Systems and methods for collecting and transmitting assay results

A method of evaluating a biological sample collected from a subject, said method comprising:

• (a) receiving at a laboratory location data transmitted from a device having a housing, said device placed in or on the subject or at a designated sample collection site, said data comprising raw data from said biological sample, said biological sample comprising a cell, wherein the device is configured to process the biological sample within said housing by:
• (i) receiving the biological sample;
• (ii) preparing the biological sample and yielding raw data within said housing for a subsequent qualitative and/or quantitative evaluation of said biological sample, said raw data comprising (1) numerical values representative of a physical process or chemical reaction performed by the device and (2) electronic data representative of an image of a cell in said biological sample;
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• (iii) transmitting electronically the raw data from said sample collection site to an authorized analytical facility and/or an affiliate thereof for performance of said subsequent evaluation at said laboratory location;
• (b) analyzing the raw data transmitted from the device at the authorized analytical facility and/or the affiliate thereof, to provide said evaluation of said biological sample, wherein said analysis is performed using a processor alone or in conjunction with an individual affiliated with the authorized analytical facility;
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• (c) providing oversight of integrity of said analysis and operation of said device such that results generated from said analysis can be utilized by a health care professional for diagnosis or treatment of said subject, wherein the oversight is performed at said laboratory location using a processor alone or in conjunction with an individual affiliated with the authorized analytical facility.