Automatic sample selection

When a select sample task is assigned to a workflow, HAWS will try to automatically select the appropriate specimen.

Using the information entered in the Storage Configuration module, HAWS will look up the Test Now location appropriate to the assay type. If there is one or more specimens available in the appropriate Test Now location(s) for the patient visit, those specimens will be selected. If there is more than one specimen available in the Test Now location, HAWS will use the specimen stored at the highest numbered freezer, rack, box, etc.

If there are no specimens available in the Test Now location(s), and there is only one specimen available in LDMS (in any storage location) for the patient visit, HAWS will select that specimen.

If more than one specimen is available you must manually select the correct specimen. Until a specimen is selected, the select sample task will remain pending. Additionally, it is possible to filter what samples are shown when selecting for a particular visit to show specimens marked as never store or to only include specimens from the same visit collection date.