STARS Implementation Guide
0.5.1 - release

This page is part of the Csiro Stars (v0.5.1: Release) based on FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) v5.0.0. This is the current published version. For a full list of available versions, see the Directory of published versions

Workflow

General Workflows

There are currently two main workflows within the FHIR system. Sending specimen for testing ServiceRequest and receiving those result back DiagnosticReport.

Workflow of Sending and Receiving Through STARSWorkflow of Sending and Receiving Through STARSSending LaboratorySTARSTesting LaboratorySending LaboratorySending LaboratorySTARSServerSTARSServerTesting LaboratoryTesting LaboratoryServiceRequest with specimen testing requestDiagnosticReport containing results
Send specimen to Lab, receive results from testing

Integration

Laboratories can choose to connect natively to the API server with fully compliant FHIR bundle messages through their own direct software integration or can opt to use the simplified Stars.Client to ease the transition to the new client. You can find more detail here on the Stars Client or the API endpoints.