Project overview

• What is the AHRQ Lab Project? [PDF]
• Introduction to the project: [PDF]
• Background and research design: [PDF]

Why should your hospital participate?

• Project overview and goals of the study: [PDF]
  
• Hospital benefits: [PDF]
• Deliverables for AHRQ participating hospitals: [PDF]
  

Sign up and steps to participate

• Commitment form: [PDF]
• Steps to participate: [PDF]
• Hospital questionnaire: [DOC]
  

Lab mapping/LOINC worksheet instructions

• LOINC overview and worksheet instructions: [DOC]
• LOINC worksheet: [XLS]

Laboratory data collection

• Laboratory data specifications: [PDF]
  
• Laboratory data overview: [PDF]

Phase 1 - Pharmacy data collection

• Pharmacy data specifications: [PDF]
• Phase 1 - pharmacy file layout information: [DOC]
• HL7 drug order examples: [DOC]
• Pharmacy data overview: [PDF]

Additional information

• HL 7 Version 2.5.1 Implementation Guide to Laboratory Reporting: [PDF]. Hospitals receive "meaningful use" credit by using this version of HL 7.
• ICD-9 diagnosis code list to identify ADHF patients: [DOC]
  

For more information, contact Jaclyn Roland, MHA project director, at (651) 659-1411 or Mark Sonneborn, MHA vice president of information services, at (651) 659-1423.