Method of securing a chain of custody of a specimen of a donor
View Patent ↗A method of securing a chain of custody of a specimen of a donor prevents tampering with or accidental mismanagement of the specimen. The method includes providing a tamper evident seal operable to indicate that an assaying device has been tampered with once the seal is sealed, the seal including a label having at least one portion including a machine-readable indicia area. The assaying device comprises a collection cup and a cap that carries at least one test strip.
1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium have a computer program stored thereon for securing a chain of custody of a specimen of a donor, said computer program when executed by a processor operable to perform the following steps:
receive, via the processor, information identifying the donor;
receive, via the processor, information identifying a specimen container associated with the donor,
wherein the information identifying the specimen container comprises machine-readable indicia located on the specimen container,
wherein the specimen container includes an assaying device for generating a test result of the specimen,
wherein the specimen container includes a tamper evident seal operable to indicate that the assaying device has been tampered with once the seal is sealed;
associate, via the processor, an electronic chain of custody document with the donor;
receive, via the processor and from an electronic signature pad, a digital representation of the donor's signature as executed on the electronic signature pad; and
associate, via the processor, the donor's signature, as received on the electronic signature pad, with the donor's electronic chain of custody document.
2. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further operable to perform the step of reading the machine-readable indicia.
3. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 2 , wherein the machine-readable indicia is a bar code.
4. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further operable to perform the step of transmitting, to a host computer, the electronic representation of the donor's signature, as received on the electronic signature pad, and associated electronic chain of custody document.
5. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 4 , wherein the processor is further operable to perform the step of receiving a test result of the specimen from a portable, electronic testing device.
6. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 5 , wherein the processor is further operable to perform the step of electronically associating the test result with the donor's electronic chain of custody document.
7. A method for securing a chain of custody of a specimen of a donor, said method comprising the following steps:
receiving, via a processor, information identifying the donor;
receiving, via a processor, information identifying a specimen container associated with the donor,
wherein the information identifying the specimen container comprises machine-readable indicia located on the specimen container,
wherein the specimen container includes an assaying device for generating a test result of the specimen,
wherein the specimen container includes a tamper evident seal operable to indicate that the assaying device has been tampered with once the seal is sealed;
associating, via a processor, an electronic chain of custody document with the donor;
receiving, via a processor and from an electronic signature pad, a digital representation of the donor's signature as executed on the electronic signature pad; and
associating, via a processor, the donor's signature, as received on the electronic signature pad, with the donor's electronic chain of custody document.
8. The method of claim 7 , further including the step of reading the machine-readable indicia.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the machine-readable indicia is a bar code.
10. The method of claim 7 , further including the step of transmitting, via a processor and to a host computer, the electronic representation of the donor's signature, as received on the electronic signature pad, and associated electronic chain of custody document.
11. The method of claim 10 , further including the step of receiving, via a processor, a test result of the specimen from a portable, electronic testing device.
12. The method of claim 11 , further including the step of associating the test result with the donor's electronic chain of custody document.