Performing QA/QC

QA/QC is performed by scanning or comparing each specimen's label with the expected specimen information, and indicating if it is correct or incorrect.

1. Do one of the following:
   • To QA/QC a pending shipment, on the navigation menu, hover over Shipping, and then click Pending Shipments.
   • To QA/QC a pending shipment, on the navigation menu, hover over Shipping, and then click Shipment History.
2. On the Edit/Ship (for pending) or View (for received) menu in the right column, click QA/QC.
3. Optional: Enter the initials of the person that performed QA/QC and the date that it was completed in the Performed By and Date boxes.
4. With the first specimen select (which is the default), do one of the following:
   • Scan the specimen barcode (recommended). After scanning the barcode, one of two sounds will play, depending on whether the sample passes or fails.
     Note: Users can QA/QC shipments by scanning non-LDMS generated barcodes. The value in the scanned barcode must match to the value set in Other Specimen ID or ID1/PID field for QA to pass.
   • Manually compare the global specimen ID on the screen with the global specimen ID on the specimen label. If they match, click Pass Specimen, otherwise click Fail Specimen.
5. (If there are multiple shipment containers) After each specimen in the container has been reviewed, select the next item from the Select a Container list.
6. After all specimens in the shipment have been reviewed, click Save at the bottom of the page.