ELRR2

Project Page for HL7 Version 2.5.1 Implementation Guide: Electronic Laboratory Reporting to Public Health, Release 2 (US Realm)

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Project Information

Create a Release 2 of the HL7 Version 2.5.1 Implementation Guide: Electronic Laboratory Reporting to Public Health, (US Realm).

In addition, this effort will align the ELR IG to the Laboratory Results Interface ( LRI ) IG, but also harmonize LRI wth the ELR .

This project would include the following work products:

• 1) A document: HL7 Version 2.5.1 Implementation Guide: Electronic Laboratory Reporting to Public Health, Release 2 (US Realm).
• 2) Profile to constrain HL7 Version 2.5.1 Implementation Guide: Electronic Laboratory Reporting to Public Health, Release 2 (US Realm)to conform with“Version 2.5.1 Implementation Guide: Laboratory Results Interface for US Realm, Release 1 HL7 Version 2.5.1: ORU^R01 Draft Standard for Trial Use” (LRI DSTU)
  • a. The ultimate goal of this activity to create an implementation guide that is harmonized with the OO sponsored S&I LRI, Laboratory Orders Initiative (LOI), and Electronic Directory of Services (eDOS) implementation guides so that all documents can be balloted as Normative Standards at the same time
• 3) Associated message profiles

Specific Features and Functions include:

• 1) IG document
• 2) Message profiles
  • a. Implementation profile for base ORU-R01

Name the project facilitators

• Rita Altamore (WA State DOH) Rita.Altamore@DOH.WA.GOV
• Erin Holt (TN State DOH) erin.holt@tn.gov
• Eric Haas (Contractor for APHL) ehaas@tsjg.com
• Riki Merrick (Contractor for APHL) rikimerrick@gmail.com

Link to project scope statement

media:PSS_ELR_r4.doc

Status

• PSS initially approved by PHER, OO, CGIT, and TSC at Jan WGM undergoing revisions to align with S&I Laboratory guide development.
• IG in Draft stage and under review by PHER, OO, and other interested parties. see link below

Issues/Hot Topics

• Link to Issues Worksheet: Media:ELR251R2_Issueslist.xlsx

Project Documents

• Link to Draft ELR251R2 IG Media:HL7v2.5.1 IG ELR R2 PHER DRAFT FOR COMMENT.docx
  • Note: to view as an LRI_PH component display as "Final" or "Final showing markup" in the review panel in Microsoft Word
  • Note: to view as a fully specified IG document display as "Original" or "Original showing markup" in the review panel in Microsoft Word
  • Note: the Additional Implementation Guidance Section has been removed from the main document due to technical issue and is available here:
    • Link to Draft ELR251R2 IG Additional Implementation Guidance Section :Media:HL7v2.5.1_LRI_PH_Profile_AdditionalImplementationGuidance_DRAFT.docx

• Link to Spreadsheet that compares the profiles for LRI, ELRR1 ELRR2 side by side: Media:ThreeWayCompare.xlsx

• Link to Outline and Notes document: Media:ELR R2 Project Outlne with notes on changes and outstanding issues.docx