Electronic Laboratory Reporting
This page discusses several interoperability topics relative to electronic laboratory reporting.
Meaningful Use Compliance
Hospitals and Laboratories must be actively engaged in ELR onboarding to receive a letter of attestation.
New Mexico Administrative Code
New Mexico is a ‘dual use’ state, which requires all healthcare professionals and laboratories to report notifiable conditions to NMDOH. Utilize ELR HL7 2.5.1 or Simple Report to submit all reportable conditions, regardless of whether the testing was conducted in-house or elsewhere. If your facility is not onboarded for ELR you must report via fax. The following links lay out the reporting requirements in New Mexico:
- NMAC 7.4.3 - New Mexico Administrative Code
- Notifiable Conditions and Diseases in New Mexico - Summary: 2 pages
- NMDOH ELR Onboarding Handbook - Long Version
- NMDOH ELR Onboarding Quickstart Guide - 3 Page PDF Summary
- NMDOH Reportable Events Guide - All Reportable Diseases/Conditions
Fax Numbers for Reporting
Until a program has been onboarded with ELR and has received confirmation that the feed has been approved, hospitals and laboratories must continue to fax relevant laboratory reports to NMDOH.
| Reporting Type | Fax Number |
|---|---|
| HIV | 505-476-3544 |
| STD | 505-476-3638 |
| TB | 505-827-0163 |
| Drug Overdose, Violent Death, Childhood Fatalities | 505-476-3633 |
| Everything Else | 505-827-0013 |
Onboarding
Labs or hospitals that wish to begin or continue the onboarding process should contact the ELR team through the doh-elr-onboard@doh.nm.gov email address.
Additional Information
Please visit the following links to learn more.
- HL7 Version 2.5.1 Implementation Guide - Electronic Laboratory Reporting to Public Health Release 1 (US Realm) with Errata
- LOINC - This site may require that users register and log in (at no cost). All LOINC terms sent by laboratories will be compared against the LOINC.org website.
- SNOMED-CT - This site has information on how to register for ULMS to access their SNOMED-CT browser.
- PHIN VADS - Public Health Information Network Vocabulary Access Distribution System (PHIN VADS) & Reportable Condition Mapping Table
Questionnaires
The onboarding trading partner will need to complete 4 questionnaires.
- General Questionnaire — Contact, IT, and Lab Info
- Diseases Immediate Reporting Questionnaire
- Diseases Routine Reporting Questionnaire — Zoonotic, TB, STD, HIV, Environmental
- General Infectious Diseases Questionnaire