Lab management

Question 1

Considerations when deciding to implement a new assay

Answer 1

1. Expense - cost of reagents, use a kit or develop in-house
2. Time - labour intesivity
3. Frequency of use
4. Technical expertise
5. Redundancy/availability of reagents or kits/supply shortages

Question 2

Core functions of the LIS

Answer 2

1. Incoming data entry
2. Test request
3. Pre-analytical workflow
4. Instrument interfacing
5. Results review, commenting
6. Reporting
7. QC
8. Billing
9. Data extraction for analysis