The following message structure may be used for the communication of laboratory and other order messages and must be used for lab automation messages where it is required that the Specimen/Container information is within the ORC/OBR segment group.
The trigger event for this message is any change to a laboratory order. Such changes include submission of new orders, cancellations, updates, etc. OML messages can originate also with a placer, filler, or an interested third party.
Message Structure
56 segments
R RequiredO Optional Choice
MSH
R1SFT
O*UAC
O1NTE
O*PATIENT
O1PID
R1PD1
O1PRT
O*NTE
O*NK1
O*PATIENT_VISIT
O1PV1
R1PV2
O1PRT
O*INSURANCE
O*IN1
R1IN2
O1IN3
O1GT1
O1AL1
O*ORDER
R*ORC
R1PRT
O*TIMING
O*TQ1
R1TQ2
O*OBSERVATION_REQUEST
O1OBR
R1TCD
O1NTE
O*PRT
O*CTD
O1DG1
O*OBSERVATION
O*OBX
R1PRT
O*TCD
O1NTE
O*SPECIMEN
O*SPM
R1SPECIMEN_OBSERVATION
O*OBX
R1PRT
O*CONTAINER
O*SAC
R1CONTAINER_OBSERVATION
O*OBX
R1PRT
O*PRIOR_RESULT
O*PATIENT_PRIOR
O1PID
R1PD1
O1PRT
O*PATIENT_VISIT_PRIOR
O1PV1
R1PV2
O1PRT
O*AL1
O*ORDER_PRIOR
R*ORC
R1OBR
R1NTE
O*PRT
O*TIMING_PRIOR
O*TQ1
R1TQ2
O*OBSERVATION_PRIOR
R*OBX
R1PRT
O*NTE
O*FT1
O*CTI
O*BLG
O1Used by Events:O21OML - Laboratory order