Next generation CDS/LIMS interfacing

Until recently, creating an interface between a CDS and a LIMS meant implementing a clearly distinct and separate interface program to connect the two systems. Using API technologies, third party vendors can now develop advanced interfaces between the CDS and the LIMS, which can be integrated easily with existing CDS installations. New menu items can be added to the CDS that let the analyst view samples in LIMS, select samples for analysis, create CDS sequence lists and report results back to LIMS.