Laboratory Information Systems of the Future

Laboratory Information Systems will become the center of artificial intelligence in Laboratory Medicine. This ocean of patient data will transform Medical Laboratories into the most intelligent system of modern healthcare. With the rewriting of human genetics and this ocean of patient data, the programming of human biology becomes more of a science fact than fiction. Intelligent Medical Laboratory Information Systems will not only serve as a management tool for labs but a management tool for all aspects of patient care. This is where computers take over Laboratory Medicine and the Physician becomes obsolete. These information systems will become so intelligent that automatically a diagnosis will be provided with every patient data that the system analyzes. The Central Nervous System of the Medical Laboratory will be operated from a computer software whilst the musculoskeletal system will be the use of robotics as a means of mechanics for patient samples. No humans will be required in such a Medical Laboratory since the entire process will be automated with robotics and laboratory information systems.

This is one way in which artificial intelligence and robotics will change healthcare and replace jobs. Such a reality should not be viewed as dystopian or science fiction, but as an opportunity for engineers and other scientists to think of ways to solve bigger problems in Laboratory Medicine.