Section 1h: Cross-paradigm/Domain Analysis Models
Section 2: Clinical and Administrative Domains
HL7 Domain Analysis Model: Specimen, Release 2
DESCRIPTION
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 Integrated Domain Group (BRIDG) model as well as the business needs of the current v2 and v3 specimen models.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
HL7 Domain Analysis Model: Specimen, Release 2 may also go by the following names or acronyms:
TARGETS
- Clinical and Public Health Laboratories
- Quality Reporting Agencies
- Standards Development Organizations (SDOs)
- EHR, PHR Vendors
- Health Care IT Vendors
- Lab Vendors
- Local and State Departments of Health
- Healthcare Institutions (hospitals, long term care, home care, mental health)
BENEFITS
- Creates a unified approach to specimen related attributes across various use cases
- Enumerates the related data elements applicable to specimen related use cases from different areas of laboratory functions
- Enables a starting point for implementers / vendors to consider data elements needed to cover different healthcare functions
- Expanded the National Cancer Institute Life Sciences DAM to include non-living subject’s specimen
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ADDITIONAL DETAILS
This document is used to inform messaging solutions in v2.x as well as creating FHIR resources. It has also been mapped to DICOM elements in order to support Digital Pathology Workflows.
TOPIC
- Laboratory
BALLOT TYPE
- Informative
STATUS DATE
2019-04-29RESPONSIBLE WORK GROUP
PRODUCT TYPE
- Domain Analysis Model
STAKEHOLDERS
- Clinical and Public Health Laboratories
- EHR, PHR Vendors
- Health Care IT Vendors
- Healthcare Institutions
- Lab Vendors
- Local and State Departments of Health
- Quality Reporting Agencies
- Standards Development Organizations (SDOs)
FAMILY
- Cross-paradigm
CURRENT STATE
- Active
REALM
- Universal