More Lab Data, Less Time: How Mayo Clinic Cut Lab Data Entry by 50% with LabDE
A Critical Need for Speed and Efficiency
As the nation’s largest transplant center, Mayo Clinic performs more than 2,800 transplants annually, supported by a team of over 80,000 staff across three major campuses. When the organization transitioned to a new electronic medical record (EMR) system, the lab data entry process—already manual and time-intensive—became even slower. Staff who once managed lab results manually found themselves spending even more time on data entry, frustrating teams and pulling resources away from patient care.
That’s when the transplant team began looking for a solution that could streamline the flow of lab data into the EMR.
Immediate Impact with LabDE
Recommended among several options, the LabDE® solution from Extract Systems, powered by Vyne Medical, provided the right combination of flexibility, speed, and ease of integration. With guidance and training support, the Mayo transplant team was able to rapidly implement LabDE.
The results were clear:
- “We’ve dropped our time that users are entering labs by half, with increased volumes too.” – Program Manager, Clinical Operations, Mayo Clinic
One coordinator described the difference even more starkly:
- “One of the coordinators said she used to spend 6 hours a day doing nothing but lab entry, and now she can do that in an hour.” – Program Manager, Clinical Operations, Mayo Clinic
Expanding the Value Across the Enterprise
Initially deployed within the transplant team, LabDE’s success quickly captured attention across Mayo Clinic. Other departments and divisions began adopting the solution to enhance their own workflows, leading to a broader enterprise-wide impact.
With LabDE, Mayo Clinic was able to:
- Reduce lab data entry time by around 50%, despite an increase in lab volumes
- Free up FTEs to take on higher-value work beyond manual data entry
- Capture more discrete lab data into the EMR than ever before
- Monitor and improve workflows through dashboard-based tracking of productivity and accuracy
Technology That Scales with Healthcare Needs
For Mayo Clinic, LabDE didn’t just solve an immediate problem — it provided a scalable foundation for future data management initiatives across the health system. As more departments adopted the platform, the organization continued to see improvements in efficiency, data quality, and staff satisfaction.