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Any clinical laboratory's success is determined by two primary factors: efficiency and accuracy. Thousands of diagnostics laboratories are using laboratory automation to improve output quality, shorten the turnaround time for lab test results, save money, and increase staff efficiency. Adoption of newer lab technology is critical for making rapid progress and remaining competitive in a rapidly changing market.

  Digital labs are under increasing pressure to boost sample throughput, offer quick, accurate findings, and adhere to stricter quality control and regulatory compliance standards. You may be considering ways to increase lab productivity to fulfill demand and expand your lab operations. To assist, you may bring in more storage capacity, instruments, and resources, or enhance lab space. Increasing them alone, on the other hand, may not always produce the expected results, especially if you do not have the necessary processes and systems in place.

    Laboratories all across the world face comparable productivity challenges, such as outdated informatics technologies and inefficient workflows. On-premise system implementations, upgrades, and integrations can take a long time, leaving in-house IT staff with little time to work on new ideas. Written observations in paper-based notebooks are commonly mistranscribed, and tests and experiments are regularly repeated owing to lost or inaccessible previous data.

There is a slew of other advantages to Lab automation as well. Here are a few benefits:

Accuracy in results: Any laboratory's top priority is to produce error-free reports. The majority of laboratory errors may be traced back to a heavy reliance on human labor. Adopting lab automation reduces the need for human intervention in most lab activities, lowering the risk of errors caused by unexpected increases in workload and gaps in information sharing between stakeholders.

Reduce the time it takes for your lab to respond: TAT is an important performance indicator for any laboratory. The TAT should be short, especially for crucial critical studies. Interfacing analyzers with LIMS automates a lab's whole analytical and post-analytical operations, as well as the generation and delivery of reports to patients. This saves a significant amount of time, increasing lab output.

Boosts Staff’s Productivity: Diagnostic laboratories must dramatically increase employee productivity to efficiently manage the ever-growing workload. With the aid of automation, you may get rid of all of your redundant and repetitive daily paperwork. This frees up time for the employees to devote to tasks that will help the company expand.

Allows data to be accessed quickly: Keeping track of step-by-step data to derive relevant information from the traditional method takes a long time. Every operation in the lab is tracked with automation, and digital data is generated automatically using LIMS. The more data the lab owner has, the better his or her decision-making capacity. It is easier to analyze and draw insights from extensive and well-organized reports that are available at the click of a button to make informed judgments.

Aids in the prevention of operational leaks: It's difficult to track every procedure and identify bottlenecks in operations using the typical lab management technique. Automation, in conjunction with iQH’s digital lab software system, is critical for streamlining operations and enabling a systematic and integrated approach for pre-analytical, analytical, and post-analytical processes, as well as the ability to monitor and have greater control over each step. As a result, it adds traceability to the entire operational loop, ensuring that there are no leaks, and it also represents improved efficiency and financial control.