Orders and Observations

Laboratory (Archived) Anatomic Pathology (Archived) Clinical Statement (Archived)

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Name Description Type
HL7 CDA® R2 Implementation Guide: C-CDA R2.1 Supplemental Templates for Infectious Disease, Release 1, STU 1 - US Realm

This guide defines optional additions to the C-CDA R2.1 Continuity of Care Document (CCD), Transfer Summary, and Discharge Summary standards. These additional templates are  available for use in any other CDA document-type where needed. They specify infectious disease data that should be inc...

STU
HL7 Cross Paradigm Implementation Guide: UDI Pattern, Release 2

The Unique Device Identifier (UDI) Pattern provides the guidelines for exchanging UDI information associated with medical devices, initially implantable devices in patients.  This document will not give implementation guidance for specific use cases and worfklows, but will s...

Normative
HL7 Domain Analysis Model: Specimen, Release 2

This specification is the second release of a Domain Analysis Model for Specimen, documenting the conceptual information requirements for use cases provided by Clinical Genomics, Anatomic Pathology and Public Health Laboratories, the harmonization with the Biomedical Research Integr...

Informative
HL7 Domain Analysis Model: Nutrition Care, Release 3

Standards for the transmission and exchange of nutrition orders including information on oral diets, enteral nutrition and oral nutritional supplements, along with food allergies/intolerances and food preference information are required to safely provide inpati...

STU
HL7 Domain Analysis Model: Specimen, Release 1

This specification is the first release of a Domain Analysis Model for Specimen, documenting the conceptual information requirements for use cases provided by Clinical Genomics, Anatomic Pathology and Public Health Laboratories, as well as the business needs of the current v2 and v3 specim...

Informative
HL7 Domain Analysis Model: Unique Device Identification (UDI), Release 1

The DAM contains the requirements for reporting and utilizing Unique Device Identifiers (UDIs) for the identification of implantable medical devices. Implantable devices are subject to UDI labeling regulations, and because implantables pose heightened safety risk, report...

Informative
HL7 EHR-S Functional Requirements: S&I Framework Laboratory Results Messages, Release 1 - US Realm

This document has been developed through the HHS/ONC Standards and Interoperability (S&I) Framework EHR-S Functional Requirements IG-Labs Work Group. This work is part of a larger effort, the goal of which is to create a suite of requirements documents for Electronic Health Record...

STU
HL7 FHIR® Implementation Guide: Cancer Pathology Data Sharing, Release 1 - US Realm

This project uses FHIR to support structured electronic collection and exchange of cancer pathology information between a LIS and CCR using either of two approaches: one is directly from an LIS to CCR and the other is via an EHR system to a CCR.

...

STU
HL7 FHIR® Implementation Guide: Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) Structured Data Capture/electronic Cancer Protocols (sdc/ecc) on FHIR, Release 1- US Realm

Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) Structured Data Capture (SDC) on FHIR uses a form-driven workflow to capture and transmit encoded data by creating FHIR Observations. This IG is mostly used for converting College of American Pathologist electronic Cancer Protocols (eCPs)...

STU
HL7 FHIR® Implementation Guide: Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) Structured Data Capture/electronic Cancer Protocols on FHIR, Edition 1- US Realm

Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) Structured Data Capture (SDC) on FHIR uses a form-driven workflow to capture and transmit encoded data by creating FHIR Observations. This IG is mostly used for converting College of American Pathologist electronic Cancer Protocols (eCPs)...

STU
HL7 FHIR® Implementation Guide: Structured Data Capture (SDC), Release 1 DSTU

This implementation guide is intended to support clinical systems in the creation and population of forms with patient-specific data. It defines a mechanism for linking questions in forms to pre-defined data elements to enable systems to automatically populate portions of the form based on exi...

HL7 FHIR® Implementation Guide: Vital Signs, Release 1- US Realm

Vital signs are collected on nearly every patient encounter. Oftentimes, the clinician needs to know the patient position, device, body location or method the measures were taken.

Blood pressure as a component of vital signs also plays a key role in national efforts to contr...

STU
HL7 Messaging Standard Version 2.5.1

Additional information on the V2 Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) Data Exchange Profile at http://www.hl7.org/permalink/?SOGIGuidance.

Normative
HL7 Messaging Standard Version 2.7.1

V2.7.1 provides select updates to Chapters 2B, 2C, 4, and 7 to support the Laboratory Results and Orders Interface implementation guides for Meaningful Use Stage 2 and 3 in the USA.

Normative
HL7 Messaging Standard Version 2.8.1

V2.8.1 contains a number of updates to support the V2 Laboratory implementation guides that are intended to be referenced by ONC’s certification program editions.

Normative
HL7 Messaging Standard Version 2.8.2

HL7 Version 2.8.2 represents HL7’s latest development efforts to the line of Version 2 Standards that date back to 1989. HL7 Version 2.8.2 is deemed necessary to support: 

  • The US Federal Government's Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed Labor...
Normative
HL7 Version 2 Implementation Guide: Laboratory Test Compendium Framework, Release 1

The Version 2 Implementation Guide: Laboratory Test Compendium Framework, Release 1 is a master file framework Implementation Guide (IG) for the electronic delivery of a laboratory’s Directory of Service (eDOS) to all providers that order lab work including EHRs, HLIS, ...

Informative
HL7 Version 2 Implementation Guide: Laboratory Value Set Companion Guide, Release 2 - US Realm

HL7 has developed multiple Implementation Guides (IGs) for the laboratory domain, supporting US Realm requirements.  These IGs cover a broad spectrum of interoperability; in order to harmonize vocabulary requirements across the IGs, HL7 Orders & Observations Work Group created a new ap...

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

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.<...

Informative
HL7 Version 2.5.1 Implementation Guide: Laboratory Orders (LOI) from EHR, Release 1, STU Release 4 - US Realm

The Laboratory Orders Interface Initiative focuses on identifying the requirements, specifications and standards, and on providing the implementation guidance for electronic ordering of laboratory tests in the US Realm. The scope of the Laboratory Orders Interface Use Case includes requir...

DSTU, STU
HL7 Version 2.5.1 Implementation Guide: Laboratory Results Interface, Release 1 STU Release 4 - US Realm

This guide provides guidance on how to communicate laboratory results in general from a (reference) Laboratory’s LIS to a system interested in lab results, e.g., EHR, Public Health, other Laboratory. It covers general lab results, as well as specifications focused on micro-...

STU
HL7 Version 2.5.1 Implementation Guide: Orders and Observations; Ambulatory Lab Result (ELINCS), Release 1

This HL7 Version 2.5.1 Ambulatory Care Laboratory Result (ELINCS) Implementation Guide provides guidance on how to apply the HL7 Version 2.5.1 standard for the electronic reporting of laboratory test results to electronic health record (EHR) systems found in ambulatory care practi...

Informative
HL7 Version 2.5.1 Implementation Guide: Orders and Observations; Interoperable Laboratory Result Reporting to EHR, Release 1

The Version 2.5.1 Implementation Guide; Orders and Observations; Interoperable Laboratory Result Reporting to EHR (US Realm), Release 1 provides guidance on how to apply the Version 2.5.1 standard to the exchange of laboratory results from the testing source between providers and ot...

Informative
HL7 Version 2.5.1 Implementation Guide: S&I Framework Laboratory Test Compendium Framework (eDOS), Release 2 - US Realm

The content of the Laboratory Test Compendium Framework is a Laboratory’s DOS. The content is owned by the sending laboratory for the purpose of being used by the compendium consumer to be able to order laboratory services and to understand the requirements and components of tho...

DSTU, STU
HL7 Version 2.6 Implementation Guide: Blood Bank Donation Services (US Realm), Release 1

The HL7 Blood Bank Donation Services Implementation Guide – U.S. Realm is a messaging specification intended to standardize the electronic transmission of information between system application components in a Blood Bank setting. While this is U.S. Realm specific, there are no...

Informative
HL7 Version 2.6 Implementation Guide: Vital Records Birth and Fetal Death Reporting, Release 1 STU Release 2 - US Realm

This document provides a technical messaging specification for transmitting birth and fetal death related information using the HL7 Version 2.6 ADT Update Patient Information. The reporting requirements are consistent with the 2003 Revision of the United States (U.S.) Standard Certificate of Liv...

STU
HL7 Version 2.6 Implementation Guide: Vital Records Death Reporting, Release 1 STU 2 - US Realm

This document provides a technical messaging specification for transmitting death related information using the HL7 Version 2.6 ADT Update Patient Information. The reporting requirements are consistent with the 2003 Revision of the United States (U.S.) Standard Certificate of Death that i...

STU
HL7 Version 3 Domain Analysis Model: Diet and Nutrition Orders, Release 2

Standards for the electronic transmission and exchange of nutrition orders including information on oral diets, enteral nutrition (tube feeding and infant formula) and oral nutritional supplements, along with food allergies, food intolerances and food preference information are requir...

Informative, Normative
HL7 Version 3 Domain Analysis Model: Laboratory Orders, Release 1

This document provides the SAIF artifacts that are relevant for the conceptual modeling, comparable to the Domain Analysis Model according to old methodology. The specification provides the foundation to progress development of a Laboratory Order template capability within Composite Order, as wel...

DSTU
HL7 Version 3 Specification: Ordering Service Interface – Release 1

The Ordering Service is intended to complement existing SOA services and the SAIF Behavioral Framework (BF) for HL7. It will provide a Service Functional Model (SFM) for ordering pharmacy, laboratory, radiology, consult and nutritional services individually or part of an order ...

DSTU, Informative
HL7 Version 3 Standard: Blood, Tissue, Organ; Donation, Release 1

The HL7 Blood Bank v3 Standard – Universal Realm is a messaging specification intended to standardize the electronic transmission of information between system application components in a Blood Bank setting. While this is Universal Realm generally, there are no con...

DSTU
HL7 Version 3 Standard: Care Provision; Food and Medication Preferences, Release 1

The HL7 v3 Care Provision – Nutrition and Drug Preferences is a messaging specification intended to support and standardize the exchange of patient and resident preferences related to foods and medications. Each preference entry shall be classified as pertaining to either food or medica...

Informative
HL7 Version 3 Standard: Clinical Models for Allergies and Intolerances, Release 1

The Allergy and Intolerance Clinical Models unify a number of international models designed to deal with the documentation and interoperability of allergy and intolerance conditions.  The use cases and models were developed with several goals in mind.  The first goal was to provide the re...

DSTU
HL7 Version 3 Standard: Clinical Statement Pattern, Release 1

The Clinical Statement model is designed to be used within multiple HL7 Version 3 domain models. Clinical Statement is intended to facilitate the consistent design of communications that convey clinical information to meet specific use cases. In most cases Clinical Statement will be ref...

Normative
HL7 Version 3 Standard: Common Message Element Types

CMETs (Common Model Element Types) are a work product produced by a particular work group for expressing a common, useful and reusable concept. They are generally "consumed", or used by both the producing and other work groups. CMETs are standardized model fragments intend...

Normative
HL7 Version 3 Standard: Common Product Model (CPM) CMETs, Release 4

The common product model is used to improve the alignment between the different representations of products used within the body of HL7 Version 3 models. One goal of this effort is to make it possible for there to be a single such representation, which could then be used as a common...

Normative
HL7 Version 3 Standard: Common Product Model CMETs, Release 3 (CPM R3)

The common product model is used to improve the alignment between the different representations of products used within the body of HL7 Version 3 models. One goal of this effort is to make it possible for there to be a single such representation, which could then be used as a common...

Normative
HL7 Version 3 Standard: Implantable Device Cardiac - Follow-up Summary, Release 2

The HL7 Version 3 Implantable Device Cardiac (IDC) Follow-up Summary is a message model for describing an observation of an interrogator at a physical location who is performing an interrogation of a therapeutic medical device (bound to a patient) using identifiable interr...

Normative
HL7 Version 3 Standard: Laboratory Result Release 1

The HL7 Version 3 Normative Edition’s laboratory domain comprises the models, messages, and other artifacts that are needed to support messaging related to the results or observations association with laboratory tests. It currently supports the results of laboratory testing of any type o...

Normative
HL7 Version 3 Standard: Orders; Diet and Nutrition, Release 1

The HL7 v3 Nutrition Orders Standard – Universal Realm is a messaging specification intended to standardize the electronic transmission and exchange of nutrition orders including oral diets, enteral nutrition (tube feeding and infant formula requirements) and nutrit...

Informative, STU
HL7 Version 3 Standard: Structured Product Labeling, Release 5

SPL release 5 (normative) is an extension of the previous releases of SPL, that all received extensive use in production, especially the releases 1, 3, 4, and 5 (DSTU). In addition to labeling submissions, SPL has been used since 2009 for registering and listing of all drug products legall...

Normative