Integration Capabilities
Careful programming and a team of interface specialists make Orchard Harvest LIS the clear choice for "best-of-breed" integrated systems. Using the HL7 standard, host system, EMR, billing, and reference lab interfaces are routine, and the seamless integration of multiple sites is possible.
See these articles for more information regarding the lab system’s role in the EMR/HER: "Which Comes First—The EMR or LIS?" (Advance AL) "The laboratory’s role in the universal electronic health record" (MLO) "The EMR Initiative" (Advance AL) |
Currently, we have hundreds of instrument, billing, and host interfaces, and we are frequently adding more (see the list below). Complete our online Interface Request Form to request a quote for an interface to your Harvest LIS.
Order Entry and Results Delivery through Host Systems Save Time
Eliminate time-consuming phone calls by implementing electronic remote order entry through your host system. This will ensure that the testing laboratory electronically receives the necessary billing and clinical information, and that samples are delivered, already bar coded, and ready to run. See the Available Host Interfaces section below for a list of some of the interfaces available.
Charges Forwarded to Billing Systems Ease Strain on Billing Department
"Billing used to be delayed 14 to 30 days before Harvest LIS. Now charges are handled within a day. The task of manually posting a day of lab charges to the billing system used to take nearly 16 hours. Now one person is able to review and accept the charges via the interface in less than 45 minutes. Our revenue spiked significantly when we implemented the billing interface due to standardized posting of modifiers and 100% capture of charges. it was the most profitable interface that we have implemented!" Lisa Zinkovich, Laboratory Manager, Melbourne Internal Medicine Associates |
Harvest LIS automatically screens for payable diagnosis codes at order entry and assigns the appropriate modifiers when needed. Orchard's rules-based technology determines whether to add or suppress billing/CPT codes to reflect the testing performed, and it then automatically drops the billing record into the patient's account. Using a billing interface with your Harvest LIS, your billing department will no longer be required to hand-key laboratory charges, so it can focus on other functions, like E/M code auditing.
Hundreds of Instrument Interfaces Reduce Errors from Manual Data Entry
With hundreds of installations throughout the country, Harvest LIS supports an extensive list of instrument interfaces. Use bar coded sample labels to enable direct tube auto-sampling with bar code scanners, which reduces errors and saves time by eliminating manual entry of patient information and results. See the Available Instrument Interfaces section below for a list of some of the interfaces available.
Bi-directional Reference Lab Interfaces Eliminate Paper Storage
With an electronic interface between Harvest LIS and one or more of your reference laboratories, Harvest LIS is the single source for order entry, regardless of the testing laboratory. Harvest LIS compiles results from in-house and reference laboratories into a single, electronic patient report, eliminating paper storage and simplifying access to historical data. Orchard has interfaced numerous national and regional reference labs.
Link Multiple Labs to Improve Efficiency
For the integration of multiple labs, Harvest LIS offers a web-based solution to unite laboratory networks under a single laboratory order management and results delivery system. Harvest LIS' web-based integration and outreach capabilities improve test consolidation, improve efficiency, and increase revenue.
Blood Bank and Billing Interfaces Provide a Fully-integrated Solution
Orchard's Harvest LIS is utilized by hundreds of hospitals and regional reference laboratories throughout the US. As a "best-of-breed" integrated system, Orchard has worked with a variety of blood bank and billing system vendors to develop and install a fully-integrated package to fulfill the blood bank requirements of hospitals and billing needs for reference laboratories.
Available Host Interfaces
Below is a list of some of the Electronic Medical Record, Practice Management System, and Hospital Information System host interfaces that may be interfaced to your Harvest LIS. We are frequently adding more, so be sure to talk to your sales representative for a current list of interfaces.
Electronic Medical Record
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Practice Management System/
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Hospital Information System
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Available Instrument Interfaces
Below is a list of some of the Chemistry, Hematology, Immunoassay, Blood Gas, Microbiology, Coagulation, and Urinalysis instruments that may be interfaced to your Harvest LIS. We are frequently adding more, so be sure to talk to your sales representative for a current list of interfaces.
Chemistry
Blood Gas
Coagulation
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Hematology
Microbiology
Urinalysis
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Immunoassay
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