In this day and age of electronic health records, the success of laboratories and pathologists will be contingent on the efficient presentation and management of laboratory information, which includes test orders and results, as well as the efficient exchange of data between the electronic health record and the laboratory information system. Described here are the problems that arise with electronic order-entry and results-reporting interfaces, as well as the factors that should be taken into account while establishing these interfaces. Also discussed is the role that the laboratory medical staff, nurses, and data recording play in the process of electronic data recorders.