Version: 1.0.3 | Published: 15 May 2024 | Updated: 569 days ago
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Reporting Information Standard
Dataset
Summary
Type:
Information standards
Effective From:
15 April 2024
Applies To:
- Suppliers of Pathology Laboratory Information Management systems
- Suppliers of Pathology middleware and Order comms
- Suppliers of GP systems
- Suppliers of secondary care Electronic Patient Records
- Suppliers of Trust Integration engines
Impacts On:
Implementation of this information standard impacts all health IT systems
suppliers providing systems to the above providers; suppliers should work with
their customers to determine necessary changes.
Conformance Date:
30 April 2025
Topics:
- Interoperability
- Tests and diagnostics
Care Settings:
- GP / Primary care
- Hospital
Documentation
Associated Media:
Description:
For twenty years, Pathology Messaging (PMIP) EDIFACT, governed by the ISB 1557 EDIFACT Pathology Messaging Standard (Amd 39/2003 EDIFACT v1.003) has provided a reliable mechanism for supporting the data flow from laboratory information management systems (LIMS) to general practice. However, PMIP EDIFACT is fundamentally limited because:
- it is unable to carry SNOMED CT encoded test result concepts - it can only support Read v2 Pathology Bounded Code List (PBCL) codes.
- it is unable to support complex report structures containing fully atomic, coded results – data elements are mainly represented as text.
- the continued use of PMIP EDIFACT is a significant barrier to new market entrants who struggle to implement a messaging technology that is over 20 years old, and not aligned with modern standards such as Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR).
This has led to the need to introduce this new standard.
Relations:
- SNOMED CTSCCI0034
- EDIFACT Pathology Messaging StandardISB 1557
- Clinical Risk Management: its Application in the Manufacture of Health IT SystemsDCB0129
- Clinical Risk Management: its Application in the Deployment and Use of Health IT SystemsDCB0160
- Health Level 7 Fast Healthcare Interoperability ResourcesThe interoperability standard identified to facilitate the exchange of all healthcare information across the NHS.
- Pathology Messaging – FHIRAn integration for exchanging pathology test results from laboratories to GP practices.
- Pathology Messaging – EDIFACTThe legacy integration for exchanging pathology test results from laboratories to GP practices.
- NHS NumberISB 0149
- Organisation Data Service APIFor obtaining ODS codes and organisation information.
Document Control
Sponsor:
John Quinn, Chief Information Officer, NHS England
Approval Date:
05 April 2024
Business Lead:
Gogs Byrn, Senior Implementation Specialist, NHS England
Post Implementation Review Date:
30 April 2026
Scope:
Health Services, NHS Services
SRO:
Ian Townend, Chief Architect, NHS England
Technical Committee:
Data Alliance Partnership Board (DAPB)
Mandated:
Yes
Status:
active
Legal Authorities
Legal Authority:
Section 250 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012
Legal Authority Description:
This standard is published under section 250 of the Health and Social Care Act
2012.
Origin
Name:
NHSE-SD Data Catalogue