Laboratory information system (LIS)

Why it matters

Laboratory results sit at the centre of diagnosis, yet access remains uneven: the Lancet Commission on diagnostics estimated that 47 per cent of the world's population has little to no access to diagnostics [1]. An LIS lets a laboratory handle more work with fewer transcription errors, and it produces the records an accrediting body expects under ISO 15189, the international standard for quality and competence in medical laboratories [2].

Key points

• Before analysis: electronic requests, barcode labels and sample tracking.
• During analysis: analyser interfaces, worklists and quality control rules.
• After analysis: verification, critical value alerts and dispatch of results to the requesting clinician.
• Coding tests with LOINC supports exchange of results with other systems [3].

In Moana

MOANA LIS covers barcoded sample collection, Westgard QC with Levey Jennings charts, integration with analysers and instruments, critical value alerts with read back, blood bank and results dispatch, and is available standalone.

Sources

1. The Lancet Commission on diagnostics: transforming access to diagnostics, The Lancet, 2021
2. ISO 15189:2022 for medical labs published, International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation, 2022
3. LOINC Implementation Guide: LOINC features, SNOMED International, accessed 2026