This International Standard specifies general messages for electronic information exchange between
analytical instruments (AIs) and laboratory information systems (LISs) within a clinical laboratory. It is
applicable to the specialities of clinical chemistry/biochemistry, haematology, toxicology, microbiology, virology
and immunology. It is not applicable to the blood transfusion and blood bank speciality
This International Standard covers the specification of messages used by communicating parties and the
syntax in which they are communicated. It does not cover the transport mechanisms used for the message
interchange.
This International Standard is applicable only to character-based message information. It is not applicable to
the communication of graphical or image information.
NOTE The provisions for this International Standard have been validated in the domains and for the purposes
described above. However, messages conforming to this International Standard may be considered by some user
communities to meet their needs for purposes outside this scope. Use of the messages in these circumstances is not
precluded by the scope.
In der ÖNORM werden die allgemeinen Nachrichten für den elektronischen Datenaustausch zwischen Analysengeräten und Laborinformationssystemen beschrieben. Der Anwendungsbereich umfasst die Gebiete der klinischen Chemie, Biochemie, Hämatologie, Toxikologie, Mikrobiologie, Virologie und Immunologie. Die ÖNORM ist für die Einsatzbereiche Bluttransfusion und Blutbanken nicht anwendbar. Für die Datentypen werden alphanumerische Informationen vorausgesetzt, so dass die ÖNORM für graphische (Bild-)Informationen nicht anwendbar ist.