LII:Laboratory Informatics Buyer's Guide for Medical Diagnostics and Research/Resources for selecting and implementing informatics solutions: Part 3: Industry and community resources
5. Resources for selecting and implementing informatics solutions: Part 3: Industry and community resources
Part 3 of this guide's resources chapters provides a variety of industry and community resources that may prove helpful to clinical diagnostic and research laboratories. This includes trade organizations, conferences, trade shows, user communities, books, journals, regulations, standards, and guidance documents, as well as discussion about LIMSpec, an ever-evolving set of software user requirements specifications for laboratory informatics systems.
5.1 Trade organizations
Trade organizations and associations help bring people in similar industries or with similar goals together to learn and share ideas, improve their industry, and gain insights into the newest technologies and procedures. The following represent organizations, associations, and other groups dedicated to not only medical fields but also the application of technology and informatics in medicine.
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- AHIMA Foundation: "improves health information management by supporting the people, research and resources that advance the HIM profession;" 501 (c)(3) charitable child organization of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)
- Alliance for Nursing Informatics: ANI; a collection of organizations which aims to "advance nursing informatics practice, education, policy and research"
- American Association of Integrated Healthcare Delivery Systems: AAIHDS; "a non-profit organization dedicated to the educational advancement of provider-based managed care professionals responsible for accountable and integrated healthcare delivery"
- American Health Information Management Association: AHIMA; a collaboration of other associations and individuals involved in health information management
- American Medical Informatics Association: AMIA; a professional scientific association which "aims to lead the way in transforming health care through trusted science, education, and the practice of informatics"
- American Nursing Informatics Association: ANIA; a professional organization which aims "to advance the field of nursing informatics through communication, education, research and professional activities"
- American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors: ASCLD; a volunteer not-for-profit organization "dedicated to providing excellence in forensic science through leadership and innovation"
- American Society of Health Informatics Managers: ASHIM; "a non-governmental organization that acts in public interest by fostering professional standards in health IT professionals through its setting and enforcement of the education, examination, experience, ethics, and other requirements for CHISP certification"
- American Telemedicine Association: ATA; a non-profit organization dedicated to "promoting the deployment of telemedicine throughout the world"
- ANSI National Accreditation Board: ANAB; "a non-governmental organization that provides accreditation services and training to public- and private-sector organizations, serving the global marketplace," including laboratories. The ASCLD Laboratory Accreditation Board was merged into ANAB.
- Armenian Association of Digital Health: AADH; a non-governmental, non-profit professional organization dedicated "to promote the development of Digital Health in Armenia, concurrently participating and contributing to further advancements in the field worldwide"
- Artificial Intelligence in Medicine: AIME; attempts to "foster fundamental and applied research in the application of artificial intelligence (AI) techniques to medical care and medical research"
- Asia Pacific Association for Medical Informatics: APAMI; the official Asia-Pacific chapter of the International Medical Informatics Association
- Association for Clinical Data Management: ACDM; "represents professionals working in the management of clinical data ... through training, conferences, discussions and information provision"
- Association for Health Information and Libraries in Africa: AHILA; an organization with a vision "to become a leader in promoting access and use of health information in Africa"
- Association for Information Science and Technology: ASIS&T; a professional association which aims to discover "new and better theories, techniques, and technologies to improve access to information"
- Association for Information Systems: AIS; a non-profit organization and "professional association for individuals and organizations who lead the research, teaching, practice, and study of information systems worldwide"
- Association for Pathology Informatics: API; seeks "to promote the field of pathology informatics as an academic and a clinical subspecialty of pathology"
- Association for Veterinary Informatics: AVI; "a non-profit international and interdisciplinary organization comprised of individuals involved in biomedical informatics research, design, implementation, education and advocacy within the domain of veterinary medicine"
- Association of Clinical Scientists: a non-profit scientific and educational corporation "dedicated to the advancement of research and learning in laboratory science"
- Association of Medical Directors of Information Systems: AMDIS; a "professional organization for physicians interested in and responsible for healthcare information technology"
- Association of Public Health Laboratories: APHL; a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization promoting public health laboratories
- Australasian Telehealth Society: ATHS; an incorporated association that acts as "a forum for all of those involved in telehealth in Australia"
- Automation and Analytical Management Group of the Royal Society of Chemistry: AAMG; a special interest group of the analytical division of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
- Belgian Medical Informatics Association: MIM; a not-for-profit association which aims "to promote and develop medical information science and technology in Belgium"
- BioInfoBank Institute: a non-for-profit research and development organization which aims "to generate, incubate and inspire innovative ideas" and "productive research conducted by highly motivated excellent young scientists in Poland"
- Bioinformatics Institute of India: BII; registered under the Confrere Educational Society, aims "to promote excellence in biotech, life sciences and pharma education"
- Bioinformatics Organization: an incorporated non-profit organization which aims to "develop and maintain computational resources to facilitate world-wide communications and collaborations between people of all educational and professional levels"
- British Computer Society Health: BCS; an international organization actings as "the chartered institute for IT;" aims "to promote new thinking, education and knowledge sharing" in the industry
- British Computer Society Health Scotland : the Scottish branch of the BCS
- Canadian Health Information Management Association : CHIMA; a national membership-based organization which aims to act as a "change leader in health information management"
- Canadian Nursing Informatics Association: CNIA; a national membership-based organization which aims "to be the voice for nursing informatics in Canada"
- Child Health Informatics Center: CHIC; an American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) effort "to support and prepare pediatricians for the many changes that will be occurring over the next few years in regard to health information technology"
- College of Healthcare Information Management Executives: CHIME; a non-profit "professional organization for chief information officers and other senior healthcare IT leaders"
- Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education: CAHIIM; a 501(c)3 not for profit organization that provides "quality monitoring of academic programs in health information management and health informatics through maintenance of accreditation policies and processes"
- Commission on Office Laboratory Accreditation: COLA; "an independent, non-profit accreditor whose education program and standards enable clinical laboratories and staff to meet U.S. CLIA and other regulatory requirements"
- Computing in Cardiology: an incorporated non-profit and international society of scientists and professionals focused on examining the "methods and results of computation" in the study and application of cardiology and cardiovascular physiology
- Council on Clinical Information Technology: COCIT; an American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) sub-group dedicated "to support the development of health information technology"
- Czech Society for Biomedical Engineering and Medical Informatics: ČLS; a voluntary independent association of "physicians, pharmacists and other personnel in healthcare and affiliated fields" and other entities
- Society for Cybernetics and Informatics: CSKI; a society focused on the "support and promotion of cybernetics, informatics and related fields"
- Digital Health Canada: DHC; a professional association dedicated to advancing the field of health informatics (formerly known as COACH: Canada's Health Informatics Association)
E through J
- eHealth Initiative: eHI; a national organization attempting "to drive improvement in the quality of healthcare by promoting the use of technology and information"
- EMBnet - The Global Bioinformatics Network: EMBnet; an initiative of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) that acts as "a pioneer and a provider of bioinformatics services, expertise and training, across Europe and beyond"
- Emergency Informatics Association: EIA; "to propose, track, publish, and promote projects in the emergency informatics domain in support of the EIA vision"
- European Federation for Medical Informatics: EFMI; "a nonprofit organisation concerned with the theory and practice of information science and technology within health and health science in a European context"
- European Health Telematics Association: EHTEL; "a pan European multi-stakeholder forum providing a leadership and networking platform for European corporate, institutional and individual actors dedicated to the betterment of healthcare delivery through eHealth"
- European Research Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics: ERCIM; a consortium that "aims to foster collaborative work within the European research community and to increase co-operation with European industry"
- EUROREC Institute: "an independent not-for-profit organisation, promoting in Europe the use of high quality electronic health record systems (EHRs)"
- Federation for Informatics Professionals: FEDIP; continuing on in spirit of the work the UK Council for Health Informatics Professions was doing, FEDIP "is the only public register for all informatics professionals in the UK dedicated to delivering better health and care through the advanced use of technology"
- Foundation of Healthcare Technologies Society: FHTS; an Indian association of "professionals from diverse backgrounds" attempting "to work in collaboration and to utilize accessible technologies as a medium to facilitate improvement in overall population health"
- Global Observatory for eHealth: GOE; a WHO-backed initiative "dedicated to the study of eHealth [and] its evolution and impact on health in countries"
- Global Organisation for Bioinformatics Learning, Education & Training: GOBLET; a European coalition of individuals and organizations dedicated "to coordinate world-wide bioinformatics training activities" in a shared and mutually respectful way
- Health Informatics in Africa: HELINA; a pan-African health informatics association dedicated to developing education, research, and strategic plans related to health informatics in Africa
- Health Informatics New Zealand: HINZ; a professional association that "seeks to facilitate improved health care outcomes through the dissemination and utilisation of information, knowledge and technology"
- Health Informatics Society of Australia: HISA; "a not-for-profit membership organisation for health informaticians and those with an interest in health informatics"
- Health Informatics Society of Ireland: HISI; this organization "bridges between computer professionals interested in health care, and health care professionals interested in computing – while supporting and embracing the new professionals of healthcare informatics"
- Health Informatics Society of Nigeria: HISN; "a professional membership driven association, developed to serve the growing community of clinical science, information science, computer science and management science professionals who are tasked with managing the dynamic health information technology life cycle"
- Health Information Management Association of Australia: HIMAA; an association turned national company that "seeks to promote and support [its] members as the universally recognised specialists in information management at all levels of the healthcare system"
- Health Level Seven International: HL7; "a not-for-profit, ANSI-accredited standards developing organization dedicated to providing a comprehensive framework and related standards for the exchange, integration, sharing, and retrieval of electronic health information that supports clinical practice and the management, delivery, and evaluation of health services"
- Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society: HIMSS; a "not-for-profit organization exclusively focused on providing global leadership for the optimal use of information technology (IT) and management systems for the betterment of healthcare"
- HIMSS EHR Association: HIMSS EHRA; "a trade association of electronic health record (EHR) companies, addressing national efforts to create interoperable EHRs in hospital and ambulatory care settings"
- IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society: IEEE EMBS; an international society of biomedical engineers "focused on the development and application of engineering concepts and methods to provide new solutions to biological, medical and healthcare problems"
- IEEE Technology Management Council: IEEE TMC; an international organization that "provides information and services to IEEE members and the worldwide audience of practitioners and researchers engaged in the profession of engineering, technology, and innovation management"
- IHE International: IHE; "an initiative by healthcare professionals and industry to improve the way computer systems in healthcare share information"
- Information Institute: a non-profit policy research and educational organization comprised of academics and industry representatives dedicated "to further[ing] understanding of intricate relationships between information science and technology"
- Initiative for Parallel Bioinformatics: IPAB; a Japanese initiative to accelerate the use of technology for performing information processing in the field of bioinformatics
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers: IEEE; a "professional association dedicated to advancing technological innovation and excellence for the benefit of humanity"
- Institute of Health Records & Information Management: IHRIM; an educational body dedicated "to provide qualifications at different levels as well as career and professional assistance for members" from "the fields of health records, information management, clinical coding and information governance"
- International Council on Archives: ICA; a non-governmental, member-funded organization "dedicated to the effective management of records and the preservation, care and use of the world's archival heritage"
- International Federation for Information Processing: IFIP; "a non-governmental, non-profit umbrella organization for national societies working in the field of information processing"
- International Federation of Health Information Management Associations: IFHIMA; a non-profit organization affiliated with the World Health Organization (WHO) as a non-governmental organization that "supports national associations and health record professionals to implement and improve health records and the systems which support them"
- International Medical Informatics Association: IMIA; an "association of associations" which acts as a bridge between constituent organizations and their members to better "enable the transformation of healthcare in accord with the world-wide vision of improving the health of the world population"
- International Society for Biological and Environmental Repositories: ISBER; a division of the American Society for Investigative Pathology, "promoting harmonized high quality standards, ethical principles and innovation in the science and management of biospecimen collection, processing, storage, distribution and use"
- International Society for Clinical Biostatistics: ISCB; a professional organization dedicated "to [stimulating] research into the principles and methodology used in the design and analysis of clinical research and to increase the relevance of statistical theory to the real world of clinical medicine"
- International Society for Computational Biology: ISCB; a non-profit corporation "addressing scientific policies, providing access to high quality publications, organizing meetings, and serving as a portal to information about training, education, employment and news" for those in the field of bioinformatics and computational biology
- International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering: ISPE; an international society of scientific and technical personnel in the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry, "committed to the advancement of the educational and technical efficiency of its members through forums for the exchange of ideas and practical experience"
- IQVIA Institute for Human Data Science: an outgrowth of the IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics—which was part of IMS Health, which merged with Quintiles to form IQVIA—the institute "contributes to the advancement of human health globally through timely research, insightful analysis and scientific expertise applied to granular non-identified patient-level data"
- Japan Association for Medical Informatics: JAMI; a Japanese professional association dedicated to sharing academic research related to medical informatics
- Japan Association for Medical Informatics - Nursing Informatics: JAMI-NI; the JAMI subcommittee on nursing informatics
- Japan Association for Clinical Laboratory Science: formerly the Japan Society for Clinical Laboratory Automation, this association attempts to "contribute to precise diagnosis, appropriate treatment, and better health care by applying the latest technologies to clinical laboratories"
- Japan Society of Health Information Management: JHIM; a Japanese scientific organization dedicated to "establishing, implementing, and promoting the science of health information (record) management in Japan"
- Japanese Society for Bioinformatics: JSBi; a Japanese professional association dedicated "to develop[ing] the discipline of bioinformatics in Japan" as well as "the promotion of the technology and related business" aspects of bioinformatics
- Japanese Society of Drug Informatics: JASDI; a Japanese professional association dedicated to "contributing to the improvement and advancement [of] pharmaceutical medicine ... as well as the improvement of science education and research on drug information"
- JISC: a registered U.K. charity dedicated to promoting "the innovative use of information and communication technology to support education, research and institutional effectiveness"
K through Z
- Kenya Health Informatics Association: KeHIA; a professional association dedicated "to further[ing] the health and biomedical agenda in Kenya to support the government's initiatives to improve and sustain quality health services for all Kenyans"
- KDD: a sub-group of the Association for Computing Machinery, promoting the "advancement and adoption of the 'science' of knowledge discovery and data mining"
- Laboratory Research & Innovation Group LRIG; formerly the Laboratory Robotics Interest Group, this is a "special interest group focused on laboratory automation"
- Markle Foundation: a private foundation with the goal of helping others "realize the potential of information technology to address previously intractable public problems, for the health and security of all Americans"
- Medical Computer Society of India: MCSI; a professional society dedicated to promoting the use of computer technology to better patient outcomes
- Medical Library Association: MLA; a nonprofit, educational organization "committed to educating health information professionals, supporting health information research, [and] promoting access to the world's health sciences information"
- Medical Software Industry Association: MSIA; a membership-based professional association representing "the interests of the Australian commercial software industry which develops, supplies and services information management products and services for healthcare practitioners, healthcare service providers and healthcare organisations"
- MedTech Europe: formerly the European Diagnostic Manufacturer’s Association and Eucomed, the two combined to form MedTech Europe, a "trade association for the medical technology industry including diagnostics, medical devices and digital health"
- Middle East Association for Health Informatics: MEAHI; a not-for-profit organization "trying to use regional as well as global potentials to provide a collaborative environment, in which requirements are discussed, solutions are provided, and resources are allocated to tackle healthcare issues of this vulnerable part of the world"
- National Academies: a collection of U.S. "private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and the world," including sciences, engineering, medicine, and research
- National Association of Health Data Organizations: NAHDO; a U.S. "non-profit membership and educational association dedicated to improving health care data collection and use"
- National Institutes of Health Informatics: NIHI; a Canadian not-for-profit corporation "dedicated to fostering health informatics (HI) innovation, research and education"
- The NELAC Institute: TNI; a "non-profit organization whose mission is to foster the generation of environmental data of known and documented quality through an open, inclusive, and transparent process that is responsive to the needs of the community"
- Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations: NDLTD; "an international organization dedicated to promoting the adoption, creation, use, dissemination, and preservation of electronic theses and dissertations"
- New England Nursing Informatics Consortium: NENIC; "a dynamic regional organization of nurses, allied healthcare professionals, and HIT solution providers"
- Nursing Specialist Group: NSG; a British Computer Society-related "U.K. organisation for nurses and therapists interested in the management and use of information and communications technology to improve the quality, delivery and recording of care"
- Ontario Nursing Informatics Group: ONIG; a professional group attempting "to provide a forum for nursing professionals to communicate and disseminate current developments in health care information systems"
- openEHR Foundation: a not-for-profit company that develops specification, clinical model, and other medical programs and also supports health informatics education
- OSCAR Canada Users' Society: OCUS; a not-for-profit society dedicated to promoting the education and use of OSCAR, "a suite of open-source applications including an electronic medical record"
- Public Health Informatics Institute: PHII; a non-profit organization acting "as a neutral convener of public health professionals and their stakeholders, transforming health practitioners' ability to apply information effectively in order to improve health outcomes worldwide"
- Public Library of Science: PLOS; a not-for-profit "publisher, membership, and advocacy organization with a mission to accelerate progress in science and medicine by leading a transformation in research communication"
- Regenstrief Institute: RI; an informatics and healthcare research organization dedicated to "improving quality of care, increasing efficiency of healthcare delivery, preventing medical errors and enhancing patient safety"
- Scholarly Publishing & Academic Resources Coalition: SPARC; "an international alliance of academic and research libraries working to correct imbalances in the scholarly publishing system"
- SIGCOMM: a special interest group of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) dedicated to finding answers to "systems engineering and architectural questions surrounding computer communication"
- SNOMED International: SNOMED; the not-for-profit association that owns and maintains SNOMED CT, a comprehensive and multilingual set of clinical terminology
- Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine: SIIM; a "leading healthcare professional organization for those interested in the current and future use of informatics in medical imaging"
- Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening: SLAS; "a global organization that exists to provide forums for education and information exchange to encourage the study of, and improve the science and practice of, laboratory automation and screening"
- Swedish Association of Medical Informatics: SFMI; a professional association that strives "to promote the development of informatics in health care, in particular through the organization of meetings with scientific lectures and discussions"
- Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics: SIB; an academic, non-profit foundation that "coordinates research and education in bioinformatics throughout Switzerland and provides high quality bioinformatics services to the national and international research community"
- Ukrainian Association for Computer Medicine: UACM; an independent non-governmental non-commercial organization dedicated to furthering the use of computers and other technology in medicine
- University hospital Medical Information Network: UMIN; "a cooperative organization for national medical schools in Japan"
- URAC: an independent, nonprofit organization "promoting health care quality through its accreditation, education and measurement programs"
- Vancouver Bioinformatics Users Group: VanBUG; "an association of researchers, other professionals and students in the B.C. Lower Mainland who have an interest in the field of bioinformatics"
5.2 Conferences and trade shows
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Conferences
Conference | Country | City (State) | Month / Day(s) | Year | Organizer | Details |
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ACM-BCB 2024 | China | Shenzhen | 11 / 22–25 | 2024 | Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) | An annual conference on bioinformatics, computational biology, and health informatics |
ACM SIGCOMM 2024 | Australia | Sydney | 08 / 04–08 | 2024 | Association for Computing Machinery's (ACM's) Special Interest Group on Data Communication (SIGCOMM) | An annual international meeting of the ACM SIGCOMM on the topic of computer and data communication networks and their "architecture, design, implementation, operations, analysis, measurement, and simulation" (alternate URL) |
AMIA 2024 Annual Symposium | United States | San Francisco (California) | 11 / 09–13 | 2024 | American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) | An annual biomedical and informatics symposium for the AMIA |
AMIA Informatics Summit 2025 | United States | Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) | 03 / 10–13 | 2025 | American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) | Annual summit on a "full range of cutting-edge work in translational informatics and clinical data science from inception to implementation" |
ANIA 2025 Conference | United States | New Orleans (Louisiana) | 05 / 27–29 | 2025 | American Nursing Informatics Association (ANIA) | An annual informatics conference for the ANIA |
APHL 2025 | United States | Portland (Oregon) | 05 / 05–08 | 2025 | Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) | An annual public health conference for the APHL |
ASCLD 2025 Symposium | United States | Denver (Colorado) | 04 / 04–08 | 2025 | American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors (ASCLD) | An annual symposium concerning "the day-to-day operation of a crime laboratory" for the ASCLD |
ASIS&T 2024 Annual Meeting | Canada | Calgary (Alberta) | 10 / 25–29 | 2024 | Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) | An annual information science and technology conference for the ASIS&T |
Bio-IT World Conference and Expo 2025 | United States | Boston (Massachusetts) | 04 / 02–04 | 2025 | Cambridge Healthtech Institute | An annual medical and biomedical informatics conference and exhibition |
BIOSTEC 2025 | Portugal | Porto | 02 / 20–22 | 2025 | Institute for Systems and Technologies of Information, Control and Communication | An annual multi-conference on "theoretical advances and applications of information systems, artificial intelligence, signal processing, electronics and other engineering tools in knowledge areas related to biology and medicine" |
BIOTECHNO 2025 | Portugal | Lisbon | 03 / 09–13 | 2025 | International Academy, Research and Industry Association (IARIA) | An international conference on bioinformatics, biocomputational systems, and biotechnologies |
Computing in Cardiology | Germany | Karlsruhe | 09 / 08–11 | 2024 | Computers in Cardiology, Inc. | An international conference on computing in clinical cardiology and cardiovascular physiology |
Context Sensitive Health Informatics (CSHI) 2025 | Unknown | Unknown | 11 / Unknown | 2025 | European Federation for Medical Informatics | A biennial international conference on health information technologies and their environments |
Digital Health & Care Scotland 2025 | Scotland | Edinburgh | 02 / Unknown | 2025 | Holyrood Connect | An annual national conference for sharing digital health successes and lessons learned |
e-Health 2025 | Canada | Toronto (Ontario) | 06 / 01–03 | 2025 | Canada Health Infoway (CHI); Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI); COACH: Canada's Health Informatics Association | A national conference on eHealth and medical informatics |
EAI Healthware 2024 | Turkey | Isparta | 12 / 02–03 | 2024 | European Alliance for Innovation (EAI) | A triennial international conference of the "key issues, opportunities and obstacles for personal health data research" |
EMBC’24 | United States | Orlando (Florida) | 07 / 15–19 | 2024 | The IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (IEEE EMBC) | An annual international conference of the IEEE EMBC |
EMBnet AGM 2025 | Unknown | Unknown | 06 / Unknown | 2025 | EMBnet, The Global Bioinformatics Network | An annual conference on bioinformatics for EMBnet |
EuroIA 2024 | Unknown | Unknown | 09 / Unknown | 2024 | EuroIA Organizing Committee | An annual European conference on information architecture and informatics |
FOIS 2025 | Unknown | Unknown | 07 / Unknown | 2025 | The International Association for Ontology and its Applications (IAOA) | A biennial conference on formal ontology and information systems |
Genome Informatics 2024 | United Kingdom | Hinxton | 11 / 13–15 | 2024 | Wellcome Genome Campus | An annual conference that "will bring together computational biologists, human geneticists and others working on comparative and evolutionary genomics to discuss important recent advances" |
Health Datapalooza 2024 | United States | Washington (D.C.) | 09 / 16–17 | 2024 | AcademyHealth | A conference on "creating knowledge from data and pioneering innovations that drive health policy and practice" |
HEALTHINF 2025 | Portugal | Porto | 02 / 20–22 | 2025 | Institute for Systems and Technologies of Information, Control and Communication (INSTICC) | An annual international conference on health informatics |
HIMAA 2024 | Australia | Melbourne (Victoria) | 10 / 28–30 | 2024 | The Health Information Management Association Australia (HIMAA) | An annual health informatics conference for HIMAA |
HIMSS 2025 | United States | Las Vegas (Nevada) | 03 / 03–06 | 2025 | The Healthcare Information Management and Systems Society (HIMSS) | An annual health informatics conference for HIMSS |
HIMSS Europe 2025 | Unknown | Unknown | 05 / Unknown | 2025 | Healthcare Information Management and Systems Society (HIMSS) Europe | An annual international conference of HIMSS Europe |
HINZ 2024 | New Zealand | Hamilton | 12 / 02–05 | 2024 | Health Informatics New Zealand (HINZ) | An annual health informatics conference for HINZ |
HIS 2024 | China | Hong Kong | 12 / 08–10 | 2024 | HIS (Health Information Science) Organizing Committee | An annual international conference on health informatics |
ICIMTH 2025 | Unknown | Unknown | 07 / Unknown | 2025 | ICIMTH Organizing Committee | An annual international conference on biomedical, clinical, and other types of informatics |
ICKM 2024 | United States | Kent (Ohio) | 10 / 21–24 | 2024 | International Conference on Knowledge Management (ICKM) Organizing Committee | An annual international conference on on scientific developments in information technology and knowledge management |
IEEE International Conference on Healthcare Informatics 2025 | Unknown | Unknown | 06 / Unknown | 2025 | IEEE | An annual international conference on scientific developments in clinical information technology |
IFHIMA Congress 2026 | Australia | Unknown | 10 / Unknown | 2026 | The International Federation of Health Information Management Associations (IFHIMA) | A triennial international health information management congress for IFHIMA |
Inform 2025 Waters Informatics Users Conference | Unknown | Unknown | 04 / Unknown | 2025 | Waters Corporation | An annual user conference of Waters' informatics products |
INFORMATIK 2024 | Germany | Wiesbaden | 09 / 24–26 | 2024 | Gesellschaft für Informatik | An annual national conference on informatics |
Information Architecture Conference 2025 | Unknown | Unknown | 04 / Unknown | 2025 | IA Institute | An annual information architecture and informatics summit |
International Conference on Biomedical and Health Informatics 2024 (ICBHI) | Taiwan | Tainan | 10 / 30 – 11 / 02 | 2024 | International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering and others | An international conference on biomedical and health informatics |
International Conference on Medical and Health Informatics (ICHMI) 2025 | Japan | Kyoto | 05 / 16–18 | 2025 | Chemical, Biological & Environmental Engineering Society | An annual international conference on technology in the medical and health sciences |
International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics (ICINCO) 2024 | Porto | Portugal | 11 / 18–20 | 2024 | Institute for Systems and Technologies of Information, Control and Communication | An annual international conference on the "application of informatics to control, automation, and robotics" |
International Conference on Proteomics, Genomics and Bioinformatics | Unknown | Unknown | 11 / Unknown | 2024 | OMICS Group | An annual international conference on proteomics and bioinformatics |
ISBER 2025 | Unknown | Unknown | 04 / Unknown | 2025 | International Society for Biological and Environmental Repositories (ISBER) | An annual international conference for ISBER |
ISC'25 | Germany | Hamburg | 06 / 10–13 | 2025 | Prometeus | An annual international conference on high-performance computing |
ISCB 2024 | Greece | Thessaloniki | 07 / 21–25 | 2024 | International Society for Clinical Biostatistics (ISCB) | An annual international conference for the ISCB |
ISMB 2024 | Canada | Montreal (Québec) | 07 / 12–16 | 2024 | International Society for Computational Biology | An annual international bioinformatics and computational biology conference |
LabWare 2024 Africa Customer Education Conference | South Africa | Zimbali | 09 / 10–13 | 2024 | LabWare, Inc. | An annual LabWare customer education conference for the Africa region |
LabWare 2024 Asia Pacific Customer Education Conference | Australia | Gold Coast | 08 / 14–16 | 2024 | LabWare, Inc. | An annual LabWare customer education conference for the Asia Pacific region |
LabWare 2024 China Customer Education Conference | China | Guiyang City | 09 / 23–27 | 2024 | LabWare, Inc. | An annual LabWare customer education conference for the China region |
LabWare 2024 European Customer Education Conference | Italy | Rome | 06 / 10–14 | 2024 | LabWare, Inc. | An annual LabWare customer education conference for the European region |
LabWare 2024 Latin American Customer Education Conference | Mexico | Cancun | 10 / 13–18 | 2024 | LabWare, Inc. | An annual LabWare customer education conference for the Latin American region |
LabWare 2024 Middle East & North Africa Customer Education Conference | Egypt | Unknown | 11 / 04–06 | 2024 | LabWare, Inc. | An annual LabWare customer education conference for the Middle East & North Africa region |
LabWare 2025 North American Customer Education Conference | Unknown | Unknown | 04 / Unknown | 2025 | LabWare, Inc. | An annual LabWare customer education conference for the North American region |
LIMS-Forum 2024 | Germany | Mannheim | 11 / 19–20 | 2024 | Klinkner & Partner | An annual forum on laboratory informatics |
MedInfo 2025 | Taiwan | Taipei | 08 / 09–13 | 2025 | International Medical Informatics Association | A biennial international congress on medical and health informatics |
MedTech Conference, The | Canada | Toronto (Ontario) | 10 / 15—17 | 2024 | AdvaMed | An annual conference on medical informatics and technology |
MIE 2024 | Greece | Athens | 08 / 25–28 | 2024 | European Federation for Medical Informatics (EFMI) | An annual European conference on medical informatics |
NAHDO Annual Conference | ONLINE | ONLINE | 11 / 12–14 | 2024 | National Association of Health Data Organizations (NAHDO) | An annual health informatics conference for NAHDO |
NextGen Omics Series UK | United Kingdom | London | 10 / 23–25 | 2024 | Oxford Global Conferences | An annual European congress on NGS technologies, data analysis, and clinical applications |
Paperless Lab Academy 2025 - Europe | Unknown | Unknown | 03 / Unknown | 2025 | Industrial Lab Automation | An annual conference on the paperless laboratory for the European market |
Paperless Lab Academy 2024 - India | India | Mumbai | 10 / 15–16 | 2024 | Industrial Lab Automation | An annual conference on the paperless laboratory for the Indian market |
Paperless Lab Academy 2024 - USA | United States | Unknown | 11 / Unknown | 2024 | Industrial Lab Automation | An annual conference on the paperless laboratory for the US market |
Pathology Informatics Summit 2025 | Unknown | Unknown | 05 / Unknown | 2025 | University of Pittsburgh and the Association for Pathology Informatics (API) | An annual educational conference on pathology informatics |
Physician-Computer Connection Annual Symposium | United States | Ojai (California) | 06 / 18–21 | 2024 | Association of Medical Directors of Information Systems | An annual national symposium on physician use of healthcare information systems and technology |
Pittcon | United States | Boston (Massachusetts) | 03 / 01–05 | 2025 | The Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy | An annual international conference and expo on laboratory science |
RDAP25 | ONLINE | ONLINE | 03 / Unknown | 2025 | Research Data Access & Preservation Association | An annual research data access and preservation summit |
Rocky Mountain Bioinformatics Annual Conference | United States | Snowmass Village (Colorado) | 12 / Unknown | 2024 | International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB) | An annual conference for the ISCB |
SC24 | United States | Atlanta (Georgia) | 11 / 17–22 | 2024 | HPC Interconnections | An annual international supercomputing conference |
SIGKDD 2024 | Barcelona | Spain | 08 / 25–29 | 2024 | KDD 2024 Organizing Committee | An annual conference on data mining and big data |
SIIM 2024 Annual Meeting | United States | National Harbor (Maryland) | 06 / 27–29 | 2024 | Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine | An annual conference on imaging informatics and technology |
SLAS2025 | United States | San Diego (California) | 01 / 25–29 | 2025 | Society for Laboratory Automation & Screening (SLAS) | An annual conference and exhibition about laboratory automation for SLAS |
SmartLab Exchange USA | United States | Fort Lauderdale (Florida) | 04 / 07–08 | 2025 | IQPC Exchange and the International Quality and Productivity Center (IQPC) | An annual conference on informatics in R&D and manufacturing |
SPIE Medical Imaging 2025 | United States | San Diego (California) | 02 / 16–20 | 2025 | International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE) | An annual conference on the "advancement of medical imaging technologies that include image processing, physics, computer-aided diagnosis, biomedical applications, informatics, digital pathology, and more" |
State Healthcare IT Connect Summit 2025 | United States | Unknown | 04 / Unknown | 2025 | National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) | An annual summit for those managing state health IT systems |
Summer Institute in Nursing Informatics (SINI) 2024 | United States | Baltimore (Maryland) | 07 / 18–19 | 2024 | University of Maryland School of Nursing | An annual national nursing informatics conference |
Trade shows
Trade show | Country | City (State) | Month / Day(s) | Year | Organizer | Details |
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Analitica Latin America | Brazil | São Paulo | 09 / 23–25 | 2024 | NürnbergMesse Brasil | A biennial international exhibition for laboratory technology, analyses, biotechnology, and quality control |
analytica | Germany | Munich (Bavaria) | 06 / 09–12 | 2024 | Messe München | A biennial international trade fair for laboratory technology, analysis, and biotechnology |
Analiza | Israel | Tel-Aviv | 05 / Unknown | 2025 | STIER | A biennial international trade fair for laboratory technology, equipment, and instrumentation |
analytica Anacon India - Hyderabad | India | Hyderabad (Telangana) | 09 / 26–28 | 2024 | Messe München | An annual international trade fair for laboratory technology, analysis, and biotechnology |
analytica Anacon India - Mumbai | India | Mumbai (Maharashtra) | 04 / Unknown | 2025 | Messe München | An annual international trade fair for laboratory technology, analysis, and biotechnology |
analytica China | China | Shanghai | 11 / 18–20 | 2024 | Messe München | A biennial international trade fair for laboratory technology, analysis, and biotechnology |
analytica Lab Africa | South Africa | Johannesburg | 07 / 08–10 | 2025 | Messe München | A biennial international trade fair for laboratory technology, analysis, and biotechnology |
analytica Vietnam | Vietnam | Ho Chi Minh City | 04 / Unknown | 2025 | Messe München | An annual international trade fair for laboratory technology, analysis, and biotechnology |
ARABLAB 2024 | United Arab Emirates | Dubai | 09 / 24–26 | 2024 | The ARABLAB Group, Scientific International Exhibitions Ltd. | An annual international laboratory and instrumentation tech trade fair |
Belarus Medica 2025 | Belarus | Minsk | 04 / Unknown | 2025 | Technics And Communications Jsc | A medical exhibition featuring all major branches of medicine |
CISILE 2025 | China | Beijing | 05 / Unknown | 2025 | China Instrument Manufacturers Association | An annual international scientific instrument and laboratory equipment exhibition |
Clinical Lab Expo 2024 | United States | Chicago (Illinois) | 07 / 30 – 08 / 01 | 2024 | ADLM | An annual exhibition of clinical laboratory products and services |
DMEA 2025 | Germany | Berlin (Berlin) | 04 / 08–10 | 2025 | Messe Berlin | An annual European exhibition on healthcare IT (formerly Connecting Healthcare IT) |
Expomed Eurasia 2025 | Turkey | Istanbul | 04 / 24–26 | 2025 | Reed Tüyap Exhibitions Inc. | An annual international trade fair for the healthcare industry (formerly LabtechMED Eurasia) |
Forensics Europe Expo 2024 | England | London | 06 / 19–20 | 2024 | Clarion Defence and Security Limited | An annual trade fair and conference for anything related to forensic science |
Forum LABO Lyon 2026 | France | Lyon | 03 / Unknown | 2026 | Comité Interprofessionnel des Fournisseurs du Laboratoire (CIFL) | A biennial European exhibition focused on laboratory professionals from multiple sectors |
Forum LABO Paris 2025 | France | Paris | 03 / 25–27 | 2025 | Comité Interprofessionnel des Fournisseurs du Laboratoire (CIFL) | A biennial European exhibition focused on laboratory professionals from multiple sectors |
Hospital Expo - Indonesia 2023 | Indonesia | Jakarta | 10 / 16–19 | 2024 | PT. Okta Sejahtera Insani | An annual international exhibition on hospital, medical, clinical, and pharmaceutical equipment and technologies |
ILMAC Basel 2024 | Switzerland | Basel | 09 / Unknown | 2025 | MCH Group AG | A biennial trade fair for process and laboratory technology |
ILMAC Luasanne 2024 | Switzerland | Luasanne | 09 / 04–05 | 2024 | MCH Group AG | A biennial trade fair for process and laboratory technology |
India Lab Expo 2024 - Hyderabad | India | Hyderabad (Telangana) | 09 / 26–28 | 2024 | Messe München | An annual trade show on laboratory and bioinformatics |
India Lab Expo 2024 - Mumbai | India | Mumbai (Maharashtra) | 04 / Unknown | 2025 | Messe München | An annual trade show on laboratory and bioinformatics |
Infosecurity Europe 2025 | England | London | 06 / Unknown | 2025 | Reed Exhibitions Limited | An annual European information security exhibition |
INTERPHEX 2025 | United States | New York City (New York) | 04 / 01–03 | 2025 | Reed Exhibitions | An annual pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical trade show |
JASIS 2024 | Japan | Chiba | 09 / 06–08 | 2024 | Japan Analytical Instruments Manufacturers' Association | An annual national trade show on analytical and scientific systems and solutions |
Korea Lab 2025 | South Korea | Seoul | 04 / 22–25 | 2025 | Kyungyon Exhibition Corp. | An annual national trade show on laboratory and biotechnology |
Lab Indonesia 2026 | Indonesia | Jakarta | 04 / 15–17 | 2026 | Informa PLC | A biennial national trade fair for the laboratory sector |
Lab Innovations 2024 | United Kingdom | Birmingham | 10 / 30–31 | 2024 | EasyFairs UK Ltd. | An annual European trade fair for the laboratory sector |
LAB-SUPPLY 2024 Regional Fair - Berlin | Germany | Berlin (Berlin) | 06 / 18 | 2024 | Vogel Communications Group GmbH & Co. KG | An annual regional trade fair for instrumental analytics, laboratory technology, laboratory chemicals, and biotechnology |
LAB-SUPPLY 2024 Regional Fair - Dresden | Germany | Dresden (Saxony) | 09 / 18 | 2024 | Vogel Communications Group GmbH & Co. KG | An annual regional trade fair for instrumental analytics, laboratory technology, laboratory chemicals, and biotechnology |
LAB-SUPPLY 2024 Regional Fair - Freiburg | Germany | Freiburg (Baden-Württemberg) | 10 / 23 | 2024 | Vogel Communications Group GmbH & Co. KG | An annual regional trade fair for instrumental analytics, laboratory technology, laboratory chemicals, and biotechnology |
LAB-SUPPLY 2024 Regional Fair - Hamburg | Germany | Hamburg (Hamburg) | 11 / 14 | 2024 | Vogel Communications Group GmbH & Co. KG | An annual regional trade fair for instrumental analytics, laboratory technology, laboratory chemicals, and biotechnology |
LAB-SUPPLY 2024 Regional Fair - Innsbruck | Austria | Innsbruck | 09 / 04 | 2024 | Vogel Communications Group GmbH & Co. KG | An annual regional trade fair for instrumental analytics, laboratory technology, laboratory chemicals, and biotechnology |
LAB-SUPPLY 2025 Regional Fair - Main in Frankfurt | Germany | Frankfurt (Hesse) | 03 / Unknown | 2025 | Vogel Communications Group GmbH & Co. KG | An annual regional trade fair for instrumental analytics, laboratory technology, laboratory chemicals, and biotechnology |
LAB-SUPPLY 2025 Regional Fair - Münster | Germany | Münster (North Rhine-Westphalia) | 04 / Unknown | 2025 | Vogel Communications Group GmbH & Co. KG | An annual regional trade fair for instrumental analytics, laboratory technology, laboratory chemicals, and biotechnology |
LAB-SUPPLY 2024 Regional Fair - Rhein in Leverkusen | Germany | Leverkusen (North Rhine-Westphalia) | 10 / 08 | 2024 | Vogel Communications Group GmbH & Co. KG | An annual regional trade fair for instrumental analytics, laboratory technology, laboratory chemicals, and biotechnology |
LAB-SUPPLY 2025 Regional Fair - Wien | Austria | Vienna | 05 / Unknown | 2025 | Vogel Communications Group GmbH & Co. KG | An annual regional trade fair for instrumental analytics, laboratory technology, laboratory chemicals, and biotechnology |
LabAsia 2025 | Malaysia | Kuala Lampur | 07 / 14–16 | 2025 | Informa PLC | A biennial regional trade fair and conference for the laboratory sector |
LabComplEX 2024 | Ukraine | Kyiv | 09 / Unknown | 2024 | ExpoForum, LLC | An annual national trade show on laboratory and biotechnology |
Laborama 2025 | Belgium | Bruxelles | 03 / Unknown | 2025 | Laborama vzw-asbl | An annual European trade fair for the laboratory sector |
LABVOLUTION 2025 | Germany | Hannover (Lower Saxony) | 05 / Unknown | 2025 | Deutsche Messe | A biennial international trade fair for the biotechnology, life sciences, and laboratory tech communities |
MEDIDENT 2024 | Serbia | Belgrade | 10 / 24–26 | 2024 | Belgrade Fair | An annual international exhibition of medical, laboratory, pharmaceutical, dental, and veterinary equipment, instruments, and services |
MEDLAB Asia Pacific 2024 | Thailand | Bangkok | 07 / 10–12 | 2024 | Informa Life Sciences Exhibitions | An annual international laboratory exhibition and congress |
Philippines Medical Expo 2024 | Philippines | Manila | 08 / 14–16 | 2024 | Fireworks Exhibitions and Conferences | An annual national medical and laboratory exhibition |
Rommedica 2024 | Romania | Bucharest | 10 / 10–12 | 2024 | ROMEXPO | An annual international trade fair for medical instruments and equipment |
Thailand Lab International 2024 | Thailand | Bangkok | 09 / 11–13 | 2024 | VNU Exhibitions Asia Pacific Co., Ltd. | An annual international trade fair for analytical laboratory equipment & technology, biotechnology & life sciences, and chemicals & safety |
World of Technology & Science 2024 | The Netherlands | Utrecht | 09 / 24–27 | 2024 | FHI Federation of Technology Branches | A biennial international trade fair for industrial electronics, industrial automation, and laboratory technology |
5.3 User communities
The following user communities (in the form of forums, discussion boards, email discussion lists, etc.) are known to provide a space for medical diagnostic and research personnel to discuss their work:
- AAPC Medical Billing and Coding Forum
- AmericanEHR
- ASCLS Open Forum
- BCS Health Informatics Forum, on LinkedIn
- Forens-L Email Discussion List
- Health Informatics Forum
- IAMA Email Discussion Lists
- JISCMail's industry-specific mailing lists
- Laboratory LOINC
- Laboratory Research & Innovation Group, on LinkedIn
- LabWrench
- LIMS/Laboratory Informatics group, on LinkedIn
- LIMSforum
- PathLabTalk
Reddit-based communities
5.4 Books and journals
Books
Hundred of books concerning medical- and research-based laboratory science—as well as laboratory informatics—have been published over the past several decades. As such, it's difficult to make specific recommendations, at least without context. However, professional organizations are quite proficient in making such recommendations through their reading libraries and accreditation programs. For example, the Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science maintains a -page list of reference textbooks that are useful for their Medical Laboratory Technologist examination. The American Society for Clinical Pathology has its own publication division, with more than 60 in-house books published on various elements of pathology and laboratory science. The American Public Health Association has a similar library, as does the American Society for Microbiology, and the American College of Physicians.
For medical informatics books, the Amazon-associated BookAuthority has a section for medical informatics, though it's not clear how rigorous their ratings system is. Universities such as the University of Illinois-Chicago also may offer book recommendations.
Journals
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5.5 Standards, regulations, and guidance
The following represent some of the major instances of standards, regulations, and guidance documents affecting how medical diagnostic and research laboratories should operate. This collection doesn't represent every possibility but covers most of the significant options. In a few cases (e.g., the CLSI), there were too many items to list, and a link to the associated items was included instead.
Accreditation requirements
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Guidelines and recommendations
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Regulations and legal requirements
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Standards and specifications
Though not listed below, the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) has a mountain of standards for laboratories (though pricey). There are too many to list here, so see their standards repository on their website. Similarly, ASTM International has many other informatics standards that may apply to laboratories. See their Committee E13 on Molecular Spectroscopy and Separation Science and Committee E31 on Healthcare Informatics for more standards.
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5.6 Further reading
- Alotaibi, Y.K.; Federico, F. (2017). "The impact of health information technology on patient safety". Saudi Medical Journal 38 (12): 1173–80. doi:10.15537/smj.2017.12.20631. PMC PMC5787626. PMID 29209664. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5787626.
- Association of Public Health Laboratories (May 2019). "Laboratory Information Systems Project Management: A Guidebook for International Implementations" (PDF). APHL. https://www.aphl.org/aboutAPHL/publications/Documents/GH-2019May-LIS-Guidebook-web.pdf.
- Bakken, S. (2021). "The maturation of clinical research informatics as a subdomain of biomedical informatics". JAMIA 28 (1): 1–2. PMC PMC7810454. PMID 33450764. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7810454.
- Betmouni, S. (2021). "Diagnostic digital pathology implementation: Learning from the digital health experience". Digital Health 7: 20552076211020240. doi:10.1177/20552076211020240. PMC PMC8216403. PMID 34211723. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8216403.
- Daniel, C.; Ballamine, A.; Kalra, D. (2021). "Key contributions in clinical research informatics". Yearbook of Medical Informatics 30 (1): 233–38. doi:10.1055/s-0041-1726514. PMC PMC8416193. PMID 34479395. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8416193.
- Fraggetta, F.; L'Imperio, V.; Ameisen, D. et al. (2021). "Best practice recommendations for the implementation of a digital pathology workflow in the anatomic pathology laboratory by the European Society of Digital and Integrative Pathology (ESDIP)". Diagnostics 11 (11): 2167. doi:10.3390/diagnostics11112167. PMC PMC8623219. PMID 34829514. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8623219.
- Jones, R.G.; Johnson, O.A.; Batstone, G. (2014). "Informatics and the Clinical Laboratory". The Clinical Biochemist Reviews 35 (3): 177–92. PMC PMC4204239. PMID 25336763. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4204239.
- Silva, B. (19 December 2019). "IT solutions in the clinical lab". Medical Laboratory Observer. https://www.mlo-online.com/information-technology/article/21117759/it-solutions-in-the-clinical-lab.
5.7 LIMSpec
LIMSpec is an ever-evolving set of software user requirements specifications for laboratory informatics systems. The specification has grown significantly from its humble origins over a decade ago. Earlier versions of LIMSpec focused on a mix of both regulatory requirements and clients' "wishlist" features for a given system. The wishlist items haven't necessarily been ignored by developers, but they do in fact have to be prioritized by the potential buyer as "nice to have" or "essential to system operation," or something in between.[1][2][3] This latest version is different, focusing strictly on a regulatory-, standards-, and guidance-based approach to building a specification document for laboratory informatics systems.
At its core, LIMSpec is rooted in ASTM E1578-18 Standard Guide for Laboratory Informatics. With the latest version released in 2018, the standard includes an updated Laboratory Informatics Functional Requirements checklist, which "covers functionality common to the various laboratory informatics systems discussed throughout [the] guide as well as requirements recommended as part of [the] guide." It goes on to state that the checklist "is an example of typical requirements that can be used to guide the purchase, upgrade, or development of a laboratory informatics system," though it is certainly "not meant to be exhaustive."
LIMSpec borrows from that requirements checklist and then adds more to it from a wide variety of sources. An attempt has been made to find the most relevant regulations, standards, and guidance that shape how a compliant laboratory informatics system is developed and maintained. However, the LIMSpec should also definitely be considered a continual work in progress, with more to be added as new pertinent regulations, standards, and guidance are discovered.
If you've never worked with a user requirements specification document, the concept remains relatively simple to grasp. Merriam-Webster defines a "specification" as "a detailed precise presentation of something or of a plan or proposal for something."[4] Within this organized "plan or proposal" are requirements. A requirement typically comes in the form of a statement that begins with "the system/user/vendor shall/should ..." and focuses on a provided service, reaction to input, or expected behavior in a given situation. The statement may be abstract (high-level), or it may be specific and detailed to a precise function. The statement may also be of a functional nature, describing functionality or services in detail, or of a non-functional nature, describing the constraints of a given functionality or service and how it's rendered.
An example of a functional software requirement could be "the user shall be able to query either all of the initial set of databases or select a subset from it." This statement describes specific functionality the system should have. On the other hand, a non-functional requirement, for example, may state "the system's query tool shall conform to the ABC 123-2014 standard." The statement describes a constraint placed upon the system's query functionality. Once compiled, a set of requirements can serve not only to strengthen the software requirements specification, but the requirements set can also be used for bidding on a contract or serve as the basis for a specific contract that is being finalized.[5]
The next chapter discusses the user requirements specification, using LIMSpec as an example. You'll learn how to shape such a specification to your laboratory's needs, how to issue the specification as a request for information (RFI), and how to get the most out of it when getting decision-related information from vendors. Additionally, in Appendix 1, you'll find a blank version of LIMSpec for practical use.
References
- ↑ Aasem, M.; Ramzan, M.; Jaffar, A. (2010). "Analysis and optimization of software requirements prioritization techniques". Proceedings from the 2010 International Conference on Information and Emerging Technologies: 1–6. doi:10.1109/ICIET.2010.5625687.
- ↑ Hirsch, J. (22 November 2013). "10 Steps To Successful Requirements Gathering". Phase2 Technology, LLC. https://www.phase2technology.com/blog/successful-requirements-gathering. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ↑ Burris, E. (2007). "Requirements Specification". CS451R, University of Missouri–Kansas City. University of Missouri–Kansas City. Archived from the original on 24 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190724173601/http://sce2.umkc.edu/BIT/burrise/pl/requirements/. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ↑ "specification". Merriam-Webster. Merriam-Webster, Inc. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/specification. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ↑ Memon, A. (Spring 2010). "Software Requirements: Descriptions and specifications of a system" (PDF). University of Maryland. https://www.cs.umd.edu/~atif/Teaching/Spring2010/Slides/3.pdf. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
Citation information for this chapter
Chapter: 5. Resources for selecting and implementing informatics solutions: Part 3: Industry and community resources
Title: Laboratory Informatics Buyer's Guide for Medical Diagnostics and Research
Edition: 2022 Edition
Author for citation: Shawn E. Douglas
License for content: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International
Publication date: January 2022