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Specifying multiple projects for a single trigger message

Please note:

  • This help topic only applies to the HL7-Query interface.
  • The following instructions should be performed by a RippleDown software administrator or a PKS staff member.

RippleDown can be configured to generate more than one interpretation from a single trigger message. Imagine the following scenario:

There are 2 Clinical Knowledge Bases in the system: TROP and MET. For a single incoming trigger message from the LIS, 2 interpretations are expected. The item to be queried to the LIS is x. The time period in days for the query is 2 days.

This behaviour can be achieved by configuring RippleDown as follows:

    • Open the Config Knowledge Base.
    • Make sure there is an attribute named PanelsProcessed. If the attribute does not exist, create a new Primary attribute from the Attribute Editor .
    • Create a Workflow report section.
    • Add a specially formatted comment to the Workflow report section:
      <kbcode>TROP</kbcode>      . The condition for this comment is: PanelsProcessed does not contain TROP. That is, once the PanelsProcessed contains “TROP”, don’t query again for the Troponin items.
    • Repeat the operation for the second panel (MET). This time the formatted comment to the Workflow report section should look like: <kbcode>MET</kbcode>. The condition for this comment is: PanelsProcessed does not contain MET.
    • The Internal Workflow section should now have 2 comments as shown below. Each will generate a query for the corresponding  Knowledge Base.
  • Select the Comment report section and add a specially formatted comment with no conditions: <output><id>QueryItems</id><value>x</value><kbcode>TROP</kbcode></output>&lt/code>
  • Add another specially formatted comment for the query period (in days) with no conditions: <output><id>QueryPeriod</id><value>2</value><kbcode>TROP</kbcode></output>&lt/code>
  • Repeat the last two instructions for the second panel (MET).
  • The Comment section should now have 4 comments, 2 for each panel:

 

For more information on multiple HL7 outputs, see the help topic MultipleHL7Outputs.