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| '''Title''': ''What are the key elements of a LIMS for food and beverage testing?''
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| '''Author for citation''': Shawn E. Douglas
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| '''License for content''': [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International]
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| '''Publication date''': September 2022
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| ==Introduction== | |
| A food and beverage [[laboratory]] may analyze anything from
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| This broad array of analytical techniques and set of regulatory considerations means such labs continuing to turn to [[Informatics (academic field)|informatics]] solutions like the [[laboratory information management system]] (LIMS) will require their [[information management]] solutions to meet the specific needs of their lab.
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| This brief topical article will examine the typical food and beverage lab's operations and workload, and suggest a base set of LIMS functionality (i.e., system requirements) that is critical to fulfilling the information management and [[workflow]] requirements of this lab type.
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| '''Note''': Any citation leading to a software vendor's site is not to be considered a recommendation for that vendor. The citation should however still stand as a representational example of what vendors are implementing in their systems.
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| ==Food and beverage laboratory workflow, workload, and information management==
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| ==Base LIMS requirements==
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| Given the above, it's clear LIMS adoption and use must continue in crime labs. But a generic LIMS won't do; it's imperative the lab find a solution that meets all or most its workflow requirements. This more often than not requires a configurable solution that enables trained users to quickly make the changes they need, if those changes make sense within the overall data structure of the LIMS.<ref name="BollingerALand20" />
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| What follows is a list of system functionality important to most any food and beverage laboratory, with a majority of that functionality found in many vendor software solutions.
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| '''Test, sample and case management'''
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| *Sample, property and evidence log-in and management, with support for unique IDs
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| *Support for pre-logging of death and evidence data before physical materials arrive
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| *Body reception, location, and disposition support
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| *[[Barcode]] and RFID support
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| *End-to-end sample, body, property, and evidence tracking
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| *Custom and industry-specific test and method management, including for breath alcohol and sexual assault testing
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| *Test, instrument, subpoena, and other event scheduling
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| *Test requesting
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| *Configurable screens and data fields
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| *Analytical tools, including [[data visualization]], statistical analysis, and [[data mining]] tools
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| *Data import and export
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| *Robust query tools
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| *Document and image management
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| *Workflow management
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| *Case management, including case assignment, reassignment, and prioritization, with support for unique and third-party IDs:
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| **Story-related entry for cases
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| **Geolocation capture and support
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| **Mass casualty event support
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| **Cluster and crime scene mapping tools
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| **Mobile and offline data entry support for remote work
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| **Dashboard view of all pertinent information for a case, including criminal case status
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| **Dashboard or other view showing case and test assignment, status, and backlog
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| '''Quality, security and compliance'''
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| *[[Quality assurance]] / [[quality control]] mechanisms
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| *Standardized terminology via built-in dictionaries and medical classification codes like [[International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems|ICD]]
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| *National Association of Medical Examiners (NAME) and International Association of Coroners and Medical Examiners (IAC&ME) accreditation support
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| *Results review and approval
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| *User qualification, performance, and training management
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| *[[Audit trail]]s and [[chain of custody]] support
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| *Configurable and granular role-based security
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| *Configurable system access and use (log-in requirements, account usage rules, account locking, etc.)
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| *[[Electronic signature]] support
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| *Data [[encryption]] and secure communication protocols
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| *Archiving and [[Data retention|retention]] of case and other data and information
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| *Configurable data [[backup]]s
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| *Status updates and alerts
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| '''Operations management and reporting'''
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| *Customizable rich-text reporting, with multiple supported output formats
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| *Custom and industry-specific forms, including body release, autopsy authorization, media release, cremation authorization, subpoena, etc.
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| *Support for state-specific death certificates
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| *Industry-compliant labeling
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| *Email integration
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| *Instrument interfacing and data management
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| *Instrument calibration and maintenance tracking
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| *Inventory and reagent management
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| *Third-party software and database interfacing
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| *Integrated (or online) system help
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| *Hour, mileage, and expense tracking
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| *Turnaround time calculation
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| ==Specialty LIMS requirements==
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| As noted previously, the DOJ points out many disciplines and sub-disciplines that are used in and near the forensics laboratory.<ref name=":0" /> It is beyond the scope of this article to address the system functionality for each. However, an attempt has been made to cover the most important sub-disciplines associated with forensics and medical examiners labs in regards to LIMS functionality.
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| ===Forensic pathology and histology===
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| ===Forensic neuropathology===
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| ===Forensic toxicology===
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| ===Forensic DNA and molecular testing===
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| ===Forensic anthropology and entomology===
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| ==Conclusion==
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| This brief topical article sought to answer "what are the key elements of a LIMS for food and beverage testing??" It notes that ...
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| ==References==
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| [[Category:LIMS FAQ articles (added in 2022)]]
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| [[Category:LIMS FAQ articles (all)]]
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| [[Category:LIMS FAQ articles on food and beverage]]
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