RFID LabAutomation Specimen Identification

NCCLS

... "Laboratory Automation: Specimen Identification. This document is intended to address issues to insure that the specimen bar-code identification method will be useful in automated systems. In addition, a number of emerging technologies that may replace the current linear bar-code method, such as two-dimensional bar-codes and radio frequency tagging will be considered. Points to be addressed include, but are not limited to: bar-code label characteristics; scanner characteristics; label placement tolerance; manufacturer-supplied bar-code labeled tubes; method to identify specimen type; and relationships between specimen, container, and carrier. " ...

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John J. Zlockie, M.T., M.B.A.
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NCCLS
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