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SimpleReport data catalog

If you use SimpleReport, or you’re a public health department receiving data from SimpleReport, here’s what you can expect. SimpleReport captures all of the data needed to meet the requirements described in the U.S. government’s COVID-19 Lab Data Reporting guidance, including ask on order entry questions and a unique specimen ID.

SimpleReport sends test results to public health departments as HL7 2.5.1 ELR (electronic lab results) through ReportStream. View the full ReportStream documentation [GitHub]. You can also learn more on the ReportStream website.

Types of data fields

Data created in SimpleReport falls into three categories:

  • Required: user must enter this data
  • Optional: users may enter this data, but are able to submit test results without completing it
  • System-generated: the SimpleReport system automatically creates this data