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Tuesday, April 28, 2026, 12:00 PM–1:00 PM ET
Discover how next-day comprehensive genomic profiling (CGP) is possible with the Oncomine Comprehensive Assay Plus on the Genexus System—delivering both speed and accuracy.

Webinar presenters Jane Bayani, MHSc, PhD, Assistant Professor and Co-Director, Diagnostic Development, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Canada, and Nicola Normanno, MD, Scientific Director, IRCCS Romagnolo Institute for the Study of Tumors, Italy, and Morten Grauslund, PhD, Molecular Biologist, Department of Pathology, Rigshospitalet/Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY

CAP TODAY does not endorse any of the products or services named within. The webinar is made possible by a special educational grant from Thermo Fisher Scientific. For Research Use Only. Not for use in diagnostic applications. 

Thursday, April 30, 2026, 11:00 AM–12:00 PM ET
Hear an expert discuss how Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) is utilizing
the oncoReveal® Nexus 21-gene panel to redefine turnaround time and actionable insights
in cancer care. Dr. Ewalt shares a perceptive look at the clinical need for rapid, front-line NGS sequencing, and how a unique, purpose built targeted NGS panel (Pillar Biosciences’ oncoReveal Nexus 21 gene Panel) was developed, validated and implemented clinically by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK-REACT) to complement their current comprehensive genomic profiling (CGP) approach.

Webinar presenter Mark Ewalt, MD, Associate Medical Director for Laboratory Operations for Diagnostic Molecular Pathology in the Molecular Diagnostics Service, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, MSKCC.

Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY

CAP TODAY does not endorse any of the products or services named within. The webinar is made possible by a special educational grant from Pillar Biosciences.

Thursday, May 28, 2026, 1:00–2:00 PM ET
This session is designed to improve understanding and application of recent updates to synoptic pathology reporting protocols such as the latest Reporting Template for Reporting Results of Biomarker Testing of Specimens from Patients with Carcinoma of the Breast. These changes reflect evolving clinical guidelines that directly influence diagnostic accuracy and treatment selection in breast cancer care.

Webinar presenters Thaer Khoury, MD, FCAP, Chair, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Cente, and Colin Murphy,  CEO of mTuitive.

Moderated by: Bob McGonnagle, Publisher, CAP TODAY

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Clinisys/Orchard Software

Orchard Harvest LIS

Company

Clinisys/Orchard Software

Name of laboratory information system

Orchard Harvest LIS

Contact

Steve Hurwitz

Email

shurwitz@orchardsoft.com

City, State

Carmel, IN

Phone

800-856-1948

Website

https://www.orchardsoft.com

Company provides list of client sites to potential customers on request

yes (partial list of comparable sites with no restrictions regarding its use)

Updates covered by standard software maintenance fee

all updates

Schedule for providing standard software updates to clients

quarterly

Clients must install updates in specified timespans to avoid maintenance fee increase

yes (clients are required to stay within the latest 2 versions to avoid an upgrade fee)

Fee for software modifications to comply with federal regulations and laws

no

Year company began selling LISs (any brand or model)

1993

Most recent LIS go-live at a client site (based on August 2025 survey deadline)

Jun-2025

No. of U.S. sales and installations of LIS between August 2024–July 2025

23 sales/23 installations

Total No. of U.S. sites operating LIS (hospitals/independent labs/clinics or group practices/public health labs/other sites)

1, 843 (258/214/1, 161/37/173–correctional facilities, educational program, health care network, others)

• Approx. percentage of high-vol.* U.S. site installs/Low-vol.** U.S. site installs

47%/53%

Foreign locations where company actively markets LIS for clinical lab use

none

• Foreign locations where LIS has been installed for clinical lab use

Canada

Human languages (other than English) supported by LIS

none

Approximate No. of employees in entire company

267

Central hardware or service type

HP Business Class in a client/server environment, SaaS

Programming languages and development applications or environments

4th Dimension with portions in C, C++, HTML; Java

Operating system(s)

Windows Server 2016 or later

Databases

4D

System includes full transaction logging

yes

• Chemistry/Hematology/Print barcoded collection labels

installed at client sites (all 3 features)

• Microbiology/Public health microbiology

installed at client sites/installed at client sites

• Blood bank donor/Blood bank transfusion

available via Haemonetics/available via Haemonetics

• Surgical pathology/Cytology

installed at client sites/installed at client sites

• Molecular pathology/Cytogenetics/Flow cytometry

installed at client sites (all 3 features)

• EHR interface for admission/discharge/transfer (ADT)

installed at client sites

• EHR interface for order entry/EHR interface for results reporting

installed at client sites/installed at client sites

• EHR interface+GQ3:GQ15 for packaging results into PDF format

installed at client sites

• EHR interface for packaging results into CDA1 format/CDA2 format

not available/not available

• Ad hoc reporting/Rules-based system

installed at client sites/installed at client sites

• Management and statistical reporting/Client services or CRM module

installed at client sites/available via Orchard Outreach

• Commercial reference lab functionality/Compliance checking

installed at client sites/installed at client sites

• Comprehensive billing and accounts receivable or RCM

• Comprehensive billing and accounts receivable or RCM

• Materials management and inventory/Test partition

installed at client sites/installed at client sites

• Remote faxing/Remote printing

installed at client sites/installed at client sites

• HIPAA-standard transaction formats

installed at client sites

• Web-based remote inquiry of reports/Web access for order entry

installed at client sites/installed at client sites

• Management and tracking of specimens within lab/Before arriving in lab

installed at client sites/installed at client sites

• QA tools/Environmental health

installed at client sites/installed at client sites

• Interfaces for sending orders from primary lab to reference lab, handling results return, and status updates

installed at client sites

• Business analytics/Clinical analytics

installed at client sites/installed at client sites

• Ability to schedule patient for test collection/Patient-based test registration

installed at client sites/installed at client sites

• Ability to coordinate with nurses for collections that phlebotomists cannot perform

available via Orchard Outreach

• Interfaces with public health databases using ELR as part of Promoting Interoperability

installed at client sites

• Results for tests run using different methods show method on clinical reports

installed at client sites

Barcode symbologies supported by LIS

Codabar (NW-7), Code 39, Code 128, DataMatrix, Code 128C, PDF417

Ability to use artificial intelligence (e.g., machine-learning software) with LIS

planned for future

• Microbiology (culture and sensitivity)

yes

• Other reportable diseases or conditions (e.g., blood lead, immunology, etc.)

yes

• Tumor diagnosis and case data to regional cancer registry***

yes

LIS bidirectionally interfaces to other IT vendors’ lab systems in live sites

yes

LIS uses third-party middleware for LIS–instrument interfaces

no (interface directly)

Lab automation systems or workcells to which LIS has a direct interface

Beckman Coulter, Siemens, QuidelOrtho, Sysmex, Thermo Scientific, Olympus, Roche, Abbott, Tecan, others

LIS supports use of SNOMED CT

yes, for all cases

LIS automatically ingests and applies electronic updates of tables and rules from organizations and government agencies

no

LIS allows for image capture, display, reporting

yes

LIS provides indexed field in each test definition for LOINC code

yes

Client gets copy of source code/User group that meets on established schedule

escrow/no

Qualified users or third parties can modify or augment LIS functions or features

yes (client users)

Methods by which users can tailor LIS in their own setting

ad hoc query tools, user-defined interfaces, dictionary settings, read/write privileges, workflow configuration, tailored worklists, user-defined security, rules, others

Distinguishing product features (supplied by company)

expert interfacing and integration with instruments, EMR and host systems, departments, reference labs; robust rules-based decision support logic and data-mining technology for data analytics; intuitive, user-friendly user interface and maximum flexibility allow users to configure system to their needs

Notes

More products
in this guide

Orchard Enterprise Lab LIS
LigoLab LIS & RCM Laboratory Informatics Platform 2025
Oracle Health Laboratory
TruBridge EHR–Laboratory Information System
XiFin Empower LIS