IHE Laboratory Technical Framework Supplement – Inter-Laboratory Workflow (ILW)

This supplement to the Laboratory Technical Framework describes the Inter-Laboratory Workflow (ILW) Profile, which supports exchanges of test orders and observations between laboratories.

The ILW profile sets up a relationship between a requesting laboratory and a subcontracting laboratory that fulfils orders and sends results back to the requesting laboratory.

Main sections:

· Laboratory profiles synopses of usages and dependencies

· Integration profiles overview

· ILW scope

· Use cases

· Actors and transactions

· Profile options

· Process flow

· Security considerations

· Transaction LAB-25: Sub-order management

· Transaction LAB-26: Sub-order results delivery

· Appendices: Patient identification segment, specimen segment, observation/result segment