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Sample manifest and linkage log

Every identifier a participant acquires, at every lab, vendor, and health system, leads back to one consented, enrolled person. This page goes with Chapter 10. The crosswalk holds the identifiers, the manifest follows each sample, and the reconciliation log records what a person found when each return came back.

Entry
Registry
Condition
Completed by (role)
Date
Version

Registry identifiers only

Use registry identifiers on this page. Do not enter names, dates of birth, contact details, or anything else that could identify a person.

Identifier crosswalk

Registry identifier Global unique identifier Lab, vendor, or health system Their identifier Date assigned Checked by (role)

Sample manifest

Sample Registry identifier Sample type Collected Shipped Received by lab Lab identifier Consent version Result returned Reviewed by (role)

Reconciliation log

Date Sample or record Problem found Action Resolved (date) By (role)

Questions to ask of every return

  • Does every sample trace back to one consented, enrolled participant?
  • Is any lab identifier assigned to more than one sample?
  • Are the dates in order: enrollment, collection, shipment, receipt, result?
  • Is a consent version recorded for every sample?
  • Is any result overdue?
  • Does any result bear on a diagnosis that is still in question?