Management system for point of care testing

A system implemented in hardware, comprising:

• a tracking module configured to:
• generate a plurality of attributes configured to assess a competency level of an operator to operate at least one sample testing instrument operable to perform an analytical test;
• 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 at least two attribute test results obtained by the operator;
• determine a compliance status of the operator for each of at least two attributes of the plurality of attributes based on a comparison of each of the obtained at least two attribute test results to a set compliance status threshold for each of at least two attributes, respectively;
• determine an overall compliance status of the operator based on the determined compliance status of the operator for each of the at least two attributes;
• determine the competency level of the operator for the at least one sample testing instrument based on a comparison of the overall 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 when the competency level of the operator is indicative of non-compliance, the competency level causes the at least one sample testing instrument to lock out the operator from operating the at least one sample testing instrument,
• wherein the generating the plurality of attributes comprises receiving a selection of the at least two attributes from the group consisting of:
• a knowledge test for operation of the at least one instrument, a knowledge test for biological sample acquisition and disposition with the at least one instrument, a knowledge test on biological sample testing regulations, a practical test on obtaining biological sample test results with the at least one instrument, a practical test on quality control testing with the at least one instrument, a practical test on data entry and data handling with the at least one instrument,
• wherein the at least one instrument comprises a disposable device, operating in conjunction with a hand-held analyzer, for performing the analytical test on blood or other fluids, and
• wherein the analytical test is at least one selected from the group consisting of:
• oxygen, carbon dioxide, pH, potassium, sodium, chloride, hematocrit, glucose, urea, creatinine, calcium, prothrombin time (PT), activated clotting time (ACT), activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT), cardiac troponin I (cTnI), brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), creatine kinase MB (CKMB) and lactate.

A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having readable program code embodied in the storage medium, the computer program product includes at least one component operable to:

• generate a plurality of attributes configured to assess a competency level of an operator to operate at least one sample testing instrument operable to perform an analytical test;
• 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 at least two attribute test results obtained by the operator;
• determine a compliance status of the operator for each of at least two attributes of the plurality of attributes based on a comparison of each of the obtained at least two attribute test results to a set compliance status threshold for each of at least two attributes, respectively;
• determine an overall compliance status of the operator based on the determined compliance status of the operator for each of the at least two attributes;
• determine the competency level of the operator for the at least one sample testing instrument based on a comparison of the overall 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 when the competency level of the operator is indicative of non-compliance, the competency level causes the at least one sample testing instrument to lock out the operator from operating the at least one sample testing instrument,
• wherein the generating the plurality of attributes comprises receiving a selection of the at least two attributes from the group consisting of:
• a knowledge test for operation of the at least one instrument, a knowledge test for biological sample acquisition and disposition with the at least one instrument, a knowledge test on biological sample testing regulations, a practical test on obtaining biological sample test results with the at least one instrument, a practical test on quality control testing with the at least one instrument, a practical test on data entry and data handling with the at least one instrument,
• wherein the at least one instrument comprises a disposable device, operating in conjunction with a hand-held analyzer, for performing the analytical test on blood or other fluids, and
• wherein the analytical test is at least one selected from the group consisting of:
• oxygen, carbon dioxide, pH, potassium, sodium, chloride, hematocrit, glucose, urea, creatinine, calcium, prothrombin time (PT), activated clotting time (ACT), activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT), cardiac troponin I (cTnI), brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), creatine kinase MB (CKMB) and lactate.