Specimen Types
A specimen type refers to the biological material collected for point-of-care testing. Specimen types are device-type specific and the RALS™ SYSTEM provides the ability to capture specimen types with results.
Default specimen types are based on information provided from device manufacturers and represent expected specimen types to be transmitted by that device type. Default specimen types exist across institutions. Only the LIS Name can be edited. Default specimen types cannot be deactivated.
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Institution Access
Adding
Editing
Cloning
Deactivating or Deleting
Fields
Institution Access
Specimen types are a system-wide resource without any institution identity.
Adding
Specimen types can be added.
Editing
Specimen types can be edited.
Cloning
Specimen types can be cloned. All values will be copied except:
| Field | Notes |
|---|---|
| Active | Will be set to true, even if cloned from a deactivated specimen type |
| Default | Will be set to false, even if cloned from a default specumen type |
| Device Type | Pre-populated from original record |
| Name | User is prompted to enter a new one |
| Code | User is prompted to enter a new one |
| LIS Name | If existing, pre-populated from original record |
| In Use | Indicates whether the specimen type is used in a patient range set or outbound configuration |
| Patient Ranges | Patient Range Sets associated with the in-use specimen type |
| Outbound Configurations | Outbound Configurations assocaited with the in-use specimen type |
Deactivating or Deleting
Specimen types can be deactivated if: * they are not in use; and * they are not default specimen types
Fields
Specimen types fields are located in the following places in the RALS™ SYSTEM:
Data Table Fields
When viewing specimen types in a data table, the fields are defined as follows:
| Field | Notes |
|---|---|
| General | |
| Key | Unique identifier |
| Active | Indicates whether the specimen type is currently active in RALS™ SYSTEM |
| Name | Name associated with the specimen type |
| Device Type | Abbreviated ID for the specimen type |
| Default | Indicates if specimen type is a default specimen type |
| Code | Specimen type value as it is sent from the device |
| LIS Name | LIS Name is the value sent outbound as the specimen type |
| In Use | |
| In Use | Indicates whether the specimen type is used in a patient range set or outbound configuration |
| Outbound Configurations | Outbound Configurations assocaited with the in-use specimen type |
| Patient Range Sets | Patient Range Sets associated with the in-use specimen type |
Add Fields
When adding a specimen type, the fields are defined as follows:
| Field | Notes |
|---|---|
| General | |
| Name | Name associated with the specimen type |
| Device Type | Abbreviated ID for the specimen type |
| LIS Name | LIS Name is the value sent outbound as the specimen type |
View or Edit Details Fields
When viewing or editing a specimen type’s details, the fields are defined as follows:
| Field | Notes |
|---|---|
| General | |
| Name | Name associated with the specimen type |
| Device Type | Abbreviated ID for the specimen type |
| LIS Name | LIS Name is the value sent outbound as the specimen type |
| Code | Specimen type value as it is sent from the device |
| In Use | |
| Patient Range Sets | Patient Range Sets associated with the in-use specimen type |
| Outbound Configurations | Outbound Configurations assocaited with the in-use specimen type |