A lab order represents an order for a patient to perform some lab tests for a vendor.
{
"answers": [],
"bill_type": null,
"ccs": [],
"chart_date": "2021-03-25T04:33:40Z",
"confidential": false,
"content": {
// See Lab Order Content Object Definition
},
"created_date": "2021-03-25T04:33:40Z",
"document_date": "2021-03-25T04:33:40Z",
"facility": null,
"follow_up_method": "",
"id": 140754512183329,
"ordering_physician": 140754510217218,
"patient": 140754511659009,
"practice": 140754506678276,
"requisition": 140754512183329,
"resolution": {
"id": 140754511659009,
"document": 140754512183329,
"resolving_document": 140754512183329,
"state": "outstanding",
"note": null,
"created_date": "2021-03-25T04:33:40Z",
"deleted_date": null
},
"signed_by": 140754510217218,
"signed_date": "2021-03-25T04:33:40Z",
"site": null,
"special_insurance": null,
"submissions": [],
"specimens": [],
"tags": [],
"test_date": null,
"vendor": 67191701750,
"printable_view": "http://127.0.0.1/api/2.0/lab_orders/140758848962593/printable"
}| Attribute | Type | Allowed Values | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| answers | List of Answers | List of the answers provided for the Ask on Entry (AOE) questions if required by any lab order tests. | |
| answers.test | integer | The id of the test for which this answer pertains. | |
| answers.question | integer | The id of the AOE question for which this answer pertains. | |
| answers.value | string | The value entered by freetext or chosen by the ordering physician. | |
| answers.created_date | datetime | When the answer was created. | |
| answers.deleted_date | datetime | When the answer was deleted | |
| bill_type | string | 'thirdparty', 'patient', 'client', 'workerscomp', 'specialbilling' | Who is financially responsible for the order. |
| ccs | List[integer] | List of physician ids who should be cc'd on any reports. | |
| chart_date | datetime | Date at which this order was first seen in the patient's chart. | |
| confidential | boolean | true, false | Whether the provider has marked the order as confidential. Should not be shared with a patient. |
| content | object | See Lab Order Content Object Definition | Represents the content of the lab order report. |
| created_date | datetime | Time at which elation created this order. Can be different from chart_date when the order was imported into a chart from a different source and document_date when documenting an order that happened at some other time. | |
| document_date | datetime | Time at which this order was created in whichever system created it. Could be historical or same as the create_date. | |
| facility | Facility Identifier | An identifier that represents the facility placing the order. Usually assigned by the lab vendor. | |
| follow_up_method | string | Freetext field communicating how the patient should receive their results. | |
| id | integer | The id of the lab order in Elation's systems. Will be unique. | |
| ordering_physician | integer | The id of the physician who created the order. | |
| patient | integer | The id of the patient. | |
| practice | integer | The id of the practice. | |
| requisition | integer | The requistion id of the order. Can be different from the order id if and when the order was created outside of elation. | |
| resolution.id | integer | Internal id to represent the resolution state. | |
| resolution.document | integer | Will be the same as the id of the lab order. | |
| resolution.resolving_document | integer | If the order is fulfilled will indicate the document referenced. For lab orders will usually be a report. | |
| resolution.state | string | outstanding, fulfilled, cancelled | The resolution state of the order. |
| resolution.note | string | Any note that was added to represent why an order was cancelled. | |
| resolution.created_date | datetime | The datetime when this resolution state was created. | |
| resolution.deleted_date | datetime | The datetime when this resolution was deleted. Should never be null because we're providing the most updated resolution. | |
| signed_by | integer | The id of the physician who signed off on the order | |
| signed_date | datetime | The time when the order was signed. | |
| site | The location where the patient will have the lab performed. Sites are specific to their lab vendor. | ||
| site.name | string(200) | The name of the site. | |
| site.address | string(200) | The streetname of the site. | |
| site.suite | string(35) | ||
| site.city | string(50) | ||
| site.state | string(2) | ||
| site.zip | string(10) | ||
| site.phone | string(20) | ||
| site.fax | string(20) | ||
| special_insurance | Used primarily to support specific electronic lab order integrations. | ||
| special_insurance.code | string(5) | ||
| special_insurance.name | string(64) | ||
| submissions | List of Lab Order Submission | Record of the attempts to submit | |
| submissions.state | string(20) | The state of the electronic order submission. | |
| submissions.time_submitted | datetime | The time the electronic order was submitted to the lab vendor. | |
| submissions.time_acknowledged | datetime | The time at which a user acknowledged any error shown to them about the electronic submission. | |
| submissions.state_metadata | string(1500) | Useful error information collected as part of the submission. Including ERRORs or ACKs. | |
| specimens | List of Lab Order Specimens | Record of any specimens collected when creating the order. | |
| specimens.test | integer | The lab order test for which the specimen as collected. | |
| specimens.body_site | Information about the body site where the specimen was collected. | ||
| specimens.body_site.code | string(16) | The HL7 code representing the body site from which a specimen was collected | |
| specimens.body_site.text | string(64) | A textual description of the body site from which the specimen was collected. | |
| specimens.body_site.deleted_date | datetime | Represents if the body site was removed from the specimen. | |
| specimens.description | string(40) | A freetext description of the specimen. | |
| specimens.container_id | integer | An identifier representing the container used to store the specimen. | |
| specimens.modifiers | List[BodySiteModifer] | Coded Modifiers indicating more information about the body site from which the specimen was collected. | |
| specimens.modifiers.modifier.code | string(3) | The HL7 code representing the modifier on the body site from which a specimen was collected | |
| specimens.modifiers.modifier.text | string(64) | A textual description of the modifier of the body site from which the specimen was collected. | |
| specimens.modifiers.sequence | integer | The cardinal position in which the modifiers should be listed. | |
| tags | List of Coded Document Tags | Any tags associated with the lab order. | |
| test_date | date | nullable | The date on which the tests should be performed, or were performed. Can be different than document_date, create_date |
| vendor | integer |