Some message types support segment groups. An HL7 segment group is a collection of segments that always appear together. Depending on the scenario, some segment groups can be optional or repeating.
In this article, we will explore a typical sample HL7 message, and describe HL7 segments groups in detail.
Sample HL7 Message
MSH|^~\&|MESA_RPT_MGR|EAST_RADIOLOGY|REPOSITORY|XYZ|||ORU^R01|MESA3b781ae8|P|2.5||||||||
PID|||CR3^^^ADT1||CRTHREE^PAUL|||||||||||||PatientAcct||||||||||||
OBR||||4550|||20010501141500.0000||||||||||||||||||F||||||||||||||||||
OBX|1|HD|SR Instance UID||1.113654.1.2001.30.2.1||||||F||||||
OBX|2|TX|SR Text||Lungs expanded and clear. Conclusions Normal PA chest x-ray.||||||F||||||
OBR||||4551|||20010501141500||||||||||||||||||F||||||||||||||||||
OBX|1|HD|SR Instance UID||1.113654.1.2001.10.2.1.603||||||F||||||
OBX|2|HD|Study Instance UID|1|1.113654.1.2001.10||||||F||||||
OBX|3|HD|Series Instance UID|1|1.113654.1.2001.10.1||||||F||||||
OBR||||4550|||20010501141500.0000||||||||||||||||||F|||||||||||||||||| OBX|1|HD|SR Instance UID||1.113654.1.2001.30.2.1||||||F|||||| OBX|2|TX|SR Text||Lungs expanded and clear. Conclusions Normal PA chest x-ray.||||||F||||||
While the second result group is OBR, OBX, OBX, OBX:
OBR||||4551|||20010501141500||||||||||||||||||F|||||||||||||||||| OBX|1|HD|SR Instance UID||1.113654.1.2001.10.2.1.603||||||F|||||| OBX|2|HD|Study Instance UID|1|1.113654.1.2001.10||||||F|||||| OBX|3|HD|Series Instance UID|1|1.113654.1.2001.10.1||||||F||||||
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