result Verification and Reporting Results

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      Pages 84-94

  4. Using, Choosing, and Managing

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 95-95
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    2. LIMS Setup

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      Pages 97-101

    3. LIMS Supervisory Functions

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      Pages 102-113

    4. Managing a LIMS

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      Pages 114-136

  5. Getting the Most Out of LIMS

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 137-137
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    2. Customization and Tailoring of LIMS

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      Pages 139-155

    3. LIMS Training — Getting the Most for Your Money

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      Pages 156-164

    4. Validation of Computer Systems

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      Pages 165-188

    5. Justification for a LIMS

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      Pages 189-204
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About this book

Computing and information management technologies touch our lives in the environments where we live, play and, work. High tech is becoming the standard. Those of use who work in a laboratory environment are faced with an obvious challenge. How do we best apply these technol­ ogies to make money for our companies? The first level of deliverable benefits is achieved through task automation. The second level is ob­ tained by integrating the individual islands of automation. The third, or top level, of benefits is related to applying intelligence to computing applications. The use of computing technology, at level one, to automate lab pro­ cedures, methods, and instruments has been profitable for many years. We can easily find yearly returns in the range of 10-50% for investments at this level. For level two, the integration of some applications has evolved and has led to data management systems and local area net­ working in the lab environment. Investment paybacks at level two are substantially higher, in the range of 200-400%. Examples of applications at the top level, that of intelligent systems and applications, are few and far between. And what about the payback for investments at this level? With such limited experience at level three, we can only estimate the benefits. But again, they appear to be much higher, in the range of 2000- 4000%.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: LIMS

  • Book Subtitle: Applied Information Technology for the Laboratory

  • Authors: Richard R. Mahaffey

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-9105-0

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1990

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4684-9107-4Published: 26 November 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4684-9105-0Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 272

  • Number of Illustrations: 24 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Internal Medicine, Numeric Computing, Artificial Intelligence

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