title: Lab connections. Allina Laboratories, Minneapolis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Need for a flexible system to handle lab order entry and results reporting that could roll out quickly to numerous clinics and hospitals.
  
  
  METHODS
  Implementation of a Web-based lab ordering and results management information system.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Increased efficiency, decreased test duplication, reduced misinformation and errors, improved user satisfaction.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Inclusion of clinic clients and lab staff in the program's development and ongoing communication with them to see that their needs continue to be met.
authors.affiliation: Allina Laboratories, Minneapolis, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Villella
mesh_terms: D002984:Clinical Laboratory Information Systems; D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques; D003628:Database Management Systems; D003657:Decision Making; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D020407:Internet; D008910:Minnesota; D019982:Organizational Case Studies