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Business Rules
Pre-condition(s)
Correct Patient Identification
Sequence of Events
Action/Stimulus
EMR places lab test orders to LIS
LIS attempts to correctly identify patient records
for orders placed by cross-referencing
EMR/LIS/MPI.
The LIS transmits diagnostic results to EMRs.
System Response
LIS receives orders and:
Matches them with existing patient records;
Fails to locate corresponding patient records and
requests that the user create a new record;
Returns duplicate patient records for orders
received.
The LIS:
Identifies a correct match;
Identifies multiple matches;
Fails to locate a match and requests that the user
create a new record.
EMRs acknowledge receipt of test results as
correctly identified.
Post Condition(s)
Outstanding Issue(s)
Similar issues as described in the above use case
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