LaboratoryTestResult

Last updated: 2021-11-22 18:18

When a COVID-19 laboratory test has been executed, laboratory staff need to record the results in their Laboratory Information System the fields available in the specifications of the COVID-19 LaboratoryTestResult message.

IMPORTANT: This message CANNOT be used to report the results of a secondary test or analysis for Variants of Concern. The message "LaboratoryTestResult" always precedes a COVID-19 "LaboratoryTestResultVariants" message (available since 01/03/2021, in use as of 31.03.2021), either by the same laboratory or by another laboratory.

A. Content of the message

Translations into Dutch and French of the variables can be found here.

VARIABLES	DESCRIPTION	Instructions
MessageType	Type of COVID-19 message.	Default value "2" Mandatory; (Update 01.03.2021: NEW FIELD).
PatientIdentificationNumber	Patient NISS identification number.	Format NISS: 11 numbers; Web service ConsultRn (NL / FR) Validation: modulo97; Mandatory;
FirstNamesPat	The person’s official first names.	Text; Mandatory IF no NISS.
LastNamePat	The person’s official last name.	Text; Mandatory IF no NISS.
Street	Street name of the address.	Text; Mandatory IF no NISS.
HouseNumber	House number of the address.	Text; Mandatory IF no NISS.
HouseNumberLetter	A letter following the house number.	Text; Mandatory IF no NISS.
Postcode	Postcode of the address.	Text; Mandatory IF no NISS.
Municipality	Municipality of residence.	Text; Mandatory IF no NISS.
Country	Country in which the address is located.	Text; Mandatory IF no NISS.
DateOfBirth	Patient’s date of birth. An incomplete date (such as only the year) is permitted.	Format for Date should be "YYYY-MM-DD" ; Mandatory IF no NISS.
Sex	Patient’s administrative sex.	Use valueset SexCodelist; Single select choice; Mandatory IF no NISS.
TelephoneNumberMobilePat	The patient's mobile telephone number.	Text; Mandatory IF sample collection by laboratory.
TelephoneNumberLLPat	The patient's landline telephone number.	Text; Mandatory IF sample collection by laboratory.
HealthProfessionalIdentificationNumberPrescr	The health professional NIHDI identification number of the prescriber.	Format: 8 consecutive numbers, as in COBRHA (NL/FR), and therefore without punctuation marks such as spaces, periods, underscores or hyphen and without the authorization code; Mandatory;
HealthcareProviderIdentificationNumberHosp	The organization’s NIHDI identification number.	Format: 8 consecutive numbers, as in COBRHA (NL/FR), and therefore without punctuation marks such as spaces, periods, underscores or hyphen and without the authorization code; Mandatory IF Hospital;
HealthcareProviderLocation	Campus number of the location where the patient is admitted ("VESTIGINGSNR" / "NUMERO DE SITE" granted by FOD/SPF public health).	Text; Mandatory IF patient is/was admitted on campus of hospital.
DepartmentSpecialty	The specialty of the healthcare provider’s department where patient is admitted.	Use valueset DepartmentSpecialtyCodelist; Single select choice; Optional (only for Hospital).
HealthProfessionalIdentificationNumberDmg	The health professional NIHDI identification number of the DMG / GMD (dossier médical global / Globaal medisch dossier) owner.	Format: 8 consecutive numbers, as in COBRHA (NL/FR), and therefore without punctuation marks such as spaces, periods, underscores or hyphen and without the authorization code; Optional.
CoronaTestPrescriptionCode	Code sent by SMS by the call center to persons who should be tested for COVID-19 infection as a priority, such as high-risk contacts of an infected person or persons who return to Belgium from abroad and have stayed in a hospital for the past 14 days.	Code has 16 alphanumerical positions (4 blocks of 4 positions: xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx); Mandatory IF no NISS OR no NISS-BIS number is available AND the lab has a CTPC code (Update 01/03/2021); Mandatory IF sample collection by laboratory AND IF patient received a CoronaTestPrescriptionCode.
CollectionDateTime1	The date and the time at which the material was collected.	Format for DateTime should be "YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss"; Mandatory.
SpecimenId1	Identification number of the material obtained, as a reference for inquiries to the source organization. In a trans mural setting, this number will consist of a specimen number including the identification of the issuing organization, to be unique outside of the borders of an organization.	Text; Optional.
SpecimenMaterial1	SpecimenMaterial describes the material obtained.	Use valueset "SpecimenMaterialCodelist"; Single select field; Mandatory; (update 02.03.2021: NEW FIELD).
TestCode1	The code of the executed test.	Use valueset "TestCodeCodelist"; Single select field; Mandatory.
TestDateTime1	The date and the time at which the test was carried out.	Format for DateTime should be "YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss" ; Mandatory.
TestResult1	The test result.	Use valueset "CVTestResultCodelist"; Single select field; Mandatory.
ResultFlag1	Attention codes indicating whether the result of a quantitative test is above or below certain reference values.	Use valueset "ResultFlagsCodelistLTR"; Single value field; Optional; (Update 01.03.2021: NEW FIELD).
TestId1	Unique Identification number of the executed test. This code is unique per executed test. (Update 18.03.2021)	Text; Mandatory.
CollectionDateTime2	The date and the time at which the material was collected.	Format for DateTime should be "YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss"; It is optional to report a second test in one message, but if a second test is reported, CollectionDateTime2 is a mandatory field.
SpecimenId2	Identification number of the material obtained, as a reference for inquiries to the source organization. In a transmural setting, this number will consist of a specimen number including the identification of the issuing organization, to be unique outside of the borders of an organization.	Text; It is optional to report a second test in one message, but if a second test is reported, SpecimenId2 is an optional field.
SpecimenMaterial2	SpecimenMaterial describes the material obtained.	Use valueset "SpecimenMaterialCodelist"; Single select field; It is optional to report a second test in one message, but if a second test is reported, SpecimenMaterial2 is an mandatory field; (update 02.03.2021: NEW FIELD)
TestCode2	The code of the executed test.	Use valueset "TestCodeCodelist"; Single select field ; It is optional to report a second test in one message, but if a second test is reported, TestCode2 is a mandatory field.
TestDateTime2	The date and the time at which the test was carried out.	Format for DateTime should be "YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss"; It is optional to report a second test in one message, but if a second test is reported, TestDateTime2 is a mandatory field.
TestResult2	The test result.	Use valueset "CVTestResultCodelist"; Single select field; It is optional to report a second test in one message, but if a second test is reported, TestResult2 is a mandatory field.
ResultFlag2	Attention codes indicating whether the result of a quantitative test is above or below certain reference values.	Use valueset "ResultFlagsCodelistLTR"; Single value field; Optional; (Update 01.03.2021: NEW FIELD).
TestId2	Unique Identification number of the executed test. This code is unique per executed test. (Update 18.03.2021)	Text; It is optional to report a second test in one message, but if a second test is reported, TestId2 is a mandatory field.
CollectionDateTime3	The date and the time at which the material was collected.	Format for DateTime should be "YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss"; It is optional to report a third test in one message, but if a third test is reported, CollectionDateTime3 is a mandatory field.
SpecimenId3	Identification number of the material obtained, as a reference for inquiries to the source organization. In a transmural setting, this number will consist of a specimen number including the identification of the issuing organization, to be unique outside of the borders of an organization.	Text; It is optional to report a third test in one message, but if a third test is reported, SpecimenId3 is an optional field.
SpecimenMaterial3	SpecimenMaterial describes the material obtained.	Use valueset "SpecimenMaterialCodelist"; Single select field; It is optional to report a third test in one message, but if a third test is reported, SpecimenMaterial3 is an mandatory field; (update 02.03.2021: NEW FIELD).
TestCode3	The code of the executed test.	Use valueset "TestCodeCodelist"; Single select field ; It is optional to report a third test in one message, but if a third test is reported, TestCode3 is a mandatory field.
TestDateTime3	The date and the time at which the test was carried out.	Format for DateTime should be "YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss"; It is optional to report a third test in one message, but if a third test is reported, TestDateTime3 is a mandatory field.
TestResult3	The test result.	Use valueset "CVTestResultCodelist". Single select field. It is optional to report a third test in one message, but if a third test is reported, TestResult3 is a mandatory field.
ResultFlag3	Attention codes indicating whether the result of a quantitative test is above or below certain reference values.	Use valueset "ResultFlagsCodelistLTR"; Single value field; Optional; (Update 01.03.2021: NEW FIELD).
TestId3	Unique Identification number of the executed test. This code is unique per executed test. (Update 18.03.2021)	Text; It is optional to report a third test in one message, but if a third test is reported, TestId3 is a mandatory field.
HealthcareProviderIdentificationNumberLab	The NIHDI identification number of the laboratory that executed the test(s).	Format: 8 consecutive numbers, as in COBRHA (NL/FR), and therefore without punctuation marks such as spaces, periods, underscores or hyphen and without the authorization code; Mandatory.

B. Valuesets

C. Points of attention

In case the patient has a NISS or a NISS Bis number, the regular address information, date of birth and gender should not be provided. This information is available at the COVID-19 central database, through ConsultRN.
In case the patient has no NISS or a NISS Bis number, a NISS should be created using the ConsultRN integration in EMD or HIS:
- https://www.ehealth.fgov.be/ehealthplatform/nl/service-webservices-consultrr
- https://www.ehealth.fgov.be/ehealthplatform/fr/service-webservices-consultrn
- This is also the case for foreign tourists.
  - In that case, the address information of his / her stay in BELGIUM should be recorded in the LaboratoryTestPrescription form.
  - As for the field “Country”, the country of permanent residence should be recorded in the LaboratoryTestPrescription form.
In case the patient is a minor (child), one of the parents, guardian or legal representative, should be provided as first contact person to (“FirstNamesContp1”; “LastNameContp1”; “TelephoneNumberMobileContp1”).

D. Destinations

The completed COVID-19 LaboratoryTestResult form should be transferred directly to the:
• COVID19 Laboratory Test Result Database
• Prescribing general practitioner, or
• Physician responsible for the Globaal Medisch Dossier (GMD) / Dossier Médical Global (DMG), If patient has one.

The transfer methods available for the message LaboratoryTestResult form are described in the "Technical guidelines".