EHR-S Func Reqs Doc for Laboratory Interoperability Transactions - EHR-S Func Reqs IG for LRI

Description

This is part of a larger current work project, whose goal it is to create a suite of functional requirements documents for EHR technology for laboratory orders and results with 4 deliverables (3 going to ballot). Deliverables for this project: (1) EHR-S Functional Requirements Implementation Guide for Lab Results Interface (LRI) for ballot (2) Laboratory Information System - Functional Profile (LIS-FP) issues list document for use in a follow up future project This particular project will focus on creating EHR-S Functional Requirements Implementation Guide for laboratory results compatible with the S&I Laboratory Results Interface (S&I LRI) guide. Additional regulatory requirements (CLIA) and clinical best practices beyond the LRI IG will be considered in the development of this project's artifact. This document is intended to bridge the gap and harmonize between the LRI and LOI IGs and the concurrently to be developed EHR-S Functional Profile for Laboratory. As part of this project we will need to clarify what level in the HL7 artifact hierarchy this document fits in - it is at the same detail level as an implementation guide, however, it does not constrain a currently existing standard (though we are developing it concurrently, hence we retained the name Implementation Guide). It has been likened to a Logical Specification from SAIF and is similar to an IHE's Integration Profile, where both communication and behavior are defined. It leverages and will inform the planned conformance framework specifications for Incorporate (a CGIT project). At this time there are existing functional models for the EHR-System side (receive results / send orders). These transactions have two actors however, and it is planned as a future project to develop the corresponding Laboratory Information System (LIS) Functional Model focused initially on receive orders and send results. Requirements on the LIS side should be taken into account in development of the EHR-S side artifacts that are the deliverables for this project, so a LIS-Functional Model issues list document will be developed to capture related requirements.

Misc Notes
2026 March: TSC approved an STU Extension Request for HL7 Version 2.5.1 Implementation Guide: Laboratory Results Interface (LRI) Edition 5 – US Realm with 2024DEC Errata 2024 April: TSC approved STU Publication Request for HL7 Version 2.5.1 Implementation Guide: Laboratory Results Interface (LRI), Edition 1 STU Release 5 - US Realm for 2 years Sept 2022 TSC approved: STU Publication Request for HL7 Version 2.5.1 Implementation Guide: Laboratory Results Interface, Release 1 STU Release 4 - US Realm for two years 09/2022 Update - extension request 2022 February: TSC approved STU Extension Request for HL7 EHR-S Functional Requirements: S&I Framework Laboratory Results Messages, Release 1 - US Realm May 2016: TSC approved DSTU Publication Request for HL7 EHR-S Functional Requirements: S and I Framework Laboratory Results Messages, Release 1, US Realm at TSC Tracker 9891 for 24 months. through May 25, 2018 Oct 2015: Finalizing ballot reconciliation with target to publish November 2015. May 2018: Next step will be to do an STU update (with focused review) to sync with LRI R3 having been published. May 2019 investigate whether we still want to do an STU update or drop to informative