Interoperable genetic lab test reports: mapping key data elements to HL7 FHIR specifications and professional reporting guidelines.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

In many cases, genetic testing labs provide their test reports as portable document format files or scanned images, which limits the availability of the contained information to advanced informatics solutions, such as automated clinical decision support systems. One of the promising standards that aims to address this limitation is Health Level Seven International (HL7) Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources Clinical Genomics Implementation Guide-Release 1 (FHIR CG IG STU1). This study aims to identify various data content of some genetic lab test reports and map them to FHIR CG IG specification to assess its coverage and to provide some suggestions for standard development and implementation.

Materials and methods

We analyzed sample reports of 4 genetic tests

SUBMITTER: Khalifa A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8633597 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature