LABORATORY INSTRUMENTATION INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL NETWORK

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide techniques for identifying samples processed in a laboratory using harmonized identifier.SOLUTION: A case identifier identifying a patient from whom a specimen is collected is determined. A specimen identifier associated with the specimen is determined. An entry for the specimen is recorded in a data store, where the entry is associated with the case identifier and the specimen identifier. A harmonized specimen identifier including the case identifier and the specimen identifier is formed. The specimen is labeled with the harmonized specimen identifier.