METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A LABORATORY INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR USE IN AN E-COMMERCE ENVIRONMENT

摘要

An infrastructure for an ASP-LIMS (Application Service Provider-delivered Laboratory Information Management System) is disclosed. For example, the system may provide hardware infrastructure for the ASP (e.g., one or more servers, and network connectivity), libraries of related workflow modules, applications specific to processing laboratory and/or clinical data, embedded DSS (Decision Support System) software, and an optional data warehouse, e.g., for storing customer data in encrypted format for backup purposes. Finally, the present method and system provide an effective extension for use in an e-commerce environment.