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LMS_PRV_Messaging_ Guide_v1.0.pdf

NAHLN Certificate from Test URL 2.2019.cer

API - Message Setup for NAHLN (Name)

Message Profile (MSH)

• To report to NAHLN: Username, Password, and Auth Token or Certificate are required.
• The Schema Definition is not required, but if present the API will validate the message before posting it to the NAHLN website.
• Failure Email should go to a VetView user with admin privileges who is able to monitor the messages.

Message Type:  NAHLN OPU_R25 - HL7

• MSH.3 Sending Application is your Laboratories OID. OID Registry
• MSH.4 Sending Facility is your Laboratories Premise ID
• MSH 5 & 6 are NAHLN's information.

Patient PV1

Role ROL1

ROL13/PL6 Person Location Type

Next of Kin NK1

Patient Identifier PID3

PID.38 Production Class Code

OBX Patient Observations - Include Age Group 

Specimen SPM

Specimen Setup

NAHLN restricts the specimens for each test.  (Include the list of permitted codes for this disease, if known.)

Ensure that the appropriate SNOMED codes are in the Specimen Setup for correct matching.

Test Setup - Messaging Definition

In addition to the settings on the Job and Interface for NAHLN, you will need to add the Electronic Messaging Setup for each test that will report (disease name) to NAHLN.

Message Profile Name

Choose the profile name you created under the Job and Interface Settings above.

OCR.4 Placer Group Number

When selecting Reference Number Authority, please ensure that there is a Reference Number included in the header of each accession for this test.

OBR.31 Reason for Submission

Set up up a test catalog question that is restricted to a value list of acceptable reasons for submission. 

OBX.5 Observation Value

This value should be the result name that holds the CT value in test setup

OBX.8 Abnormal Flags Interpretation

This value should be the result name that holds the interpretation in test setup. This should be restricted to a value list with only the NAHLN approved interpretation results for this specific disease.