contingency plan for Laboratory information system.

Pich SopanhaPich Sopanha
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Could you please help to shared the experience or supported document for contingency plan for LIS ?

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  • Musa Shija Musa Shija

    From my understanding, the laboratory information system can be paper based or electronic one. So, when you're having an electronic LIS, you can state in your contingency plan to use the paper-based LIS as the alternative to be used in case of electronic LIS failure/interruption.

  • Pich SopanhaPich Sopanha
    Musa Shija

    Thank you so much Musa for sharing. Thank you

  • Phoeurn SopheaPhoeurn Sophea

    I got the same idea with Mr. Musa. Some form that store in LIS should be available in the lab for using when the system is down. The reserve form should be formatted constantly with the form printed from LIS and all the process should be started in SOP. The back up forms, SOP, and also NCs for LIS downtime are the evidences.

  • Ebenezer BenefoEbenezer Benefo
    Phoeurn Sophea

    Thanks for the information. 🙏

  • Ebenezer BenefoEbenezer Benefo
    Musa Shija

    Great submission. Means we can not fully get rid of the paper based system🤣. I like that.

  • Pich SopanhaPich Sopanha

    Thank you

  • Pich SopanhaPich Sopanha
    Phoeurn Sophea

    Thank you

  • Robert ReyesRobert Reyes

    Yes agree with having a paper based system but always include it in the periodic review. As this is one of the things we overlook on our laboratory.

  • Demetri Smith-WintDemetri Smith-Wint

    I do agree with previous comments on utilizing a paper-base system as a back-up for your on-site LIS in the event of system failure, fire etc. Consider the following as a part of the contingency plans:

    1. Backing of data in the LIS on-site and off-site . Ensure that once the data is back-up it is retrievable by testing the system.
    2. If the event of LIS failure and you are using a paper-base system, consider if you will decide to upload this data to the electronic system once its operable. (For my lab we have experience LIS downtime for no more than a day, so we decided to populate the data into LIS).
    3. A;so include in plans/procedures testing the contingency plan periodically so that you can address any identified gaps.


  • Pich SopanhaPich Sopanha
    Demetri Smith-Wint

    Thank you all for sharing your experience on it.

  • Robert ReyesRobert Reyes

    We have manual forms as a backup in the event we encounter problems related to our LIS. It is also very important to have this enrolled and reviewed regularly to make sure the forms are aligned with the current methodologies and other formats the laboratory is using.

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