Logical Connections

We are a software consulting and development company with over 30 years of experience designing, developing, deploying, and supporting world-class solutions to some of the leading enterprise organizations in the healthcare industry. We work with clinical and anatomical applications and have developed an expertise in advanced web interfaces and query tools for laboratory data. These applications deliver unique capabilities that drive improved patient outcomes and cost-effectiveness. We are very knowledgeable in the development of VistA and other MUMPS’-based applications. This includes expertise in the VA’s VistA Toolset including Fileman and Kernel. We have extensive experience in many other areas of the healthcare enterprise including point of care applications and medical billing.

Led by Hugh Badian, Logical Connections has a reputation for delivering client satisfaction. This comes from our drive to produce high quality solutions. Logical Connections believes that working directly with clients gives us an innate understanding of their challenges and how to help overcome them. Our clients are very satisfied with our work as we develop a close working relationship, we always engage in extensive dialog and discussion to come up with the ideas and solutions they are looking for, and deliver the software that addresses their needs.

Our decades of experience in healthcare systems, particularly in laboratory applications, as well as medical billing, uniquely positions us to offer you world-class expertise in delivering successful implementations. We have expertise in multiple languages including MUMPS as well as modern web languages and interfaces. This expertise can be leveraged for consulting engagements, such as MUMPS consulting, as well as to build applications. We have a wide range of technical knowledge and experience that has allowed us to build embedded and stand-alone applications. We can provide well-designed interactive web interfaces to your existing legacy applications.

Below is a listing of some of our areas of expertise and applications. We have built entire systems that incorporate these capabilities.

  • Clinical Laboratory Application Capabilities (chemistry, hematology, microbiology, immunology)
  • Mobile phlebotomy
  • Blood Bank
  • Anatomic pathology
  • Point of care testing
  • Cytology
  • Autopsy
  • Histology
  • Histology tracking (tracking of blocks and slides)
  • Lab Automation
  • Auto-verification of lab results
  • Intelligent instrument interfaces
  • Middleware (chemistry, hematology, microbiology, immunology, blood bank)
  • Web-based analytics (data extraction, query, reporting)
  • Imaging (capture, processing, conversion, storage, retrieval, integration and report inclusion)
  • Dictation/transcription
  • Medical billing
  • Billing/LIS interfaces (Epic, Meditech, Allscripts)
  • RFID tracking

Our histology experience includes:

  • Very flexible grossing web pages, which allow the grosser to etch or print cassettes, provide cutting instructions, enter gross descriptions, and capture grossing images.
  • Embedding web pages, capturing when embedding was done, and important comments about the tissue.
  • Microtomy web pages, including slide printing at the microtomy station, comment entry.
  • Special functionality for decals.
  • Special stains ordering.
  • Bidirectional interfaces to stainers, including displaying stainer status updates on our web pages, and printing special barcode labels needed for specific stainers.
  • Immunopathology/IHC functions
  • Immunofluorescence special needs are addressed
  • Electron microscopy special needs.
  • Image capture for EM, IF, and LM images, image conversion, review, and capability of inclusion in reports.
  • Tracking of blocks and slides including archiving systems.
  • Research histology needs are addressed.
  • Integration of cytology blocks and slides and special requirements.
  • Integration of autopsy blocks and slides and special requirements
  • A strong emphasis was made to ensure best practices, including verification that the blocks and slides are labeled correctly.

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