Section 1d: Version 2 (V2)
Section 2: Clinical and Administrative Domains
Section 3: Implementation Guides

HL7 Version 2.5.1 Implementation Guide: Electronic Laboratory Reporting to Public Health, Release 1 (US Realm)

DESCRIPTION

This product page contains the Release 1 Informative Standard of HL7 Version 2.5.1 Implementation Guide: Electronic Laboratory Reporting to Public Health.   If you are seeking the Release 2 Draft Standard for Trial Use of this guide, follow this link to its product page.

 

The Version 2.5.1 Implementation Guide: Electronic Laboratory Reporting to Public Health (US Realm), Release 1 describes the transmission of laboratory-reportable findings to appropriate local, state, territorial and federal health agencies using the message. In particular, this guide addresses messaging content and dynamics related to the transmission of Laboratory Reportable Result Messages (i.e.,. Electronic Laboratory Reporting, or ELR). This guide is designed to align as closely as possible with the Version 2.5.1 Implementation Guide: Interoperable Laboratory Result Reporting to EHR.

ALTERNATIVE NAMES

HL7 Version 2.5.1 Implementation Guide: Electronic Laboratory Reporting to Public Health, Release 1 (US Realm) may also go by the following names or acronyms:

"HL7 V2.5.1 IG: Electronic Laboratory Reporting to Public Health (US Realm), R1", "HL7 Version 2.5.1 Implementation Guide: Electronic Laboratory Reporting to Public Health (US Realm), Release 1", ELR, ELRR1 IG,

TARGETS

  • Healthcare Providers
  • Clinical and Public Health Laboratories in the US
  • US Local, State. Territorial and Tribal Public Health Jurisdictions
  • Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE)
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
  • Laboratory Information System Developers and Vendors

BENEFITS

  • Consistent implementation across disparate systems
  • Improved efficiency for laboratories needing to report to multiple jurisdictions
  • Improved efficiency for public health organizations receiving reports from multiple laboratories

IMPLEMENTATIONS/CASE STUDIES

  • Public Health Agencies
  • Eligible Hospitals

DEVELOPMENT BACKGROUND

Each state and territory has requirements for laboratories to report certain findings to health officials. In the past, these reports were written by hand on forms provided by health departments and mailed to appropriate offices. With computerization of laboratories, it has become possible for laboratories to send reportable data to health departments electronically. The message described in this guide is not specific to any pathogen or reportable condition and is applicable for most biological and chemistry laboratory-reportable findings, but does not cover reporting of results from laboratory to laboratory. This guide focuses on the use of strong identifiers for key information objects and use of vocabulary standards.

RELATED DOCUMENTS

HL7 Version 2.5.1 Implementation Guide: Electronic Laboratory Reporting to Public Health, Release 1 (US Realm)

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STU DOCUMENTS

HL7 Version 2.5.1 Implementation Guide: Electronic Laboratory Reporting to Public Health, Release 2, DSTU R1.1 - US Realm This is an update to the intial DSTU release of November 2013, released May 2014. Expiration Dec 2016

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TOPICS

  • HHSFR
  • Laboratory
  • Public Health

BALLOT TYPE

  • Informative

STATUS DATE

2021-12-15

RESPONSIBLE WORK GROUPS

Orders and Observations

Public Health

STAKEHOLDER

  • Clinical and Public Health Laboratories

FAMILY

  • V2

CURRENT STATE

  • Active

REALM

  • US Realm