Lab WG

Laboratory Work Group Welcome

• Welcome to the Laboratory Work Group HL7 Wiki Page.
• This Work Group supports the HL7 mission to create and promote its standards by helping to assure that the HL7 V3 messages and models concerning laboratory related information - ordering, specimen collection, specimen tracking, chain of custody, and results reporting - address all of the requirements of the many stake holders and variations in different countries. HL7 V2.x related activities will remain with Orders & Observations Work Group.
• The Laboratory Work Group works with the Orders & Observations Work Group and will work closely with the Health Care Devices SIG (formerly LAPOCT) to manage scope and deliverables for the respective groups. Health Care Devices SIG would continue to primarily focus on issues involving lab device automation (including point of care devices.

Laboratory Work Group Meeting Schedule

• Laboratory Work Group WGM and OCM Agendas (on GForge)
• Weekly conference calls on Monday @ 2-4pm ET - See Laboratory Conference Call Schedule for details
• Meeting Minutes (on HL7.org Lab SIG Minutes)

Laboratory Work Group Tracking Lists

• Laboratory Hot Topics
• Bugs (on GForge)
• Support Requests (on GForge)
• Feature Requests (on GForge)
• Ballot Items (on GForge)
• Harmonization Items (on GForge)
• Deferred Items (on GForge)
• Referred Items (on GForge)

Laboratory Work Group Artifacts in Development

• Ballot Artifacts (on HL7 SVN)

Laboratory Work Group Task items

• Task Items (on GForge)