Case Study: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine achieves CAP accreditation excellence with Freezerworks

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine - Customer Case Study

The Genetic Resources Core Facility (GRCF) Biorepository and Cell Center at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine sought to achieve the prestigious College of American Pathologists (CAP) accreditation, a process that required meticulous organization and a fully validated data management system for its biobanking operations. To meet this challenge, the facility relied on Freezerworks Unlimited, its established sample management software from vendor Freezerworks, to provide the necessary data integrity and tracking capabilities.

Freezerworks was instrumental in the successful accreditation, as its built-in functions directly addressed the CAP checklist requirements for audit trails, data security, and sample tracking. The solution enabled staff to effortlessly locate any sample during the inspection's 30 successful spot checks and demonstrated validated software updates that ensured data protection. The result was that the GRCF became the twelfth biorepository to earn CAP accreditation, with the director citing Freezerworks as the easiest part of the entire process, cementing the facility's reputation for quality and reliability.

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Melissa Olson

Director of the GRCF