Well, my labs still require req forms. Now what?

The industry is in desperate need of a new approach to biospecimen lifecycle management, but paradigm shifts don’t happen overnight.
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Change starts by embracing holistic solutions that can augment and enhance the current operational landscape, while laying the groundwork for more fundamental transformation as the rest of the industry catches up.
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To optimize the requisition process while working within existing constraints, consider the following approaches:

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Digital Overlay

Implement a digital overlay to capture and transmit sample metadata to EDC and sponsors in near real-time

Just because your labs might still require use of their requisition forms, doesn’t mean that digital solutions can’t be deployed to streamline access to your data before it’s populated in lab sample reports.

Consider opportunities to accelerate EDC data access and improve sponsor visibility to site sampling activity.

Smart Sample Management Workflows

Use highly customized, intelligent sample management workflows to ensure completeness and accuracy of information before it’s entered on the req form

Static requisition forms are prone to all kinds of errors — including fields that are left blank, discrepancies, and more.

By capturing sample metadata through sample management workflows for collection and processing, sites can easily access and refer back to any data needed to complete a req form — using digital data that is housed in a central location.

Tools for Efficiency

Provide sites with the tools to fill out requisition forms more quickly and efficiently

One of the main issues with filling out requisition forms is that the data captured on these forms are often cobbled together across various data sources and stakeholders.
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Consider capturing this data from sites by digitizing their sample management workflows so that is completed and housed in a central location before it is used to fill out a req form.

Fill Sample Tracking Gaps

Consider how you can fill in gaps in your sample tracking processes

Even if some or all of your labs still require req forms, that shouldn’t stop you from considering ways to improve visibility to site sampling activities before labs process your samples.
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Leveraging digitized sample management workflows for sites can make it easier to proactively monitor sampling compliance and gain access to critical data like sample chain of custody at the site.

Operationalize Sample Metadata

Consider how you can operationalize your sample metadata to make decisions about site performance, study designs, sample analyses, and more

Sample metadata offers a wealth of information that can be valuable to making critical decisions about your clinical and biospecimen operations. There is plenty of untapped potential in this data that extends beyond the immediate needs of your labs.

Look for vendors who can help you operationalize your data to make decisions about critical factors like amendments, site performance, sample analyses, and much more.

Embrace Vendor-Agnostic Solutions

Where possible, embrace vendor-agnostic solutions that integrate with existing lab systems for seamless data flow

Even if some or all of your labs require req forms, see if there are still opportunities to centralize your management of sample metadata across all of your sites and labs through integrations.
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Integrations can enable bi-directional data sharing from sites and labs, and can potentially even fast-track sample accessioning at the lab.

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