title: Selection and Implementation of New Information Systems.
abstract: The single most important element to consider when evaluating clinical information systems for a practice is workflow. Workflow can be broadly defined as an orchestrated and repeatable pattern of business activity enabled by the systematic organization of resources into processes that transform materials, provide services, or process information.
authors.affiliation: PO Box 473431, Charlotte, NC 28247, USA. Electronic address: keithjkaplanmd@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Keith J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Kaplan
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, 8901 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20889, USA.
authors.forename: Luigi K F
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Rao
mesh_terms: D002984:Clinical Laboratory Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D010340:Pathology, Surgical / Q000458:organization & administration*; D057188:Workflow
keywords: Implementation; Laboratory information system; Selection; Workflow