Enterprise HealthELRElectronic Lab Reporting
The automated, standards-based transmission of laboratory results from a lab into a health record or to public health.
Key facts
- Automated, standards-based transmission of lab results.
- Typically HL7 messages with LOINC-coded tests.
- Reportable conditions reach public health automatically.
What it means
ELR delivers lab results electronically — typically via HL7 with LOINC-coded tests — eliminating manual entry and its errors. For occupational health it means drug-screen, titer, biological-monitoring and other results flow straight into the surveillance record and the right protocol, and reportable conditions reach public health automatically.
Frequently asked
What is electronic lab reporting?
The automated transmission of lab results — usually via HL7 with LOINC-coded tests — from a laboratory into a health record or to public health, eliminating manual entry and its errors.
How does ELR help occupational health?
Drug-screen, titer and biological-monitoring results flow straight into the surveillance record and the right protocol, and reportable conditions are sent to public health automatically.
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