APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR STORAGE AND TRANSFER OF PATIENT INFORMATION USING BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE CARDS WITH SHORT RANGE COMMUNICATIONS

摘要

Described herein are methods and apparatus for storing and transferring patient information related to biological sample testing using biological sample cards and short range communications. In certain embodiments, the disclosed technology provides for the localized data transfer with biological sample cards equipped with a transmission and storage device that is capable of storing data such as patient information so that errors associated with manually entering handwritten patient information are reduced. The transmission and storage device may include a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag/chip such as a near field communication (NFC) tag/chip.