Use Case Repository
Cross-enterprise sharing of laboratory results
Scenario context:
This use case describes a simple process of request and results, but not a “closed loop system”.
Actors:
Lab Results Source
Results Viewer
Transactions:
Request Laboratory results
Retrieve Laboratory results
Show Laboratory results
Technical Process Flow:
- Physician logs in and requests laboratory results of a patient
- Results are gathered from the different laboratory result documents that are available of the patient in the XDS registry
- Results are shown in a viewing format as instructed in the “View” option of the XD-LAB IHE profile. This profile collects the different result documents and shows the combined information in a format that is recognised by the requesting physician.
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Content profiles:
Possible issues:
This Realisation Scenario assumes the availability of laboratory results in a document-based format (usually, a CDA document). Rules for the combination of information from different documents must be agreed upon for a shared, uniform viewing format.
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