Chapter (CDA Body Section) with laboratory results according to Sharing Laboratory
Reports (XD-LAB) Content Module, IHE PaLM Technical Framework Revision 7.0 - July
5, 2016. Each Laboratory Specialty Section contains laboratory tests of a particular discipline
(e.g., microbiology or serology). The Laboratory Specialty Section uses LOINC codes to define the appropriate discipline.
Laboratory Specialty Sections MUST NOT be nested. A Laboratory Specialty Section SHALL contain EITHER a list of Laboratory Report Item
Section(s) OR a single text and
entry element to represent the Report Items:
Choice 1: Laboratory Report Item Section With this option, this Laboratory Specialty Section SHALL contain NEITHER a top level
text NOR entry elements. Each Report Item is contained in a corresponding Laboratory
Report Item Section which contains the Lab Report Data Processing Entry.
Choice 2: Text and Entry With this option, the examination results MUST be documented in the text element
of the section and the corresponding entry element (Laboratory Data Processing Entry). The human-readable text MUST be generated automatically from the entry and its sub-elements. For this purpose the presentation options according to the CDA Narrative Block schema
(NarrativeBlock.xsd) may be used: tables, lists, paragraphs, hyperlinks, footnotes,
references to attached or embedded multimedia objects.
If a document contains multiple Laboratory Specialty Sections, Choice 1 or Choice
2 can be selected for each individual chapter.
Classification
CDA Section Level Template
Open/Closed
Open (other than defined elements are allowed)
Used by / Uses
Used by 0 transactions and 1 template, Uses 2 templates
This declares the laboratory discipline of the section.
(chpalm_section_LaboratorySpecialty)
@code
1 … 1
R
@codeSystem
oid
1 … 1
F
2.16.840.1.113883.6.1
@codeSystemName
st
1 … 1
F
LOINC
@displayName
1 … 1
R
The displayName of the code MUST be specified for tracking purposes. However, processing
is NOT ALLOWED. Instead, a processing system is to display a user readable language
translation of the code from the value set.
CONF
The value of @code shall be drawn from value set 1.3.6.1.4.1.19376.1.3.11.1Laboratory Specialties (DYNAMIC)
hl7:title
ST
1 … 1
R
The title of the chapter MUST be specified and correspond to the following text format,
where <human readable code> contains the corresponding translation of the document
LOINC code:
[ge]: 'Laborbefund - <human readable code>'
[fr]: 'Rapport de laboratoire - <human readable code>'
[it]: 'Referto di laboratorio - <human readable code>'
where [hl7:act [hl7:templateId [@root='1.3.6.1.4.1.19376.1.3.1']]]
@typeCode
cs
1 … 1
F
DRIV
Schematron assert
role
error
test
(hl7:component and not(hl7:text or hl7:entry)) or (not(hl7:component) and hl7:text
and hl7:entry)
Message
A Laboratory Specialty Section SHALL contain EITHER a list of Laboratory Report Item
Section(s) OR a single text and entry element to represent the Report Items.