As an integral part of PHIMS (Public Health Information Management System), the PH Laboratory application for bacteriology, virology, parasitology, hematology, chemistry, newborn screening, environmental, forensic and nonhuman testing has the following features:

• Batch and single specimen processing
• Detailed QC (Quality Control) information tracking
• Compliance with LOINC, SNOMED, HL7 and HITSP standards
• HIPAA compliant test request submissions and real time access to test results by personnel at a clinic, hospital or physician’s office
• Utilization of HL7 messaging for information exchange with reference laboratories, EMR and Practice Management applications;
• Automated blood lead reporting to the State of California
• Bar coding for accessions, specimens and supplies tracking
• An unlimited number of tests and analyses can be added and configured by authorized LIMS users within minutes.   
• Automated reporting of notifiable conditions
• Extensive pre-configured and custom reports
• Electronic HIPAA compliant billing claims submissions to Medi-Cal and other payers as well as remittance advice tracking 
• The LIMS meets the requirements specified by the Association for Public Health Laboratories (APHL) for laboratory information management systems.

The web based, secure, highly scalable and configurable LIMS is easy to deploy and to use. It accommodates existing processes and improves the accuracy and timeliness of information in high-complexity, high volume bio-terrorism reference laboratories certified by the State of California as well as in laboratories with a limited number of analyses and specimens.