Management system for point of care testing

A system implemented in hardware, comprising:

• at least one sample testing instrument configured to:
• receive input including an operator identifier configured to identify an operator of the at least one sample testing instrument;
• analyze a biological sample;
• determine at least one test result for the biological sample;
• and
• communicate the at least one test result;
• and
• a tracking module configured to:
• generate a plurality of attributes configured to assess a competency level of the operator to operate the at least one sample testing instrument;
• set a compliance threshold for the at least one sample testing instrument;
• obtain operator derived data pertaining to the operator's ability to operate the at least one sample testing instrument, wherein the operator derived data comprises the at least one test result communicated by the at least one sample testing instrument;
• determine a compliance status of the operator for the plurality of attributes based on the obtained operator derived data;
• determine the competency level of the operator for the at least one sample testing instrument based on a comparison of the compliance status of the operator to the set compliance threshold;
• and
• communicate the competency level of the operator to the at least one sample testing instrument,
• wherein the at least one sample testing instrument is further configured to receive the competency level of the operator, and lock the operator from further operating the at least one instrument when the competency level is non-compliant.

A computer system for assessing competency of an operator to operate at least one sample testing instrument, the system comprising:

• a CPU, a computer readable memory and a computer readable storage media;
• program instructions to generate a plurality of attributes configured to assess the competency of the operator to operate the at least one sample testing instrument;
• program instructions to set a compliance threshold for each attribute of the plurality of attributes;
• program instructions to set an overall compliance threshold for the at least one sample testing instrument;
• program instructions to obtain operator derived data pertaining to the operator's ability to operate the at least one sample testing instrument;
• program instructions to compare the operator derived data to the set compliance threshold for each attribute of the plurality of attributes;
• program instructions to determine a compliance status of the operator for each attribute based on the comparison of the operator derived data to the set compliance thresholds;
• program instructions to generate an overall compliance status of the operator based on the determined compliance status of the operator for each attribute;
• program instructions to compare the overall compliance status of the operator to the set overall compliance threshold for the at least one sample testing instrument;
• program instructions to determine a competency level of the operator for the at least one sample testing instrument based on the comparison of the overall compliance status of the operator to the set overall compliance threshold;
• and
• program instructions to communicate the competency level of the operator to the at least one sample testing instrument,
• wherein the program instructions are stored on the computer readable storage media for execution by the CPU via the computer readable memory.