INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CLINICAL LABORATORY MANAGEMENT

The present invention relates to an 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 communicationsection (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 selecti