Based on the illustrated tasks of a future LIS, we
think this is only solvable by a new concept, laboratory
data management (LDM) as duties and responsibilities
cannot be solved by one huge and closed-system LIS. A
LDM should be a leading system which coordinates specific programs for different specialized tasks (connection
of useful tools and data transfer). It has to process and
provide laboratory data for specialized programs; other
programs have to process and provide data for the LDM
(‘give and take’/‘symbiosis’ of programs). The LDM is a
modular system with an individual adaptation to the laboratory (e.g., small, high specialized laboratory or laboratory with a high throughput; for this reason some tasks
are shown in Figure 2 as a single basic task or in a superior task). In addition, it is advisable for high flexibility
and change of programs that the data (measurement data,
medical reporting, and master data from the LIS) are saved
in a form which can easily be read by another software.