Middleware for smaller labs

ARRA, EHR, emr, Laboratory Information Systems (LIS), Laboratory-to-physician, LIS-to-EMR, SaaS

In the March issue of CAP Today, Karen L. Wagner did an article on the changing middleware landscape called Middleware to “littleware”: vendors catering to smaller labs.  She notes three main forces behind the changes in this market in the past two years… 1.  ARRA 2.  Increased EHR adoption 3.  Middleware vendors start catering to smaller/physician…

Simplifying the complex

Health IT, Healthcare IT, Pathology

The healthcare IT arena is extremely chaotic.  The systems that support this industry in most cases mirror this complicated environment.  The physicians, hospitals and healthcare organizations that are answering the call to adopt systems that will help promote better patient care are looking for sophisticated systems that are simple to use.   Simplifying the complex is easier said than done. …