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Ron
Verified reviewer
Hospital & Health Care, 11-50 employees
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed May 2020
LigoLab
The people behind the company, as always, are the answer to the incredible solutions they have brought to the marketplace. A great team to work with
PROSEase of use and Functionality. Adaptability
CONSUpgrades, testing, and implementations difficult to manage.
Reason for choosing LigoLab LIS & RCM Operating Platform
would like to say a few words of affirmation for LigoLab Information Systems. Their approach to system design is the best I have ever encountered in 40+ years of implementing and managing systems. Their Lab system design is solid and flexible which is very difficult to achieve. Their Database design lends itself to fast and efficient processing. The user interface is easy to learn and use. This allows the system to "guide" the user through efficient processing with minimal errors. The system also provides the user with copious and accurate reporting. The same things can be said about their Revenue Cycle Management system. It is clean, efficient, and productive. I would also like to point out that when new challenges present themselves their customer service excels in both identifying the problem and resolving it or coming up with a new solution. The people behind the company, as always, are the answer to the incredible solutions they have brought to the marketplace. A great team to work with Ron Sconyers
Reasons for switching to LigoLab LIS & RCM Operating Platform
Ageing system had met its end of life.
Stephen
Medical Practice, 51-200 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
1
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed July 2023
Pathology Laboratory Review
Other than customer support, LigoLab LIS is a each to use, streamlined operating system that I would recommend to other pathology laboratories.
PROSFor my daily use, I enjoy that all the features I need access to are simplified and easy to access. The grossing queue is allows for my entire department to visualize the incoming cases that need to be completed. There is a streamlined effect that you can see with each individual case as the column to the left in anatomic pathology allows you to see the progression of each case block created as is progresses within each department further down.
CONSThe imaging software within the grossing touchscreen is weak and poor. If an image is needed to be provided, when using the recommended camera, the image that is displayed is of poor quality and is small in size. This particular feature has not been fixed since the beginning of use.
Reason for choosing LigoLab LIS & RCM Operating Platform
For the price point, you get the most for what we need while allowing customization for each department.
Brittany
Medical Practice, 11-50 employees
Used daily for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
3
EASE OF USE
2
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed June 2023
Funky system, but great customer support
It is okay. I would prefer to use other platforms
PROSI like that whenever I have an issue, that I can call someone in customer support and they are usually pretty good with keeping everything up to date.
CONSThat the server goes down, sometimes it is not as user friendly as you would think
David
Hospital & Health Care, 11-50 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed March 2020
My experience after 7 years
This is what I tell everyone. 29 days out of the month I absolutely love it. LOVE IT. On the 30th day when the bill comes, I get grumpy. Then it starts over the next month.
PROSFor anatomic pathology they have thought about almost everything. The functionality and customization with relatively little major work or overhauling is unparalleled in the industry. It seems like every time we ask, can we do this? They walk us through how we could adjust settings and make it happen. They get pathology and labs. You can really tell the folks who developed this product worked in a lab environment.
CONSI wish it was cloud based. I wish they would apply their genius to include a scheduling module for pathologists and also a more robust means of case assignment to said pathologists.
Reason for choosing LigoLab LIS & RCM Operating Platform
As a small business the up front cost was more manageable as a SAAS platform and they grew with us. Also, they answered every question I threw at them with thoughtful and honest answers and multiple demos. Also, as opposed to talking to someone who just did sales, many times in the due diligence I was talking with guys who helped write the program, the guys who knew it in and out.
Stacey
Medical Practice, 11-50 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed March 2020
Use of Ease
Over all, our experience with LigoLab has been very good. There is not a perfect Information System, however, the customization we have been able to put into place have been very helpful in creating leaner work performances.
PROSThe software has greatly impacted our company. We are now able to easily run Quality Measure reports, better understand our daily volume, and track our current case load.
CONSSome of the wording within the software is different from wording routinely used in the industry.
Reason for choosing LigoLab LIS & RCM Operating Platform
Over any other system on the market, we found the LigoLab system was much more user friendly for all department areas.
Reasons for switching to LigoLab LIS & RCM Operating Platform
Our laboratory had out grown AP Easy. They system could no longer handle our workload and number of users.
Shamim
Hospital & Health Care, 11-50 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed March 2020
Long time user, couldn't be happier!
I'd say that the experience with LigoLab to this time has been excellent, can't really complain. It has simplified our daily work processes in the lab, given us a product that is easily adaptable to changes within our business, and our doctors have been able to easily adapt and utilize the system after training.
PROSFor effective LIS software, the most important thing is to have a clean user interface that is simple and intuitive to navigate and LigoLab is excellent in that regard. Training new users on how to navigate the system is simple, workflows are intuitive to follow, and the system is laid out in such a way that relevant components to a given workflow are easily accessible and view-able. We initially started using the software in our lab midway through 2017 and have been using it ever since. We began with only GYN Cytology being processed through the system, but in the years following we've since moved over our NGYN and Surgical work as well. We've moved over the majority of our lab operations over to the program and have found it to be an excellent system with great resources available that make tracking cases and analyzing statistics on a quarterly and/or yearly basis very simple. It's simple to update existing templates, implement new lab tests, and create/review custom reports to track all the relevant statistics for orders in your system. If we ever run into an issue or have an implementation in mind that we cannot perform ourselves, it's very easy to get in touch with someone on the development team to help push down fixes down the pipeline.
CONSThe only issue I have with the system is the speed of use. Booting up the program can take some time depending on certain machines/environments, but this is mostly due to minor updates being performed on the program whenever it is booted up as well as database connection. Once the environment has been booted up it's reasonable, but actually booting up the program can take upwards of a minute and a half.
Reason for choosing LigoLab LIS & RCM Operating Platform
It was just the best option available at the time and our doctors had had previous experience with it before and were interested in trying it out for any work that did not have to be run through our pre-existing system.
Reasons for switching to LigoLab LIS & RCM Operating Platform
Cerner is a system that we still use for part of our lab work due to pre-existing contracts with a client, but if given the option we would move over all of our lab work to LigoLab. Cerner's issues are mostly related to unintuitive user navigation, unnecessary application bloat, and a lack of concise workflows built in. It gets the job done, but it's not simple to navigate and it's very difficult to make any updates or necessary revisions to the program if there are simpler solutions for existing problems. The user interface isn't nearly as cleanly laid out either.
Michelle
Medical Practice, 51-200 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed November 2022
LigoLab support is well trained, innovative, and quick to respond!
Every instrument and assay has its own complications and the support at LigoLab always finds a way to meet and even exceed expectations during this process allowing for a smooth transition from training to production. :) I really enjoy working with our support team at Ligo and trying to make these transitions as simple and easy as possible for the production team.
PROSWhen creating a new test or setting up new equipment for production, I love that I can work with Ligo Lab support. They can stay on track of tickets, typically have a great response and turnaround time, and are incredibly nice while maintaining great professionalism!
CONSSometimes setting up or training on a new type of test can be hard because there are so many ways to do one thing that it can get confusing. However, I am fortunate to have an excellent support team and Ligo Support such as [SENSITIVE CONTENT], who is great at explaining things and showing us his process so we can better understand. The support we receive with LigoLab is fantastic.
Lisa
Hospital & Health Care, 51-200 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed April 2022
Director of Laboratory Systems
During the peak of COVID, the Ligo Lab software allowed our lab to not only keep up but also take on additional testing for other laboratories. To name just a few things; we implemented high speed bulk scanning, drive through testing and many other features that allow us to keep testing in-house.
PROSI like the flexibility of the LIS. I like that it can integrate with just about everything. The LIS has a Connect application which allows IOPs to accession their own cases and then forward to the lab for processing. This feature saves the laboratory from having to accession a case and the order is electronic. TAT doesn't begin until the specimen reaches the lab and the order is released. It's great for other laboratories that use our lab as a reference lab.
CONSAd-hoc reporting could be improved upon. For example, If your attempting to pull data for a 12 month period and have specific filters like test type, client name it will take some time and patience.
Chris
Hospital & Health Care, 11-50 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed June 2023
The high hopes to the good reality.
Very Good. I remember certain visionaries behind the LIS espoused a highly automated workflow, and overtime the LIS has preven to be close to those ideals.
PROSReliability, customizability, and the speed of use.
CONSWithout a thourough hands on training, there apears to be a considerable amount of redundancy for specific tasks. When collaborating with different developers I could see they had different views on implementing specific solutions for laboratory needs. At times there would be a certain lack of responsiveness to requested implementation.
Reasons for switching to LigoLab LIS & RCM Operating Platform
Software was no longer supported.
Alexis
Medical Practice, 11-50 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
3
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed July 2023
LigoLab Review
Once a user learns how to navigate the application it does become user friendly. The platform allows our facility to create a workflow that best fits our needs.
CONSThough it seems there are several reports and workflow actions that are used in similar labs, it seems that our facility needs a custom build. However, this may be due to how the application was created when first implemented by our facility.
Reason for choosing LigoLab LIS & RCM Operating Platform
N/A. This application was selected by our facility before my tenure.
Jennifer
Hospital & Health Care, 51-200 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed May 2020
Customization that meets individual laboratory needs
The LigoLab team have been great partners to our organization and a foundation for continued growth in our lab services.
PROSI like how nimble it is. We can easily customize, interface and integrate for use with many applications.
CONSBecause it is so customizable, I would recommended that you have a least a couple "super-users" within your organization.
Reason for choosing LigoLab LIS & RCM Operating Platform
Overall better product
Reasons for switching to LigoLab LIS & RCM Operating Platform
Ease of use. Java based. More flexibility
Kathy
Medical Practice, 201-500 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed December 2020
Customer Service
With the loss of our IT Manager I was sort of thrown in to doing some things that I had little to no training on. Although I am usually able to figure it out myself I often have had to rely on LIGO help. On top of that I am getting COVID fatigue and at times, as I'm with LIGO help on a team viewer session or such I will suddenly see the problem and feel like an idiot. I am normally very sensitive to 'hearing' any sort of frustration in someone's voice and either they are very good at hiding it or they just don't get frustrated. They have always been extremely kind, patient and helpful. They are truly the poster children for customer service.
CONSIf there is something about the software that is not liked they are very good at taking into consideration an enhancement. Sometimes it frustrates me that there are so many ways to get what you need to accomplish done but having said that, I've had the same experience with other systems as well so it's more just a 'me' issue. :)
Kevin
Information Technology and Services, 51-200 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed September 2021
Excelling at Interface Integration
I have been working with LigoLab for 4 years now and it is a great solution for our laboratory. It is leaps and bounds above our previous LIS.
PROSThe ways in which you can customize the features to suit your company's needs are endless. We have a wide variety of systems feeding into and out of Ligolab that all have their own custom needs along with our staff that like their pieces to function a certain way. LigoLab does a great job of making each part function as we need them to and more importantly work together as a system.
CONSThe ability to customize so extensively comes with a cost. That cost is that the manipulation of the software and the downstream effects that come with it become so complex that it often cannot be done by me or my colleagues and must be handled by LigoLab's support teams. Their customer support teams are well prepared for this though.
Jacie
Hospital & Health Care, 51-200 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed March 2020
User friendly system with a great support team
LigoLab makes training new employees easy. The systems fits into our workflow very well and allows detailed tracking to pinpoint errors when they do occur. The support staff is very helpful when a problem arises, or if I have questions about features or customizations.
PROSUser friendly, many features to help prevent errors at every workbench, ability to customize rules and reports to fit our workflow
CONSIntegrating a dictation system with LigoLab has been a challenging project for me, in general. Perhaps it would be helpful if LigoLab provided a specific guide for integrating a recommended dictation platform.
Allison
Hospital & Health Care, 201-500 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed March 2020
Would Recommend
I have not worked with a lot of other LIS systems to make a comparison but I have gotten very comfortable working with LigoLab. Their support team is usually pretty good but also the software is easy for us as the client to customize.
PROSThey are very open to discussing solutions with us and very rarely have we asked for something that they have not been able to address or accommodate. Also I think the system is well organized.
CONSI would say there could be some improvements with usability especially for users that are not as comfortable using computers and specialized computer software.
Kristen
Hospital & Health Care, 11-50 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed May 2020
Outstanding Anatomic Pathology Solution with Great Flexibility
Our overall experience to date has been fantastic! We had a very aggressive timeline to meet and the LigoLab team was up to the challenge. We are moving on to additional phases to our implementation and LigoLab continues to be an engaged partner with helping us stay on track.
PROSThe system is highly customizable; there is "almost" nothing you can't do. We are able to produce beautiful reports that are easy to read; this is a huge physician satisfier! Support team is very well versed and able to devise creative solutions to challenging issues; pleasure to work with.
CONSNot necessarily a bad thing, as more comfort will come over time and exposure to all of the software nuances, but there is a lot to "take in" to use the system to its fullest capacity.
Reason for choosing LigoLab LIS & RCM Operating Platform
LigoLab's system has a "fresh" look and, after some practice, it is quite easy to use. The LigoLab team clearly demonstrates through their support and actions that they are interested in keeping on top of the latest technology and developments in healthcare. Being an entrepreneurial pathology practice that wants to stand out among the rest, we need a solution like LigoLab to support that mission.
Kela
Hospital & Health Care, 51-200 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed August 2021
Ligolab is the most adaptive LIS I've worked with
I struggled a bit to adapt to LigoLab, but as I've grown to know it, I find it ever more intuitive and it is certainly the most flexible system I've worked with. It seems to have infinite capabilities for the pathology lab.
PROSLigoLab is easily customizable so it can be tailored exactly to your laboratories needs and even to individual physician preferences. Their customer service team is responsive and always a pleasure to work with.
CONSThere is a decent learning curve to master the intricacies of LigoLab. There are often multiple ways to do any one thing which can lead to some degree of non-standardization.
Jeanine
Medical Practice, 201-500 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
3
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed November 2020
Robust System
This system allows our teams to touch many aspects of our laboratory testing quickly. We are able to provide results to clients in a variety of methods and can provide many custom reports to meet their patient-care needs. We can ascertain TAT for the lab in general or for a specific test and/or client.
CONSIt is not always intuitive and you have to search several ways before you can find the most meaningful data.
Samantha
Hospital & Health Care, 11-50 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed August 2023
Great LIS
The best thing about LigoLab is the ability to do anything/everything we need.
CONSThe only con was the intense setup process, but I understand why this was so intensive, so it's worth it in the end.
Michelle
Hospital & Health Care, 201-500 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed September 2021
Independent Lab review of LIGOLAB LIS
We were utilizing Ligo very effectively in our AP lab. When we implemented Covid testing, they helped us pivot quickly to develop a LIS workflow that worked for large volumes of testing. Most recently, we are working with Ligo developers to utilize the LIS for Clinical testing in other depts. We were able to interface with all new lab equipment, quickly develop reports, workflow, test builds, etc
PROSIt is very tailored to our needs. The developer are very knowledgeable in lab processes and work hard to develop workflows that streamline our processes.
CONSThe developing is time consuming. For clinical lab, it isn't an out of the box LIS
Roxane
Health, Wellness and Fitness, 51-200 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed March 2020
LigoLab Information System
Increased efficiencies, less errors, great staff to work with.
PROSVery user friendly and intuitive with good workflow.
CONSNot applicable, Not applicable, Not applicable.
Reason for choosing LigoLab LIS & RCM Operating Platform
Functionality and willingness of company to assist with product development to meet our needs. This was not an option with the other systems that we reviewed.
Reasons for switching to LigoLab LIS & RCM Operating Platform
Needed better functionality that was not available in Cerner.
RONALD
Hospital & Health Care, 1 employee
Used more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed March 2020
Outstanding Laboratory Information System
The LigoLab LIS has the most sophisticated features I have seen in my 30 years in the lab business. I have never used a system that allows so much user customization, via parameter files, without the need for custom programming. We did not have one single lab workflow that the system could not handle. The LigoLab support team has always been available whenever the lab had an issue or needed something new. Their technical design people are the best I have ever worked with in my years in the business.
CONSThe system has so many sophisticated user-driven parameters that it takes even a strong user at least 6 months to learn how to use them. However, once this knowledge is gained, the power it represents is second to none in my experience.
Angela
Medical Practice, 51-200 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
3
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
3
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed November 2020
New RCM System
I would say overall the system functionality is pretty good. As time has passed improvements have been put into place and the system continues to grow.
PROSWhen I first started using the system it was fairly easy to figure out. Processing claims needing corrections, posting payments, fixing errors etc.
CONSWhen updates are made to the system, we as users are not always informed. Processes which had been tried and true, were then gone and we had to recreate the wheel.
Saran
Medical Practice, 51-200 employees
Used daily for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed November 2020
LigoLab for Clinical Lab
Prior to going live with the clinical use, we were in preparation for anatomic use. As a result, the groundwork was relatively solid making the implementation easier than without prior preparation.
PROSEasy to setup and use. Reliable with no down time. Accurate resulting. Good management reports and statistical reports.
CONSMigration from training/testing environment to Live or production environment is manual and could lead to inconsistent result.
Reason for choosing LigoLab LIS & RCM Operating Platform
The demo and LigoLab representation were very good and made us feel that the system is flexible, up-to-date and easy to use and maintain.
Parin
Medical Practice, 51-200 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
3
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed November 2020
Robust One stop Shop System
The ease of implementation, and once you get used to it, it's pretty efficient.
CONSData mining. You have to go through multiple layers to find the actual info you need, and there is not Database guide available to point you in the right direction.