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| ==1. Sample and experiment registration==
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| | style="padding:10px; background-color:white;" |'''1.1''' The system should allow for sample registration prior to (e.g., preregistration) or after (e.g., registration) physical sample collection.<br /> <br /><div align="center"><hr width=60%></div><br/>'''RESPONSE''': <br /> <br />
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| | style="padding:10px; background-color:white;" |'''1.2''' The system should allow for creation and use of pre-configured (e.g., for basic clinical samples) and customizable (e.g., for regulated activities such as blood collection and storage) sample labels, with barcode support.<br /> <br /><div align="center"><hr width=60%></div><br/>'''RESPONSE''': <br /> <br />
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| | style="padding:10px; background-color:white;" |'''1.3''' The system shall provide a means to assign unique identifiers such as a National Provider Identifier (NPI) or Originating Agency Identifier (ORI) to the enacting entity and any subcontracted entity. The unique identifier should be able to appear on necessary records, documents, and reports referencing those entities.<br /> <br /><div align="center"><hr width=60%></div><br/>'''RESPONSE''': <br /> <br />
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| | style="padding:10px; background-color:white;" |'''1.4''' The system should provide a means for automatically registering samples in the system using any number of triggers such as dates, times, web requests, and intra-system methods like APIs and web services.<br /> <br /><div align="center"><hr width=60%></div><br/>'''RESPONSE''': <br /> <br />
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| | style="padding:10px; background-color:white;" |'''1.5''' The system should permit metadata like lot number, client demographics, sampling point, random selection process used, and industry-specific items to be included during registration.<br /> <br /><div align="center"><hr width=60%></div><br/>'''RESPONSE''': <br /> <br />
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| | style="padding:10px; background-color:white;" |'''1.6''' The system shall allow for the addition, modification, and removal of new, pre-defined, and custom analytical tests.<br /> <br /><div align="center"><hr width=60%></div><br/>'''RESPONSE''': <br /> <br />
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| | style="padding:10px; background-color:white;" |'''1.7''' The system should offer safety information related to a submitted sample upon registration that is relevant to the lab's location and industry.<br /> <br /><div align="center"><hr width=60%></div><br/>'''RESPONSE''': <br /> <br />
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| | style="padding:10px; background-color:white;" |'''1.8''' The system should support the creation and use of predefined metadata templates, as well as ad-hoc, single, and multiple samples.<br /> <br /><div align="center"><hr width=60%></div><br/>'''RESPONSE''': <br /> <br />
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| | style="padding:10px; background-color:white;" |'''1.9''' The system shall be able to define the sample collection details for registered samples, including container size and type, number of containers, collection date and time, name of the collector, lot number, storage location, preservation method, collection methods used (standard and nonstandard), safety concerns, and retention period.<br /> <br /><div align="center"><hr width=60%></div><br/>'''RESPONSE''': <br /> <br />
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| | style="padding:10px; background-color:white;" |'''1.10''' The system should allow for the addition of observations and descriptions to registered samples in the form of free text.<br /> <br /><div align="center"><hr width=60%></div><br/>'''RESPONSE''': <br /> <br />
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| | style="padding:10px; background-color:white;" |'''1.11''' The system should support the creation of user-definable default sample registration preferences and/or input screens.<br /> <br /><div align="center"><hr width=60%></div><br/>'''RESPONSE''': <br /> <br />
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| | style="padding:10px; background-color:white;" |'''1.12''' The system should allow for the recording of sample delivery details such as deliverer, location, and date and time for a preregistered sample.<br /> <br /><div align="center"><hr width=60%></div><br/>'''RESPONSE''': <br /> <br />
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| | style="padding:10px; background-color:white;" |'''1.13''' The system shall assign each sample registered in the system a unique identifier using methodologies such as an ID with an incrementing integer or a user-defined naming format.<br /> <br /><div align="center"><hr width=60%></div><br/>'''RESPONSE''': <br /> <br />
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| | style="padding:10px; background-color:white;" |'''1.14''' The system shall provide a user-friendly means for acknowledging the physical reception of sample material in the laboratory, including date and time of reception.<br /> <br /><div align="center"><hr width=60%></div><br/>'''RESPONSE''': <br /> <br />
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| | style="padding:10px; background-color:white;" |'''1.15''' The system shall allow for the comparison of received samples to the sampling requirements of the customer or laboratory in order to identify variances from those requirements.<br /> <br /><div align="center"><hr width=60%></div><br/>'''RESPONSE''': <br /> <br />
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| | style="padding:10px; background-color:white;" |'''1.16''' The system should provide a means to document any undesirable or unexpected characteristics of a submitted sample.<br /> <br /><div align="center"><hr width=60%></div><br/>'''RESPONSE''': <br /> <br />
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| | style="padding:10px; background-color:white;" |'''1.17''' The system should provide a means to document sample preparation activities for a given sample.<br /> <br /><div align="center"><hr width=60%></div><br/>'''RESPONSE''': <br /> <br />
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| | style="padding:10px; background-color:white;" |'''1.18''' The system shall have the ability to maintain the chain of custody of every sample, meaning the recording of every single sample distribution step to personnel—including details such as unique identifier, name, location, date, and time—while the sample is in the laboratory’s possession.<br /> <br /><div align="center"><hr width=60%></div><br/>'''RESPONSE''': <br /> <br />
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| | style="padding:10px; background-color:white;" |'''1.19''' In the case of regulated samples (e.g., select agent or toxin, cannabis, etc.), the system shall also allow for the recording of transfers to other entities outside the laboratory, including details such as personnel involved, their certification numbers (if applicable), dates, times, and any other required information.<br /> <br /><div align="center"><hr width=60%></div><br/>'''RESPONSE''': <br /> <br />
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| ==2. Sample management==
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| | style="padding:10px; background-color:white;" |'''2.1''' The system shall record and maintain the chain of custody for the laboratory's standards and reagents.<br /> <br /><div align="center"><hr width=60%></div><br/>'''RESPONSE''': <br /> <br />
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| | style="padding:10px; background-color:white;" |'''2.2''' The system shall record the current and historical storage location for the laboratory's standards and reagents.<br /> <br /><div align="center"><hr width=60%></div><br/>'''RESPONSE''': <br /> <br />
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| | style="padding:10px; background-color:white;" |'''2.3''' The system shall allow the laboratory's previously standardized standards and reagents to be assigned a new standard value.<br /> <br /><div align="center"><hr width=60%></div><br/>'''RESPONSE''': <br /> <br />
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| | style="padding:10px; background-color:white;" |'''2.4''' The system shall require the recording of a standard and reagent's first opening date.<br /> <br /><div align="center"><hr width=60%></div><br/>'''RESPONSE''': <br /> <br />
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| | style="padding:10px; background-color:white;" |'''2.5''' The system shall allow only active standards and reagents to be shown as available for use.<br /> <br /><div align="center"><hr width=60%></div><br/>'''RESPONSE''': <br /> <br />
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| | style="padding:10px; background-color:white;" |'''2.6''' The system shall allow standards and reagents to be flagged as no longer available for use by authorized personnel.<br /> <br /><div align="center"><hr width=60%></div><br/>'''RESPONSE''': <br /> <br />
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| | style="padding:10px; background-color:white;" |'''2.7''' The system shall allow logically associated samples to be grouped together based on associated metadata such as sample type, test method, assigned user, and status.<br /> <br /><div align="center"><hr width=60%></div><br/>'''RESPONSE''': <br /> <br />
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| | style="padding:10px; background-color:white;" |'''2.8''' The system should allow for the accurate identification of a physical sample in the system via barcode or RFID technology.<br /> <br /><div align="center"><hr width=60%></div><br/>'''RESPONSE''': <br /> <br />
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| | style="padding:10px; background-color:white;" |'''2.11''' The system shall allow samples and tests to be created and used specifically for capturing data related to unique forms of sampling and testing such as representative sampling, calibration testing, quality control testing, preventative maintenance testing, stability testing, sterility testing, compatibility testing, identity testing, proficiency testing, and service-event-related testing.<br /> <br /><div align="center"><hr width=60%></div><br/>'''RESPONSE''': <br /> <br />
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| ==3. Core laboratory testing and experiments==
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| | style="padding:10px; background-color:white;" |'''3.1''' The system shall be able to record the identity of any standards and reagents used in laboratory testing, as well as for each sample or test during result entry. Linked to their identity should also be manufacturer and supplier information (such as certificates of testing); lot numbers; reception, preparation, and expiry dates; name of preparer; reliability testing results; and approval for use.<br /> <br /><div align="center"><hr width=60%></div><br/>'''RESPONSE''': <br /> <br />
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| | style="padding:10px; background-color:white;" |'''3.2''' The system shall allow users to only select approved, non-expired standards and reagents for tests and experiments.<br /> <br /><div align="center"><hr width=60%></div><br/>'''RESPONSE''': <br /> <br />
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| | style="padding:10px; background-color:white;" |'''3.5''' The system should allow result entry for all tests linked to a single sample, as well as for multiple samples linked to a single test.<br /> <br /><div align="center"><hr width=60%></div><br/>'''RESPONSE''': <br /> <br />
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| | style="padding:10px; background-color:white;" |'''3.8''' The system shall allow the creation and assignment of retest workflow, while allowing the system or assigned user to determine the existence of a retesting due date and whether or not a new sample is required for the retest.<br /> <br /><div align="center"><hr width=60%></div><br/>'''RESPONSE''': <br /> <br />
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| ==6. Reporting==
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