Fletcher-Floras LIS eSuite licensed to HealthTexas

HealthTexas Medical Group of San Antonio, Texas has signed a license agreement to implement Fletcher-Flora Healthcare Systems’ FFlex eSuite laboratory information system (LIS) services.

According to the Anaheim, Calif.-based Fletcher Flora, its web-based LIS FFlex eSuite is designed to streamline workflow, manage data and deliver clinical test results for a clinical laboratory of any size. The LIS service provider also said the eSuite will allow HealthTexas to access orders, inquiries, quality control and reporting from remote locations to a central database.

HealthTexas Medical Group specializes in internal medicine and family practice and consists of 10 remote clinics throughout Texas.

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