LIS
Abbreviation with 3 meanings
| Stands for | Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport |
|---|---|
| Meanings | 3 |
| Categories | Transportation & Travel, Medical |
LIS has three meanings. The most common are Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (airport code) and Laboratory information system (laboratory test); it can also stand for Low-Income Subsidy (Extra Help).
Meanings of LIS at a glance
| # | LIS stands for | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport | Transportation & Travel › Airport Code |
| 2 | Laboratory information system | Medical › Laboratory Test |
| 3 | Low-Income Subsidy (Extra Help) | Medical › Health Insurance |
1. Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport
Transportation & Travel · Airport Code Abbreviations
Portugal's busiest airport and the hub of TAP Air Portugal, located only about 7 kilometers from central Lisbon. It is a major gateway between Europe, Brazil and Portuguese-speaking Africa.
Example: Approaching LIS, the plane flies so low over the city you can see people on their balconies.
ICAO code LPPT. Named in 2016 for Humberto Delgado, an air force general and opposition leader murdered by the Salazar regime's secret police in 1965. The airport is badly congested, and a new airport at Alcochete across the Tagus River has been approved after decades of debate.
2. Laboratory information system
Medical · Laboratory Test Abbreviations
Software that manages laboratory orders, specimen labeling and tracking, instrument interfaces, quality control, result validation and reporting. It sends results to the electronic health record, usually through HL7 messaging, and keeps the audit trail required by accreditation bodies.
Example: LIS downtime 0200 to 0400; use paper requisitions and call critical values.
Laboratories also use autoverification rules inside the LIS to release normal results automatically while holding abnormal ones for review. Anatomic pathology often runs a separate system. In Medicare discussions, LIS means the Low-Income Subsidy (Extra Help) for Part D drug costs.
3. Low-Income Subsidy (Extra Help)
Medical · Health Insurance Abbreviations
Federal program that helps people with limited income and resources pay Medicare Part D premiums, deductibles and copays. People with Medicaid, a Medicare Savings Program or Supplemental Security Income qualify automatically.
Example: With LIS, her generic copays are just a few dollars each.
The program is publicly branded Extra Help. Since 2024, full benefits have extended to people with incomes up to 150 percent of the federal poverty level under the Inflation Reduction Act. Enrollees have extra opportunities to change drug plans. In laboratories LIS means laboratory information system.
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- MCHC – Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration
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This entry is for general education and is not medical advice. Abbreviation use varies between institutions; always confirm in context.