Report Lab Results

A laboratory information system (LIS) can send lab test results to an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system.

Workflow Maturity

Newly Defined

  • Workflow is defined and ARB approved

  • Initial implementations are being implemented

Standards

  • FHIR R4 Workflow

  • FHIR R4 search on Task, DiagnosticReport, ServiceRequest or Patient resources

  • FHIR R4 bundle search response

Assumptions and Prerequisites

  • The EMR and LIS are trusted applications known by the IOL

  • The IOL supports node authentication, audit tracking, and rerunning of failed transactions

  • The SHR adheres to OHIE specification

Actors

  • EMR - The electronic medical record system that captures the patient and order information and sends the electronic order to the LIS

  • LIS - The laboratory information system that pulls order information, processes orders, updating statuses and generating results sets

  • IOL - The interoperability layer that secures and orchestrates the exchange of information (see OHIE Interoperability layer)

  • SHR - The shared health record that serves as a centralized data store for patients’ longitudinal health record

Interaction Description

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Interaction

Data

Transaction Options

1

Results Saved and FHIR Task Updated

The results save generates a FHIR R4 Diagnostic Report Resource (example) with referenced FHIR R4 Observation resources (example) to store the results, and a reference to the associated Patient and Task Resource.

2

Search for Updated FHIR Tasks

FHIR R4 Search for Tasks based on tasks for which the owner is the EMR, and which have a status ‘completed’

3

Return FHIR Updated Tasks

FHIR R4 Task Resource with status ‘completed’ and reference to FHIR R4 DiagnosticReport

FHIR R4 bundle search response (example)

4

Search for Associated Diagnostic Reports

FHIR R4 Search for DiagnosticReports by UUID

5

Return Associated Diagnostic Reports

FHIR R4 DiagnosticReport Resource with

6

Update FHIR Task Status, Store DiagnosticReports and Save Results

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