Enterprise-class LIS for Larger Laboratories
Orchard® Sequoia™ is an enterprise-class laboratory information system that incorporates advanced tools and decision support to measure performance, improve productivity, and generate valuable business analytics. We designed Sequoia to support high-volume, complex laboratories. Our in-house development team works tirelessly to incorporate diagnostic innovations in pace with the changes in healthcare.
Comprehensive Laboratory Information System
Orchard understands that laboratory data is essential to deliver patient-centered care, and has focused
more than 25 years of laboratory industry knowledge on the development of an enterprise-class
Laboratory Information System (LIS). Sequoia is designed to support high-volume, complex laboratories
by incorporating diagnostic innovations in pace with the changes taking place in healthcare.
more than 25 years of laboratory industry knowledge on the development of an enterprise-class
Laboratory Information System (LIS). Sequoia is designed to support high-volume, complex laboratories
by incorporating diagnostic innovations in pace with the changes taking place in healthcare.
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✓ Configurable Workflow Management for Enterprise-level Labs
Sequoia is designed with maximum flexibility and configurability to support unique workflows across various laboratory scenarios. Sequoia can expertly assist with laboratory requirements, from interfacing to automation lines to remote point-of-care testing. Users can customize workflow task pages to accommodate specific and unique laboratory setups.
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✓ Superior Lab Networking & Outreach Capabilities
The Sequoia platform is cloud-enabled, allowing access to data via a browser-based user interface, creating a continuous (Internet-enabled) online connection from anywhere, anytime.
✓ Tailored Patient Reports & Robust Reporting Options
Sequoia offers multiple report and delivery options, including standard patient report formats, as well as the tools for users to create multiple custom report formats. In addition, the sophisticated rules engine allows for configurable delivery options, including HL7, email, web delivery, and faxing.
The Sequoia platform is cloud-enabled, allowing access to data via a browser-based user interface, creating a continuous (Internet-enabled) online connection from anywhere, anytime.
✓ Tailored Patient Reports & Robust Reporting Options
Sequoia offers multiple report and delivery options, including standard patient report formats, as well as the tools for users to create multiple custom report formats. In addition, the sophisticated rules engine allows for configurable delivery options, including HL7, email, web delivery, and faxing.
Robust Integration & Interfacing Engine
Sequoia’s proven interface engine simplifies interoperability and integration by supporting HL7 standards. The Sequoia platform includes an interfacing mechanism that allows healthcare organizations to build their own host interfaces, eliminating wait time, frustration, and cost of a vendor-developed interface.
✓ Web-based SQL-based Platform
Sequoia utilizes a Microsoft SQL Server database to provide high-volume, high-velocity solutions for the increasing requirements of the laboratory. The Sequoia platform is web-enabled, allowing access to data via a browser-based user interface, creating a continuous (Internet-enabled) online connection.
✓ Web-based SQL-based Platform
Sequoia utilizes a Microsoft SQL Server database to provide high-volume, high-velocity solutions for the increasing requirements of the laboratory. The Sequoia platform is web-enabled, allowing access to data via a browser-based user interface, creating a continuous (Internet-enabled) online connection.
✓ Automation, Analyzer, & Host Interfaces
Sequoia allows for seamless integration to automation lines, laboratory analyzers, EHRs, HIEs, and any other industry-relevant organization (e.g., CDC, Department of Health, etc.). Orchard is an expert in integration and interfacing, with more than 25 years of experience.
✓ Training to Build & Manage Your Own Interfaces
Orchard offers training classes to allow users to build and manage their HL7 interfaces. The training classes teach the concepts and skills required to configure and manage interfaces in user systems. The class covers HL7 basics, interface configuration, connectivity methods, and management and troubleshooting of interface activity, allowing efficient problem solution.
✓ Auditable Sample Tracking from Collection to Reporting
The sample tracking features in Sequoia organize and track the flow and storage of laboratory samples and specimens throughout the testing process to facilitate quicker, easier retrieval.
Sequoia allows for seamless integration to automation lines, laboratory analyzers, EHRs, HIEs, and any other industry-relevant organization (e.g., CDC, Department of Health, etc.). Orchard is an expert in integration and interfacing, with more than 25 years of experience.
✓ Training to Build & Manage Your Own Interfaces
Orchard offers training classes to allow users to build and manage their HL7 interfaces. The training classes teach the concepts and skills required to configure and manage interfaces in user systems. The class covers HL7 basics, interface configuration, connectivity methods, and management and troubleshooting of interface activity, allowing efficient problem solution.
✓ Auditable Sample Tracking from Collection to Reporting
The sample tracking features in Sequoia organize and track the flow and storage of laboratory samples and specimens throughout the testing process to facilitate quicker, easier retrieval.
Sophisticated Rules & Superior Analytics
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Sequoia enables a flexible, patient-centered approach to rule design and implementation that promotes accurate decisions, improves workflow efficiency, and reduces errors.
✓ Rules Manage Workflow Through the Total Testing Process Sequoia’s leading edge, logical rule sequencing and sophisticated filter options make rule design intuitive, easy to understand, and simple to build. Decision-support rules allow users to work closely with ordering providers to eliminate obsolete testing, avoid unnecessary test combinations, and eliminate non-value added tests, contributing to overall improvements in the quality of patient care. ✓ Autoverification with “Quick Suspend” Laboratory personnel can instantly suspend autoverification by instrument when needed without tampering with rules or accessing administrative menus. ✓ Personnel Security Management Configurable advanced security options throughout Sequoia allow system administrators to track user actions, regulate password security setup, and control access to specified areas within the system. ✓ Transform Data into Valuable Laboratory Analytics
Sequoia incorporates advanced tools and decision support to measure performance, improve productivity, and generate valuable business analytics. Available on a real-time basis, track key performance indicators that contribute to consistent and superior service for providers and patients. |
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Modules to Extend the Lab’s Reach
Sequoia is designed with the utmost flexibility and scalability to accommodate large volumes of laboratory testing across multiple laboratories and departments performing clinical, microbiology, molecular, and pathology testing. In addition, Sequoia’s configurability makes it ideal for unique laboratory situations such as public health laboratories, toxicology and pain management, and veterinary laboratories.
✓ Integrated POCT
To take POCT management and administration to another level, the POCT Management Module is available for greater control of your POCT activities from your central lab, including tracking of personnel certifications and devices.
✓ Integrated Client Services Support
With the Client Services Module, Sequoia integrates client services support, enabling users to provide superior customer support to their clients.
✓ Orchard Collect: Positive Patient ID Collection Solution
For patient bedside sample collection, Orchard offers Orchard® Collect, a POC collection tool that combines use of a tablet or desktop, bar code scanner, and wireless printer to organize and confirm accurate laboratory sample collection. The solution offers a comprehensive, interactive collection list and advanced patient ID safety features to increase efficiency and accuracy.
✓ Integrated POCT
To take POCT management and administration to another level, the POCT Management Module is available for greater control of your POCT activities from your central lab, including tracking of personnel certifications and devices.
✓ Integrated Client Services Support
With the Client Services Module, Sequoia integrates client services support, enabling users to provide superior customer support to their clients.
✓ Orchard Collect: Positive Patient ID Collection Solution
For patient bedside sample collection, Orchard offers Orchard® Collect, a POC collection tool that combines use of a tablet or desktop, bar code scanner, and wireless printer to organize and confirm accurate laboratory sample collection. The solution offers a comprehensive, interactive collection list and advanced patient ID safety features to increase efficiency and accuracy.
Samples of Patient & Administrative Reports
Sequoia offers multiple patient and administrative report options, including standard report formats and templates, as well as the tools for users to create multiple custom report formats. Sequoia advanced report creation tools help measure performance, improve productivity, and track key performance indicators that contribute to consistent and superior service for providers and patients.
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Flexible Financing & Cloud-based Deployment Options Available
As our healthcare system continues to evolve, so do the industry requirements for financing and IT deployment. Healthcare’s greater adoption of value-based care and its push toward interoperable systems requires that systems are more affordable and agile. The combined challenges that health IT faces today—monitoring systems to achieve optimal performance, minimizing and mitigating ever-growing security risks, and employing and retaining staff with technical expertise—demand flexibility and affordability in information system deployment and ongoing support.
In response to these changes, Orchard Software offers various financing and deployment options, such as a subscription model for financing or a hosted or cloud-based deployment solution where the system is hosted by Orchard in a Tier III data center. For example, a subscription model helps eliminate large up-front capital expenditures, and a hosted or cloud-based solution reduces labor and maintenance costs and improves security measures. As always, we are happy to listen to your individual situation and help you design a deployment and financing solution that works for your specific healthcare facility. For more information, please contact our sales team at (800) 856-1948 or sales@orchardsoft.com.
In response to these changes, Orchard Software offers various financing and deployment options, such as a subscription model for financing or a hosted or cloud-based deployment solution where the system is hosted by Orchard in a Tier III data center. For example, a subscription model helps eliminate large up-front capital expenditures, and a hosted or cloud-based solution reduces labor and maintenance costs and improves security measures. As always, we are happy to listen to your individual situation and help you design a deployment and financing solution that works for your specific healthcare facility. For more information, please contact our sales team at (800) 856-1948 or sales@orchardsoft.com.
