1. Laboratory Information Management System Project January 18, 2012 Presenters: Sean Pearson, Twila Kunde, Tim Elsbrock

2. SLD Services
The Scientific Laboratory Division (SLD) Performs 700,000 Tests Per Year
Specimen Receiving – Receiving and accessioning of all samples coming into SLD
Biological Services Bureau – Disease testing for humans, animals, food, water, and dairy
Toxicology Bureau – Forensic testing for alcohol and drugs
Chemistry Bureau – Environmental testing of air, water, and other materials
-- SLD has A Broad Impact Across The State

3. Project Highlights Funds requested for this certification: $0
Project Phase Certification Request: Close-out
Project Start Date: December 2005
Project End Date: November 2011
Total project value: $ 2,074,986
Total expended to date: $ 2,088,463

4. Project Overview Business Objectives
Implement a workflow and laboratory informatics system
Use barcodes on 100% of samples coming into SLD
Implement a system that complies with the requirements of the accrediting agencies (i.e. College of American Pathologists, Environmental Protection Agency)
Technical Objectives
Ability to interoperate with information exchanges
Improve security, data integrity and data
management through system consolidation

5. Project Accomplishments
Implementation Complete!
Entire Lab is using the LIMS
100% of samples have barcodes
Implemented in Five phases
Reportable conditions sample results being sent electronically
Legacy systems have been archived
Will still be accessible for current year plus two
IT systems are redundant at database
and traffic control layers

6. Lessons From The Lab Good requirements are a must
Juggling priorities and deadlines
Testing and scripts development
System tester are key
IT takes a team
Pick a good vendor
Program is driver

7. Lessons from IT and PM Project management Side Need Program Leadership
Retainage is tricky
Large multi-year projects need a finance committee
Need Program Leadership
They have the need, IT just has the tools.
Technology Choices count
Flexibility helps
Choose what you can support

8. Questions