SMART Base
1.0.0 - release

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ActorDefinition: Laboratory Information System (LIS) (Experimental)

Official URL: http://smart.who.int/base/ActorDefinition/DAK.Persona.System.LIS Version: 1.0.0
Draft as of 2026-08-27 Computable Name: LaboratoryInformationSystem

A digital system that manages the complete lifecycle of laboratory test orders, specimen tracking, result production, and result reporting to healthcare providers and persons.

The LIS supports DHIs including:

  • Transmit and track diagnostic orders (2.10.2)
  • Capture diagnostic results from digital devices (2.10.3)
  • Transmit person's diagnostic result to healthcare provider (2.10.1)
  • Transmit diagnostics result or availability of result to person(s) (1.1.4)
  • Track biological specimens (2.10.4)

Services and Application Type: A6 — Laboratory information systems

Functional areas: Lab requests/test ordering, sample tracking, sample processing, results reporting.

Actor: LaboratoryInformationSystem Laboratory Information System (LIS)Type: system

https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240081949