Standard Specification for Use of Bar Codes on Specimen Tubes in the Clinical Laboratory<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
i Preface In 2001, ASTM Committee E31 decided to restructure its operations, with the intent of focusing on standards-development issues such as security, privacy, and the electronic health record. Part of the reorganization plan was to explore the option of transferring responsibility for nine E31.13 standards to NCCLS. The NCCLS Area Committee on Automation and Informatics, at its meeting in April 2002, reached a positive assessment of the value of the ASTM standards and encouraged the NCCLS Executive Offices staff to pursue negotiations with ASTM on transferring these standards to NCCLS. Following this transfer, these nine standards (formerly ASTM E792; E1029; E1238; E1246; E1381; E1394; E1466; E1639; and E2118) have been redesignated as NCCLS standards LIS1 through LIS9. The Area Committee on Automation and Informatics has assumed responsibility for maintaining the documents and will revise or update each document in accord with NCCLS Administrative Procedures. This document is the equivalent of ASTM E1466-92(1999) but has been redesignated and is now maintained by NCCLS. This document has been approved as an American National Standard (ANSI\/ASTM E1466-92(1999)).<\/p>\n
. Scope 1.1 This specification specifies the way bar coded sample identification labels are applied to clinical specimen containers. It documents the form, placement, and content of bar code labels on specimen tubes that are used on clinical laboratory analyzers. It enables Laboratory Information System vendors to produce reliable bar coded symbols that are readable by any complying clinical laboratory analyzer vendor. 1.2 This specification is intended to apply to all clinical settings where specimens are collected from patients for examination or analysis in health care laboratory operations. It is complementary to, and extends, the Health Industry Business Communication Council (HIBCC). The document covers requirements that include the symbology, print quality measurement (wavelength of light), module width, symbol size, placement and orientation of the label, and data form and content. 1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. The values given in parentheses are provided for information only.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1839,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_cat":[26],"product_tag":[],"yoast_head":"\n