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What to Ask During a Laboratory Information System Demo
What should you see in an LIS demonstration?
Ask to follow a representative order from entry and labeling through analyzer results, review, and provider delivery. Include an exception such as corrected patient information. Bring your analyzer and EMR list so the demonstration distinguishes available features from the connections and scope your lab needs.
Bring the laboratory’s workflow to the demonstration
A useful LIS demonstration helps your staff evaluate the work they will actually do. Start with your test menu, analyzer models, EMR and billing vendors, provider requirements, and expected volume. Identify the tasks that are difficult in the current process.
Follow an order from entry to report
- Receive or enter the patient and order information.
- Accession the specimen and print the label.
- Send the work to the appropriate testing workflow.
- Receive and review results from supported instruments.
- Apply the laboratory’s review and release steps.
- Deliver the report to the provider and locate the order history.
Include a result that needs attention or an order with incomplete information. Exceptions often show more about the system’s fit than an uncomplicated example.
Confirm interfaces rather than assuming them
Ask which analyzer models are supported and which connections send orders, receive results, or do both. For the EMR and billing system, identify the data exchanged and what each vendor needs to provide. Record anything that requires separate scoping or configuration.
Review QC, reporting, permissions, and support
Include the people who will use these tools. Ask the lab director or reviewer to look at report release and corrections, the technologists to review QC and worklists, and administrators to review access and management reports.
Discuss training, validation responsibilities, cutover planning, and how staff obtain support after go-live.
Compare the written scope and quote
Stratus DX uses a lab-specific subscription quote. Its pricing message includes $0 platform setup, $0 training, and unlimited users without per-user license fees. Confirm interfaces, modules, locations, and any third-party charges in the written proposal.
Evaluate vendors against the same requirements. Avoid using unverified price bands, anonymous savings stories, or promised performance percentages as substitutes for a demonstration and a clear scope.
Prepare your next step
Use the contact page to request a demo, or send your requirements through the LIS quote request page. Your analyzer list and a representative workflow will make the discussion more useful.
Frequently asked questions
How long does an LIS demo take?
Most Stratus DX demos last 20–40 minutes and are personalized to your lab’s exact workflow.
Do I need IT staff present?
Not at all. Stratus DX is designed so lab directors, pathologists, and managers can fully evaluate it themselves.
What if I’m currently on a client-server system?
The demo team will show you exactly how painless the migration can be. Data migration, validation, and training are all included.
Is the demo obligation-free?
Automation and integrated workflows can reduce repetitive work. Measure the effect against your laboratory’s own baseline, including manual entry, turnaround time, rework, and staff workload.
When can I schedule my LIS demo?
Right now. Most labs book and complete their demo within 48 hours.