title: Laboratory systems evolve to meet data demands.
abstract: As provider organizations consolidate and confront managed care pressures, they're looking for laboratory information systems that go beyond the basics. They want lab systems that can integrate with other computer systems, make data available at the point of care, and exchange information over the Internet or intranets. Systems integration efforts, however, are proving troublesome for some CIOs.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bazzoli
mesh_terms: D002984:Clinical Laboratory Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated; D019451:Information Management; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval; D007755:Laboratories, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008329:Managed Care Programs; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D012984:Software; D018511:Systems Integration; D017748:Time Management; D014481:United States