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LigoLab
Company typePrivate
IndustryMedical, Software
Founded2006
FounderSuren Avunjian, Edward Kharatian
Headquarters
Glendale, California
,
United States
ProductsLigoLab LIS & RCM Operating Platform, TestDirectly
Websitewww.ligolab.com

LigoLab Information System is an American software company that provides software and laboratory operating systems for clinical laboratories.[1] LigoLab develops and distributes the software tool TestDirectly, which is used for COVID-19 testing. It is based in Glendale, California.[2][3]

History[edit]

LigoLab was co-founded in 2006 by Suren Avunjian and Edward Kharatian.[4][5] Prior to founding LigoLab, Avunjian was Director of IT for Health Line Clinical Laboratories, which was eventually acquired by Labcorp.[6]

In late 2019, LigoLab partnered with Washington-based lab Northwest Pathology to develop TestDirectly, a software tool for facilitating DTC COVID-19 testing during the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] TestDirectly was officially released in April 2020.[8] Since its release, TestDirectly has been used for mass testing by organizations such as the Washington State Department of Corrections and Illinois Department of Public Health.[8]

In March 2020, LigoLab also provided LIS (laboratory information system) support for laboratories in several states including California, New York, and Washington that were conducting high-volume COVID-19 tests. In this capacity, LigoLab integrated its LIS & RCM Operating Platform with multiple instruments for COVID-19 testing.[9]

LigoLab formed a partnership with Northwest Pathology and the Florida Department of Health through TestDirectly in June 2020. The partnership was formed to carry out COVID-19 testing on long-term care residents and staff in the state of Florida.[10][11]

LigoLab's LIS & RCM Operating Platform was used by clinical laboratory Atlas Genomics to detect the first case of the B.1.1.7 variant of SARS-CoV-2 in King County, Washington in February 2021.[12] In March 2021, LigoLab added LIS functionality to its TestDirectly platform.[13]

As of November 2021, the company had 130 clinical laboratories in the United States in its network.[14]

Software[edit]

LigoLab provides an LIS & RCM Operating Platform that integrates administrative, technical, and financial operations in a laboratory environment.[15] The platform also enables automation of laboratory processes and combining LIS and RCM workflows.[16] In 2020, the platform was integrated with multiple COVID-19 testing instruments from companies such as Roche, Thermo Fisher Scientific, and QIAGEN. LigoLab's LIS has been used by laboratories such as Reditus Laboratories.[17]

LigoLab's TestDirectly software provides a web-based platform that links patients and governmental organizations with laboratories, doctors, and collection centers for direct-to-consumer COVID-19 testing, including at-home specimen collection.[18][19]

LigoLab's laboratory operating system also includes modules for molecular diagnostics.[1]

Scientific references[edit]

  • Aller, Raymond D.; Salazar, Vincent (2016), "Microbiology Laboratory Information Systems", Manual of Commercial Methods in Clinical Microbiology, John Wiley & Sons, Inc, pp. 377–385, doi:10.1002/9781119021872.ch20, ISBN 978-1-119-02187-2
  • Burkhartsmeier, Gary (June 2007), "HIPAA: Where are we now", Research Gate, vol. 39, no. 6, p. 28, PMID 17691704
  • De Rienzo, Assunta; Cook, Robert W.; Wilkinson, Jeff; Gustafson, Corinne E.; Amin, Waqas; Johnson, Clare E.; Oelschlager, Kristen M.; Maetzold, Derek J.; Stone, John F.; Feldman, Michael D.; Becich, Michael J.; Yeap, Beow Y.; Richards, William G.; Bueno, Raphael (2017-01-01), "Validation of a Gene Expression Test for Mesothelioma Prognosis in Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded Tissues", The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics, 19 (1): 65–71, doi:10.1016/j.jmoldx.2016.07.011, PMC 5225306, PMID 27863259
  • Turgeon, Mary Louise (2015-02-10), "Linne & Ringsrud's Clinical Laboratory Science - E-Book: The Basics and Routine Techniques", Elsevier Health Sciences, ISBN 978-0-323-37061-5
  • "Association of Pathology Chairs", Academic Pathology. 5: 2374289518788096, vol. 5, 2018-07-09, doi:10.1177/2374289518788096, ISSN 2374-2895, PMC 6039897

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Ripton, J. T. (August 12, 2021). "Molecular labs hold the key to evidence-based precision medicine". medcitynews.com.
  2. ^ "COVID driving labs to build out information systems". Modern Healthcare. November 10, 2020.
  3. ^ "As Telehealth Space Expands, Companies Move to Secure Lab Capabilities". 360Dx. September 2, 2021.
  4. ^ "Check out LigoLab Information Systems on Inc.com". Inc.com. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
  5. ^ "LigoLab Information System". Dark Daily. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
  6. ^ "ABL Healthcare Member News & Industry Trendletter". roundtables.abl.org. 2018-10-02. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
  7. ^ "Florida to Test All of the State's Long-Term Care Residents and Staff for Covid-19". Clinical Lab Products. 2020-06-22. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
  8. ^ a b "Newsbytes". CAP TODAY. November 18, 2020.
  9. ^ "LigoLab provides its LIS at no cost to labs implementing COVID-19 testing". mlo-online.com. 2020-04-02.
  10. ^ Bonner, Laurie (22 June 2020). "Covid-19".
  11. ^ "Product Spotlight: TestDirectly from LigoLab". Medical Lab Management. September 2020. p. 22.
  12. ^ Hamilton-Basich, Melanie (17 February 2021). "Lab Detects UK Covid-19 Variant with PCR Test, Confirmed with RNA Sequencing - Clinical Lab Products". clpmag.com.
  13. ^ "LigoLab Adds LIS Functionality and Other Enhancements to TestDirectly". abl.org. 2021-04-04. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
  14. ^ "The Lab Is Moving From a Black Box to a Smartphone App | AACC.org". www.aacc.org. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
  15. ^ Hamilton-Basich, Melanie (11 August 2020). "LigoLab's LIS and RCM Maximizes Clean Claims, Lab Payments".
  16. ^ "LigoLab LIS & RCM Laboratory Operating Platform Pricing, Alternatives & More 2022 - Capterra". www.capterra.com. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
  17. ^ "Pathology Lab Transforms, Runs 1M COVID-19 Tests". The Dark Intelligence Group. March 1, 2021.
  18. ^ Ripton, J. T. (February 5, 2021). "How text messaging is transforming the life sciences industry".
  19. ^ Hamilton-Basich, Melanie (2020-09-09). "TestDirectly Simplifies Workflows, Improves Turnaround Times". clpmag.com.

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