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A diagnostic report is the set of information that is typically provided by a diagnostic service when investigations are complete. The information includes a mix of atomic results, text reports, images, and codes. Reference Table: The diagnostic_report_references table contains normalized references from the diagnostic report to other entities. It supports the following reference properties:
  • subject (required): links to the patient who is the subject of the diagnostic report
  • encounter: links to the encounter where the diagnostic report was generated
  • performer: links to practitioners who performed the diagnostic procedure
  • result: links to observations or other diagnostic results referenced in the report
For detailed information about reference table structure and indexing, see the Reference Tables documentation. Presented Forms: For information about the diagnostic_report_presented_forms table that contains the actual content of diagnostic reports (text, images, and other media), see the Diagnostic Report Presented Forms documentation. Diagnostic Report Table: Primary Keys:
  • diagnostic_report_id
Foreign Keys:
  • patient_id
ColumnData TypeDescription
diagnostic_report_idvarcharUnique identifier for the diagnostic report
patient_idvarcharUnique identifier for the patient
statusvarcharStatus of the diagnostic report. Possible values:
registered: The existence of the report is registered, but there is nothing yet available.
partial: This is a partial (e.g. preliminary) report: data in the report may be incomplete or unverified.
preliminary: Verified early results are available, but the report is not yet final.
final: The report is complete, verified, and issued.
amended: The report has been modified subsequent to being final, and is complete and verified.
corrected: Subsequent to being final, the report has been modified to correct an error in the report or referenced results.
appended: New information is available, but it does not change the existing report content.
cancelled: The report is unavailable because the measurement was not started or not completed (also sometimes called “aborted”).
entered-in-error: The report has been withdrawn following a previous final release (e.g. released in error).
unknown: The current status of the report is unknown.
effective_datedateStart date of the diagnostic report
end_datedateEnd date of the diagnostic report
loinc_codevarcharLOINC code for the diagnostic report
loinc_displayvarcharHuman-readable description of LOINC code
category_hl7_codevarcharHL7 category code
category_hl7_displayvarcharHuman-readable description of HL7 category
source_category_codevarcharOriginal category code from source system
source_category_displayvarcharOriginal category display from source system
source_category_systemvarcharOriginal category system from source system
presented_form_textvarcharText content of the diagnostic report
data_sourcevarcharSource of the diagnostic report data