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ADMINISTRATION
AND FINANCE
The Division of Administration and Finance is responsible for the management of the business practices, the facilities, and the pre- and post-analytic processes related to laboratory testing. Business management for the laboratory is centralized in the Coralville laboratory facility. Staff that oversee the pre- and post- analytical processes are located in the Coralville, Ankeny and Milford laboratories.

Central Accessioning and Receiving

All specimens sent to the Hygienic Laboratory are received and processed by Central Accessioning and Receiving before delivery to individual labs for testing.

This section tracks, ships, stores, accessions and delivers specimens. Staff members also check for breakage or leaks, completed test request orders, correct shipping temperature, and arrival within the time that is required for accurate testing.

Appropriate chain of custody documentation is a critical aspect of Central Accessioning’s processes. All specimens are accessioned into the laboratory information system, and test request forms are scanned as part of this process.

In fiscal year 2014, more than 232,800 samples were received and processed by the laboratory.