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Systems, methods, and media for laboratory testing services

  • US 10,664,486 B2
  • Filed: 12/21/2012
  • Issued: 05/26/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • receiving, by a server of a laboratory management organization and from an electronic device of a healthcare provider, a request for an electronic laboratory test order form, the request comprising a plurality of identifiers;

    verifying, by the server of the laboratory management organization and in response to receiving the request for the electronic laboratory test order form and prior to generating a customized response based on the plurality of identifiers, an authenticity of the health care provider by authenticating a username and password or a digital certificate associated with the health care provider, wherein verifying the authenticity of the health care provider comprises;

    accessing, by the server of the laboratory management organization an authenticity data store to determine whether the username and password or the digital certificate received from the electronic device of the health care provider authenticates the health care provider;

    generating, by the server of the laboratory management organization and in response to verifying the authenticity of the health care provider, the customized response based at least in part on an identifier from the plurality of identifiers, the customized response comprising a customized electronic laboratory test order form comprising a plurality of selectable laboratory tests specific to the healthcare provider, wherein generating the customized response comprises using the identifier from the plurality of identifiers to query a data store comprising a plurality of laboratory tests to determine the plurality of selectable laboratory tests specific to the healthcare provider;

    sending, by the server of the laboratory management organization, the customized response to the electronic device of the healthcare provider, the customized response comprising the customized electronic laboratory test order form; and

    after receiving, by the server of the laboratory management organization and from the electronic device of the healthcare provider, a completed customized electronic laboratory test order form comprising a selection of at least a first laboratory test and a second laboratory test from the plurality of selectable laboratory tests specific to the healthcare provider and identifying a patient of the healthcare provider corresponding to the first laboratory test and the second laboratory test;

    determining, by the server of the laboratory management organization, a single laboratory to complete the first laboratory test and the second laboratory test, wherein the single laboratory is not specified in the completed customized electronic laboratory test order form, and wherein determining the single laboratory to complete the first laboratory test and the second laboratory test comprises;

    determining a first plurality of laboratories capable of completing the first laboratory test;

    determining a second plurality of laboratories capable of completing the second laboratory test, the second plurality of laboratories comprising at least one laboratory in the first plurality of laboratories;

    determining whether enough of a previously-taken sample for the patient is available to be used for testing purposes;

    determining, when enough of the previously-taken sample is available, whether the previously-taken sample has existed too long relative to how long the previously-taken sample can be used for testing purposes;

    selecting the single laboratory from the first plurality of laboratories and the second plurality of laboratories to complete both the first laboratory test and the second laboratory test;

    determining, by the server of the laboratory management organization, when enough of the previously-taken sample is not available or has existed too long, a specimen collection procedure specific to the single laboratory and required by the single laboratory to complete the first laboratory test and the second laboratory test when not enough of the previously-taken sample for the patient that has not existed too long is not available;

    sending, when enough of the previously-taken sample is not available or has existed too long, by the server of the laboratory management organization and to the electronic device of the healthcare provider, the specimen collection procedure prior to collection of a specimen from the patient according to the specimen collection procedure when not enough of the previously-taken sample for the patient that has not existed too long is not available;

    receiving, by the server of the laboratory management organization and from the single laboratory, a laboratory test result for the first laboratory test or the second laboratory test for the patient; and

    determining, by the server of the laboratory management organization, a recommended laboratory test for the patient based at least in part on the laboratory test result for the first laboratory test or the second laboratory test.

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