Chapter 07: Observation Reporting
Results coming back.
Lab results, vital signs, imaging reports, device readings. Everything measured or observed about a patient arrives through this chapter, mostly as OBX segments beneath an OBR.
What is in this chapter
- 16 trigger eventsthe real-world things that cause one of these messages to be sent
- 12 segmentsthe lines these messages are built from, and the fields on each
- 42 code tablesthe value sets the fields in this chapter draw from
- 8 message typesCRM, CSU, ORF, ORL, ORU, OUL, PEX, SUR
Message types defined here
CRMClinical study registration message1 structure, fired by 0 trigger events.
CSUUnsolicited study data message1 structure, fired by 0 trigger events.
ORFQuery for results of observation1 structure, fired by 1 trigger event.
ORLLaboratory acknowledgment message (unsolicited)3 structures, fired by 3 trigger events.
ORUUnsolicited transmission of an observation message2 structures, fired by 4 trigger events.
OULUnsolicited laboratory observation message4 structures, fired by 4 trigger events.
PEXProduct experience message1 structure, fired by 1 trigger event.
SURSummary product experience report1 structure, fired by 1 trigger event.
Segments defined here
These 12 segments are defined in chapter 07. Messages in other chapters may still carry them.
CSPClinical Study Phase SegmentCSRClinical Study Registration SegmentCSSClinical Study Data Schedule SegmentCTIClinical Trial Identification SegmentFACFacilityOBXObservation/Result SegmentPCRPossible Causal Relationship SegmentPDCProduct Detail Country SegmentPEOProduct Experience Observation SegmentPESProduct Experience SenderPSHProduct Summary Header SegmentSPMSpecimen Segment
Trigger events
A trigger event is the thing that happens in the hospital and causes a message to be sent. Chapter 07 defines 16 of them.
C01C09O22general laboratory order response message to any OMLO34O36P07P09Summary Product Experience ReportR01Unsolicited Observation MessageR04R21Unsolicited Laboratory Observation MessageR22Unsolicited Specimen Oriented Observation Message –R23R24Unsolicited Order Oriented Observation Message –R30R31R32Unsolicited Pre-Ordered Point-Of-Care Observation