CC-UC-02501 - Electronic Laboratory Requisition

Actors

• Client/Client caregiver
• Medical Doctor (MD)/Nurse Practitioner (NP)

Pre-conditions

• The client's health concern has been assessed, and laboratory investigations are required.
• The selected diagnostic laboratory is able to receive and process electronic requisitions.

Step	Description	Data elements collected	Result
1	MD/NP creates an electronic laboratory requisition.	Service Request Identifier Service Request Category Service Request Name Service Request Reason Service Request Intent Service Request Status Service Request Urgency (if applicable) Service Request Timing (if applicable) Service Request Additional Instructions (if applicable) Service Requester Service Request Date and Time Authored On Service Request Supporting Documentation (if applicable)	Electronic laboratory requisition is created with all-required information populated in the client's medical record.
2	MD/NP sends the laboratory requisition to a specified diagnostic laboratory location.	Service Request Identifier Service Request Status Service Request Communication Method Service Request Performer Service Request Performer Type Organization Identifier Organization Name Organization Type	The laboratory requisition is sent to the specified diagnostic laboratory, and the client's medical record is updated.
3	The diagnostic laboratory clinic receives the electronic requisition in preparation for the client's arrival.	Service Request Identifier Service Request Status Service Request Performer Service Request Performer Type Organization Identifier Organization Name Organization Type	The laboratory requisition is received by the diagnostic laboratory, and the client's medical record is updated to reflect the laboratory request.
4	This use case ends.	Not applicable	Not applicable

Post-conditions

• An electronic lab requisition is created and sent to a specified diagnostic laboratory location and recorded in client's medical record at the clinic.
• The laboratory requisition is received by the diagnostic laboratory, and the client's medical record is updated to reflect the laboratory request.

Back to use case category

Contact us

If you have questions about this initiative, would like to be added to our stakeholder notification list or would like to participate in our consultations, please email us.

connectedcare@cihi.ca