ChroMate™ ChroMate™ Operator’s Manual Doc. 4300 Rev. E 85
Record Definitions and Specifications
Record Type Definitions
H| Indicates a Header Record, primarily for informational
purposes.
P| Indicates a Patient Record and is patient specific information.
OBR| Indicates a Requested Assay to be run for the preceding
patient.
OBX| Results from the Requested Assay preceding.
L| Indicates the End of the file.
A| Append this information to the preceding record; may be
used on any record.
Figure 8.1-1 Record Type Definitions
A Carriage return is used to indicate the end of the line (220 is the maximum).
Record Layout Specifications
Minimum Requirements
Message Header
H|
Append to the Previous Record
A|
Patient Segment
P|
Transmission Seq#| Patient-ID |
||
Patient Name |
||
Sex|
|
Address|
||
Doctor
Observation Order Segment
OBR|
Sequence Number|
||
Assay
Name
Result Observation Segment
OBX|
Sequence Number| Value Type|
|
Observation
Value | Units |
Reference
Range |
Abnormal
Flags |
|
Nature of
abnormal
checking
Message Terminator
L|
Sequence Number|
|
Patient
Count | Line Count | Batch Number
NOTE: A solid bar (|) indicates the field is for future use. The bar delimiter is
necessary for correct formatting within the record.