Information processing apparatus and method for clinical laboratory management

To facilitate management of the entirety of one or a plurality of clinical laboratories. This information processing apparatus 5 is used in management of a clinical laboratory in which an analyzer configured to analyze specimens is installed. The information processing apparatus 5 includes: a communication section 50 configured to communicate with a terminal 6 operable by a user; and a controller 51 configured to control display of the terminal 6 via the communication section 50. On the basis of information collected from a plurality of analyzers 10 installed in one or a plurality of clinical laboratories and from apparatuses 11, 12, 13, and 14 relevant to the analyzers 10, the controller 51 causes the terminal 6 to display a screen including an index that indicates a status of the entirety of the one or the plurality of clinical laboratories. In response to the user selecting the index displayed in the screen, the controller 51 causes the terminal 6 to display the selected index so as to be divided in a plurality of categories.