HL7 Domain Analysis Model: Specimen, Release 1

DESCRIPTION

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 specimen models.

TARGETS

• Clinical and Public Health Laboratories
• Quality Reporting Agencies
• Standards Development Organizations (SDOs)
• EHR, PHR Vendors
• Health Care IT Vendors
• Clinical Decision Support Systems 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

RELATED DOCUMENTS

HL7 Domain Analysis Model: Specimen, Release 1

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TOPICS

• Clinical Genomics
• Laboratory
• Public Health

BALLOT TYPE

• Informative

STATUS DATE

2015-04-07

RESPONSIBLE WORK GROUP

PRODUCT TYPE

• Domain Analysis Model

STAKEHOLDERS

• Clinical and Public Health Laboratories
• Clinical Decision Support Systems Vendors
• 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

• Retired

REALM

• Universal