LIMS for Public Health

STARLIMS LIMS for Public Health is a purpose-built laboratory information management system designed to help public health laboratories manage the full specimen lifecycle with greater speed, accuracy, and compliance. Serving district, regional, national, and international public health facilities, STARLIMS enables labs to stay ahead of health risks — including pandemics, epidemics, and emerging diseases — by automating critical laboratory operations and improving data management across the board.

With nearly four decades of experience and partnerships with APHL, the CDC, and public health facilities in more than 30 laboratories worldwide, STARLIMS is a GSA Schedule 70 Certified provider trusted to support the complex workflows and compliance requirements unique to public health environments.

Sample Management and Laboratory Automation

• Seamlessly collects and handles samples throughout the entire specimen lifecycle, from intake to final reporting
• Automates laboratory processes to reduce manual bottlenecks and improve operational efficiency
• Manages results reporting for single samples moving through multiple laboratories and workflows simultaneously
• Supports sample and test workflows from start to finish with full configurability
• Allows easy configuration of triggers, sample points, resample workflows, and retest workflows
• Utilises barcoding and handheld devices to generate labels and enable specimen tracking from mobile devices

Compliance and Industry Best Practices

• Helps laboratories meet industry-standard best practices and guidelines built on decades of domain expertise
• Supports compliance with key standards and coding systems including HL7, PHL, ICD-0, CPT, LOINC, and SNOMED messages and codes
• Guides users through pre-defined steps to ensure adherence to standard operating procedures (SOPs)
• Provides appropriate recommendations based on laboratory-specific specifications to simplify compliance
• Partners with APHL and the CDC to align with public health laboratory requirements at all levels

Scheduling and Reporting Capabilities

• Streamlines scheduling workflows to reduce delays and improve laboratory throughput
• Supports comprehensive results reporting across complex, multi-laboratory environments
• Enables end-to-end traceability for complete visibility into sample status and test outcomes
• Facilitates seamlessly connected systems to increase collaboration across laboratory teams and facilities

STARLIMS Public Health LIMS is deployed across more than 30 district, regional, national, and international public health laboratories. Real-world implementations, such as the Wyoming Public Health Laboratory, demonstrate the platform's ability to consolidate all lab functions under a single system, delivering faster turnaround times, improved collaboration, and complete end-to-end traceability.