COLLECTION Facility~

COLLECTION Facility

The laboratory that collects the patient’s specimen. After the specimen is collected, the COLLECTION facility should:

*Create an electronic Shipping Manifest (specifying the lab tests to be performed by the HOST facility laboratory).

*Transmit the Shipping Manifest List to HOST facility laboratory.

*Transport the specimen by carrier to HOST facility laboratory.

Source: LEDI III Implementation and User Guide V. 5.2

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This is a Glossary term from the VistA Documentation Library