Electronic custody and control system for human assay test samples
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G06F-007/00
G06F-019/00
G06Q-010/10
G06Q-050/22
G06Q-050/24
G01N-033/483
G06K-009/00
출원번호
US-0942247
(2015-11-16)
등록번호
US-9613182
(2017-04-04)
발명자
/ 주소
Lappe, Murray
Rein, Brad
출원인 / 주소
eScreen, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Erise IP, P.A.
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A system, method, and computer program that may used to more quickly, accurately, and efficiently identify, catalog, and track human assay samples and create documentation with respect to the human assay samples. The computer program and method include the steps of: storing donor information in a do
A system, method, and computer program that may used to more quickly, accurately, and efficiently identify, catalog, and track human assay samples and create documentation with respect to the human assay samples. The computer program and method include the steps of: storing donor information in a donor information database accessible by a computer; storing client information in a client information database accessible by the computer; retrieving client information necessary to determine a type of test to be performed on a specimen; storing collection facility information in a collection facility database accessible by the computer; administering a human analyte test using the computer program to guide a collector of the specimen and identify problematic exceptions; receiving the test result electronically and storing the result in a test result database accessible by the computer; and permitting the client, Medical Review Officer, and other authorized persons to electronically access the test result via a communications network.
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1. A system for assisting an entity in tracking the custody and control of a human analyte specimen provided by a donor, wherein the specimen is stored in a container, the system comprising: an electronic signature reader for receiving a handwritten signature from the donor and converting the handwr
1. A system for assisting an entity in tracking the custody and control of a human analyte specimen provided by a donor, wherein the specimen is stored in a container, the system comprising: an electronic signature reader for receiving a handwritten signature from the donor and converting the handwritten signature to a digital form; andone or more processors associated with one or more computers, the one or more processors configured for executing a computer program operable to perform the steps of: receive, from an employer, information identifying the donor, wherein the employer is requesting that a test be performed on the human analyte specimen provided by the donor, and the donor is either an employee or a candidate for employment with the employer;store the information identifying the donor in a donor database;receive, from an employer, information identifying the employer and at least one test requested by the employer to be performed on the specimen;store the information identifying the employer and the at least one test in an employer database;enable a collector associated with a collection facility to access the information identifying the donor from the donor database and the information identifying the employer and the at least one test requested by the employer from the employer database;receive information identifying a unique identifier for assigning to the specimen container,wherein the information identifying the unique identifier is initially received by the program via inputting the unique identifier into the program;subsequent to receiving the information identifying the unique identifier, generating an electronic, forensically-defensible Custody and Control Form (CCF) that identifies the donor and the unique identifier, such that the electronic CCF is identified with the unique identifier;wherein said generating the electronic CCF with the unique identifier occurs subsequent to said receiving the information identifying the unique identifier,wherein the electronic CCF is electronically available to the entity via an application accessible via a communications network;populate the electronic CCF with the at least some of the information identifying the donor, wherein said step of populating the electronic CCF includes importing the at least some of the information identifying the donor from the donor database;validate the received unique identifier as a security measure to ensure an accuracy of the unique identifier;receive an electronic signature from the electronic signature reader, wherein the received electronic signature from the donor verifies an accuracy of information on the electronic CCF;store said electronic signature as part of the electronic CCF; andenable the employer to access the electronic CCF for the specimen associated with the donor via the application. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein the information identifying the unique identifier is received via manual input by the collector. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein the unique identifier is a bar code, and the information identifying the unique identifier is received via scanning of the bar code with a bar code reader. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the program further instructs the one or more processors to reproduce the electronic signature of the donor on the electronic CCF. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the step of validating the received unique identifier includes determining that the unique identifier has not been previously used for another specimen. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the program further instructs the one or more processors to retrieve the electronic CCF upon receipt from the employer of a first or last name or a social security number of the donor. 7. The system of claim 6, wherein the program further instructs the one or more processors to associate the employer information with the electronic CCF for the specimen upon performing a look up of the donor based on at least some of the information identifying the donor. 8. The system of claim 1, further including an electronic testing device for testing the human analyte specimen provided by the donor; andwherein the program further instructs the one or more processors to: in response to performing the at least one test, obtain at least one test result for the at least one test requested by the employer on the specimen,wherein said test result is provided by the electronic testing device, andpopulate the CCF with the at least one test result. 9. The system of claim 1, wherein the specimen container is identified with the information identifying the unique identifier prior to generating the electronic CCF. 10. The system of claim 1, further including a label having the information identifying the unique identifier and configured to be affixed to the specimen container. 11. A system for assisting an entity in tracking the custody and control of a human analyte specimen provided by a donor, wherein the specimen is stored in a container, the system comprising: an electronic signature reader for receiving a handwritten signature from the donor and converting the handwritten signature to a digital form; andone or more processors associated with one or more computers, the one or more processors configured for executing a computer program operable to perform the steps of: receive, from an employer, information identifying the donor, wherein the employer is requesting that a test be performed on the human analyte specimen provided by the donor, and the donor is either an employee or a candidate for employment with the employer;store the information identifying the donor in a donor database;receive, from an employer, information identifying the employer and at least one test requested by the employer to be performed on the specimen;store the information identifying the employer and the at least one test in an employer database;enable a collector associated with a collection facility to access the information identifying the donor from the donor database and the information identifying the employer and the at least one test requested by the employer from the employer database;obtain information identifying a unique identifier for assigning to the specimen container;subsequent to obtaining the information identifying the unique identifier, generating an electronic, forensically-defensible Custody and Control Form (CCF) that identifies the donor and the unique identifier, such that the electronic CCF is identified with the unique identifier;wherein the electronic CCF is electronically available to the entity via an application accessible via a communications network;populate the electronic CCF with the at least some of the information identifying the donor, wherein said step of populating the electronic CCF includes importing the at least some of the information identifying the donor from the donor database;validate the obtained unique identifier as a security measure to ensure an accuracy of the unique identifier;receive an electronic signature from the electronic signature reader, wherein the received electronic signature from the donor verifies an accuracy of information on the electronic CCF;store said electronic signature as part of the electronic CCF; andenable the employer to access the electronic CCF for the specimen associated with the donor-via the application. 12. The system of claim 11, wherein the information identifying the unique identifier is obtained via manual input by the collector. 13. The system of claim 11, wherein the unique identifier is a bar code, and the information identifying the unique identifier is obtained via scanning of the bar code with a bar code reader. 14. The system of claim 11, wherein the program further instructs the one or more processors to reproduce the electronic signature of the donor on the electronic CCF. 15. The system of claim 11, wherein the step of validating the obtained unique identifier includes determining that the unique identifier has not been previously used for another specimen. 16. The system of claim 11, wherein the program further instructs the one or more processors to retrieve the electronic CCF upon receipt from the employer of a first or last name or a social security number of the donor. 17. The system of claim 16, wherein the program further instructs the one or more processors to associate the employer information with the electronic CCF for the specimen upon performing a look up of the donor based on at least some of the information identifying the donor. 18. The system of claim 11, further including an electronic testing device for testing the human analyte specimen provided by the donor; andwherein the program further instructs the one or more processors to: in response to performing the at least one test, obtain at least one test result for the at least one test requested by the employer on the specimen,wherein said test result is provided by the electronic testing device, andpopulate the CCF with the at least one test result. 19. The system of claim 11, wherein the specimen container is identified with the information identifying the unique identifier prior to generating the electronic CCF. 20. The system of claim 11, further including a label having the information identifying the unique identifier and configured to be affixed to the specimen container.
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