SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING AND MANAGING TRANSPORTATION OF SPECIMENS
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Abstract
This invention is a system and method for tracking and managing transportation of specimens from a first location such as a medical office to a second location such as a testing lab for processing. A courier using a portable computing device can receive information representing that a specimen is ready for pick up from a first location. The courier will travel to a first location and enter specimen identification information into the portable computing device as well as first location information. Therefore, the portable computing device will have a record that the specimen has been picked up from the first location. The specimen is then carried to a second location and the courier enters the status of the specimen to show that it has been delivered to the second location for processing and a record exists to show that the specimen has been delivered to the second location. Lab results can be sent via the invention from the second location to the first location. A chain of custody and tracking system is therefore provided to reduce the risk of mishandled or even lost specimens and processing results.
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12. A system for tracking a specimen wherein a specimen courier uses a portable computing device comprising:
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a portable computer readable medium; and a set of portable computer readable instructions embodied in said portable computer readable medium for receiving specimen identification information from said computer readable medium, receiving process information from said compute readable medium representing that said specimen is ready for pick up from said first location, receiving process information from the courier that said specimen has been picked up from said first location, transmitting said process information to said computer readable medium representing that said specimen has been picked up, receiving process information from the courier representing that said specimen has been delivered to said second location, and transmitting said process information to said computer readable medium representing that said specimen has been delivered to said second location. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 23)
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24. A method of tracking a specimen having identification information and associated status information originating from a first location having first location information for processing at a second location having second location information, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving specimen identification information; associating a first location information with said specimen identification information; picking up a specimen from a first location; updating status information indicating that said specimen has been picked up from said first location; delivering specimen to a second location for processing; associating second location information with said specimen identification information; and updating said status information indicating that said specimen has been delivered to said second location. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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