Effective Date:

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Vision:

Describe the SAME test the SAME way ANYWHERE in the Healthcare ecosystem (as defined by/criteria)

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Missions:

The performing clinical laboratory will describe/define their test information in accord with regulations (i.e. CLIA, accreditation). All those ordering, resulting and using laboratory tests will support the data needs in their information systems. Information system vendors will provide needed functionality to support the interoperable use (including sending and receipt) of these data in their systems (internal) and systems (external) to which they are connected, including apps, decision support, reporting, and other uses of the data without modification of the data to preserve the intended meaning, coding, and related information. Meaning shall be preserved for consumers and users of the data including for patient care, public health, real world data, real world evidence, research and trials, and other use cases.

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