Which Laboratory Information System do you primarily use?
- Epic Beaker
- Cerner PathNet
- Sunquest
- Orchard Harvest
- SoftLab (SCC)
- LabWare
- Custom or in-house system
- Not sure
How often do you use your primary LIS in your job?
How long have you used this primary LIS?
Overall, how easy is your LIS to use?
Thinking about the last 30 days, rate your agreement with each statement.
Overall, how satisfied are you with LIS usability?
In the last 30 days, which LIS tasks were most time-consuming? Select all that apply.
- Order entry
- Specimen accessioning
- Test result entry/verification
- Result corrections/amendments
- Patient or result search
- Quality control documentation
- Worklist management
- Report generation
- Interface troubleshooting
In the last 30 days, how often did you encounter data entry errors that required correction?
- Never
- Once in the last 30 days
- 2–3 times in the last 30 days
- About weekly
- Several times per week
- Daily or almost daily
In the last 90 days, which data integrity issues have you personally observed? Select all that apply.
- Duplicate patient or sample records
- Mismatched patient ID or demographics
- Specimen mislabeling detected by the system
- Result overwritten or lost
- Incomplete audit trail for a change
- Interface transmission failure or delay
- Reference range or version mismatch
How confident are you that LIS data are accurate and complete overall?
When needed in the last 90 days, how easy was it to retrieve a complete audit trail?
- Very difficult
- Difficult
- Neither easy nor difficult
- Easy
- Very easy
- Not applicable
The LIS validation rules prevent most incorrect or incomplete entries.
- Strongly disagree
- Disagree
- Neither agree nor disagree
- Agree
- Strongly agree
Approximately how many total hours of unplanned LIS downtime occurred in the last 90 days? (Enter a whole number; enter 0 if none.)
During peak hours in the last 30 days, how often did the LIS feel slow?
- Never
- Once in the last 30 days
- 2–3 times in the last 30 days
- About weekly
- Several times per week
- Daily or almost daily
Which systems are currently integrated with your LIS? Select all that apply.
- EHR/EMR
- Analyzer/instrument interfaces
- Middleware/automation
- Billing/finance
- Reference lab interfaces
- Reporting/analytics/BI
- Inventory/supply
- Quality management tools (e.g., CAP/CLIA)
Was your training sufficient to ensure accurate data entry and handling?
- Yes
- Partly
- No
- Not applicable
How satisfied are you with vendor or internal support for LIS data issues?
Attention check: To confirm attention, please select “Agree.”
- Strongly disagree
- Disagree
- Neither agree nor disagree
- Agree
- Strongly agree
Rank the improvements that would most strengthen usability and data integrity (top = highest).
What is your primary role?
- Medical technologist/MLS
- Lab supervisor or manager
- Pathologist
- LIS/IT or integration specialist
- QA/Regulatory
- Phlebotomy/accessioning
- Research scientist
- Other
What is your primary lab setting?
- Hospital
- Academic medical center
- Independent/reference lab
- Biotech/pharma
- Public health lab
- Clinic/physician office
- Other
How many years have you worked in the laboratory field (any LIS)?
Do you directly enter or verify results in the LIS?
What is your primary work shift?
- Day
- Evening
- Night
- Rotating
- Varies/Not applicable
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