title: LabTalk/2: a middleware approach to HIS integration.
abstract: LabTalk/2 is an intelligent interface between a legacy order-entry system and a legacy laboratory information system. Unlike other interfaces, LabTalk/2 does more than just transform data from one format to another; it transforms the manner in which data is processed. Utilizing the "middleware" concept, it sits independently between the two systems, decoupling their maintenance needs. Implementation has been successful.
authors.affiliation: Vanderbilt University Division of Biomedical Informatics, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Zakaria
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Giuse
mesh_terms: D002984:Clinical Laboratory Information Systems; D016303:Clinical Pharmacy Information Systems; D003199:Computer Systems; D006751:Hospital Information Systems; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012984:Software; D018511:Systems Integration