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Introduction
As part of v5.1, many enhancements have been implemented based on community feedback in following modules:
- Request and distribution
- Specimen Cart
- Query
- Printing
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Version | Link | Questions |
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| Enterprise | https://www.openspecimen.org/marketplace/v5-1/ | contact@openspecimen.org |
| Community | Github repository for v5.1 | forums.openspecimen.org |
New features
Request & Ordering Module Enhancements
Based on feedback, there are many enhancements in specimen request and order module to facilitate end to end workflow.
Enhancements in request module
- The order email now has a reference to the request for which it was created. This will help users to click from the email and directly go to the request in OpenSpecimen.
- It is now possible to navigate from request to the order details and vice-versa.
- Notifies all the distribution protocol(DP) PI and coordinators when a request for the DP is approved or rejected.
- Ability to search orders by request ID
- Ability to search request details using query module
Enhancements in order module
Configuration at DP level to turn on/off email notifications:
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This allows users to define a default cost per specimen requirement in distribution protocol. For example, if there is a fixed cost for paraffin tissue for a particular DP, it can be set. This default cost is displayed during distribution and if needed can be changed.
Storing distributed specimens in temporary holding location
Distributed specimens are often kept in temporary storage locations until the specimens are picked by requesting researchers. This process can now be tracked in OpenSpecimen with below steps:
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Specimens picked from temporary location from distribution page
Printing enhancements
Printing Distribution Labels
OpenSpecimen will now allow you to print labels during distribution. Print rules can be set to define what should be the content of the printed label. This can be set specific to distribution protocol(DP) or all DPs.
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Additional unique ID can be generated for specimens that are distributed. New tokens like DP short title, unique sequence within DP etc. are available to format this unique ID. This feature is helpful if users want to allocate additional de-identified specimen label which can be used to share with researchers. This will not have any reference back to the original specimen or patient from researcher point of view. But the CP users can search the specimens by this unique ID to track back.
Download file for Printed Labels
Allows you to download file of the printed labels on the user desktop. This is possible when 'Settings->Administrative->Download Labels Print File' is enabled. This is useful if there are restrictions to connect OpenSpecimen to label printers.
Specimen Cart Enhancements
- Configure columns in CSV export : Refer to 'Configuring Cart Export Columns' for more details.
- Configure columns in the cart view: Ability to configure list of columns, filters and sort order for cart using systems-workflow JSON in OpenSpecimen 'Settings'.
Sub-queries
This is a powerful enhancement to the query module. It will enable building many new types of queries. When 'is one of' and 'is not one of' operators are used, you can include another saved query as the filter. This will use the results of that saved query as input to the current query.
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- Search patients diagnosed with both 'Carcinoma of breast' and 'Fibroadenosis of breast'
Shipment
Specimens maybe sometimes be shipped from multiple different locations to central repository. The labels generated at different labs will often be different than what is generated at the destination lab. To allow this, OpenSpecimen now allows you to update the labels during receiving shipment.
Plugin Enhancements
Imaging Support
OpenSpecimen allows to store details of the specimen images like slide image. When this feature is enabled, user can store image ID or URL which will point to the actual image stored in another image software or file server.
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