DSTU2

This page is part of the FHIR Specification (v1.0.2: DSTU 2). The current version which supercedes this version is 5.0.0. For a full list of available versions, see the Directory of published versions

Published by: HL7 Orders and Observations Workgroup

Primary Author/Editor: Eric M Haas, Health eData Inc.

A.4.0 US Laboratory Report to Public Health Implementation

The US Laboratory Report to Public Health Implementation (USLabPHReport) consists of the guidance documentation, profiles, operations, value sets and conformance statements it defines. This implementation has been prepared as a U.S. Realm Specification on behalf of the HL7 Orders and Observation Workgroup.

US Realm Laboratory Reporting to Public Health (USLabPHReport) - This use case is based upon existing regulatory requirements for laboratories to report "reportable" laboratory test results to local public health agencies. The content has been modeled after the same content as the USLabResult above and the HL7 Public Health and Emergency Care Workgroup (PHER) HL7 Version 2.5.1 Implementation Guide: Electronic Laboratory Reporting (ELR) to Public Health, Release 2 .

A.4.0.0.1 USLabPHResult Documentation

  • Purpose- How this project came to be and what it is trying to achieve
  • Use case- Describes the Scope, Assumptions, Pre and Post Conditions and Use Cases for this guide
  • Key Technical Decisions- List of key technical decisions in creating this guide
  • Additional Guidance Additional Guidance and Glossary of laboratory terms defined for this implementation

A.4.0.1 Specification

The USLabPHReport is built on top of the HL7 FHIR standard. Basic aspects of the FHIR protocol, including RESTful operations, data types, search, etc. apply.

Profiles -The current focus of implementing USLabPHReport is using a FHIR Bundle Resource to exchange a DiagnosticReport Profile and the Resource Profiles it references. This FHIR bundle completely defines the laboratory results report. The Resource Profiles that may be used in the bundle are outlined below: (This list is not meant to be exhaustive as additional resources may also to be used)

In addition to defining the the USLabPHReport bundle this implementation consists of the following components: