Clinical laboratory information and management systems

Request 1

Please indicate the option that best describes your Pathology Service:

Response 1 

Multiple hospitals with centralized pathology department

Request 2

Please indicate the option that best describes the integration of disciplines in your Pathology Service:

Response 2

Fully integrated organization, single or multisite, with single multidisciplinary order, workflow and report

Request 3

Please indicate the option that best describes the Laboratory Information and Management System(s) (LIMS) in your Pathology Service:

Response 3

Single LIMS system shared by all disciplines

Request 4

How many samples were processed by the Pathology Department annually over the last 2 years?

Response 4

2009

Biochemistry:       1230654                     

Haematology        471335

Microbiology:         253309                          

Histo/Cyto-path.:   68632

Transfusion:          39195                             

Other:                      61175 (Immunology)

2010

Biochemistry:       1263018                     

Haematology:       499174

Microbiology:         259301                        

Histo/Cyto-path     67011

Transfusion:          41730                            

Other:                      72925 (Immunology)   

Request 5

Which Laboratory Information System(s) is (are) in use by the Pathology Service?

Response 5

Software name and version:.iSoft Telepath - Vendor / Distributor:  iSoft

Request 6

Please indicate all systems/solutions/ modules used by the Pathology Service:

Response 6 

(*) If 3rd party solution such as Cognos, Business Objects, etc. please specify if implemented and supported by LIMS vendor or by the hospital/Trust 

N/A

Request 7

In what year did the Trust/Hospital/Pathology Service procure the LIMS currently in use?

Response 7

Circa 19990

Request 8

Please provide the start dates and initial term of your LIMS contract(s), both for product license and any support & maintenance agreements:

Response 8

Annual

Request 8a

Are there any optional contract extensions both for product license and any support & maintenance agreements, if so for how long in each case?

Response 8a

The contracts and licenceses are renewed annually

Request 9     

When does the LIMS product contract come up for replacement?

Response 9

Contract expires end of March each year.

Request 10

Does the Trust/Hospital/Pathology Service have any plans to modernize or replace its LIMS system in the foreseeable future (next 1-3 years)?

Response 10

Not at this time.

Request 11    

If the LIMS product contract was procured more than 7 years ago, please indicate the option that best describes the current support situation:

Response 11

Support is purchased from LIMS vendor on an annual basis

Request 12

How much did the Trust/Hospital/Pathology Service spend on its LIMS in 2010 (including hardware/software maintenance and new modules/interfaces)?

Response 12

i-lab maintenance renewal April 2010 to March 2011 £59775. This is the main pathology IT system.