RapidTestResult

When a COVID-19 rapid test has been executed by a healthcare professional, without intervention of a laboratory, the healthcare professional needs to record the results in his/her Health Information System the fields available in the specifications of the COVID-19 RapidTestResult message below.

A. Content of the message

Translations into Dutch and French of the variables can be found here.

VARIABLES	DESCRIPTION	Instructions
PatientIdentificationNumber	Patient NISS identification number	Format NISS: 11 numbers; Web service ConsultRn (NL / FR) Validation: modulo97 Mandatory;
FirstNamesPat	The person’s official first names	Text; Mandatory IF no NISS;
LastNamePat	The person’s official last name	Text; Mandatory IF no NISS;
Street	Street name of the address	Text; Mandatory IF no NISS;
HouseNumber	House number of the address	Text; Mandatory IF no NISS;
HouseNumberLetter	A letter following the house number	Text; Mandatory IF no NISS;
Postcode	Postcode of the address	Text; Mandatory IF no NISS;
Municipality	Municipality of residence	Text; Mandatory IF no NISS;
Country	Country in which the address is located	Text; Mandatory IF no NISS;
DateOfBirth	Patient’s date of birth. An incomplete date (such as only the year) is not permitted	Mandatory IF no NISS; Format for Date should be "YYYY-MM-DD"
Sex	Patient’s administrative sex	SexCodelist; Single select choice ; Mandatory IF no NISS;
TelephoneNumberMobilePat	The patient's mobile telephone number	Text; Mandatory;
TelephoneNumberLLPat	The patient's landline telephone number	Text; Mandatory IF no "TelephoneNumberMobilePat ";
HealthcareOrElderlyCareWorker	Is the patient a healthcare worker or elderly care	Boolean: "1" / "0" ; Mandatory;
FirstNamesContp1	The contact person’s official first names	Text; Optional;
LastNameContp1	The contact person’s official last name	Text; Optional;
TelephoneNumberMobileContp1	The contactperson's mobile telephone number	Text; Optional;
TelephoneNumberLLContp1	The contactperson's landline telephone number	Text; Optional;
RelationshipContp1	The relationship with the contactperson	RelationshipCodelist; Single select; Optional;
FirstNamesContp2	The contact person’s official first names	Text; Optional;
LastNameContp2	The contact person's official last name	Text; Optional;
TelephoneNumberMobileContp2	The contactperson's mobile telephone number	Text; Optional;
TelephoneNumberLLContp2	The contactperson's landline telephone number	Text; Optional;
RelationshipContp2	The relationship with the contactperson	RelationshipCodelist; Single select; Optional;
EncounterContactType	The type of contact with the health professional.	ContactTypeCodelist; Single select choice ; Optional;
EncounterStartDateTime	The date and time at which the contact took place	Format for DateTime should be "YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss"; Optional;
ProblemStartDate	Onset of the symptoms. If no symptoms, complete with 1900-01-01.	Format for Date should be "YYYY-MM-DD"; Mandatory;
HealthProfessionalIdentificationNumberTest	The health professional NIHDI identification number of the performer of the test. If health professional has no NIDHI identification number , NISS of the health professional should be provided.	Format NIDHI: 8 consecutive numbers, as in COBRHA (NL/FR) , and therefore without punctuation marks such as spaces, periods, underscores or hyphen and without the authorization code; Format NISS: 11 numbers; Mandatory;
HealthcareProviderIdentificationNumber	The organization’s NIHDI or KBO/CBE identification number. For "Collectivities", use "CollectivityIdentificationNumber"	Format NIHDI : 8 consecutive numbers, as in COBRHA (NL/FR) , and therefore without punctuation marks such as spaces, periods, underscores or hyphen and without the authorization code; Format KBO/CBE : 10 numbers; Mandatory;
HealthcareProviderLocation	Campus number of the location where the patient is admitted. For "Collectivities", use "CollectivityIdentificationNumber"	Format: "VESTIGINGSNR" / "NUMERO DE SITE" granted by FOD/SPF public health; Mandatory IF patient is/was admitted on campus of hospital ;
DepartmentSpecialty	The specialty of the healthcare provider’s department where patient is admitted	Use valuelist "DepartmentSpecialtyCodelist"; Optional (only for Hospital)
CollectivityIdentificationNumber	The organization’s KBO/CBE (enterprise) identification number. Only if organisation has no NIDHI number.	Format KBO/CBE : 10 numbers; For Healthcare organisations with NIDHI number, the "HealthcareProviderIdentificationNumber" should be provided. Mandatory;
HealthProfessionalIdentificationNumberInfo1	The NIHDI identification number of the healthcare professional that should receive the test result	Format: 8 consecutive numbers, as in COBRHA (NL/FR), and therefore without punctuation marks such as spaces, periods, underscores or hyphen and without the authorization code); Optional;
HealthProfessionalIdentificationNumberInfo2	The NIHDI identification number of the healthcare professional that should receive the test result	Format: 8 consecutive numbers, as in COBRHA (NL/FR), and therefore without punctuation marks such as spaces, periods, underscores or hyphen and without the authorization code); Optional;
HealthProfessionalIdentificationNumberInfo3	The NIHDI identification number of the healthcare professional that should receive the test result	Format: 8 consecutive numbers, as in COBRHA (NL/FR), and therefore without punctuation marks such as spaces, periods, underscores or hyphen and without the authorization code); Optional ;
CoronaTestPrescriptionCode		Code to be created using eHealth webservice PCR Test Prescription ; Code has 16 alphanumerical positions ; Mandatory;
TestPrescribedReason	Why was the test prescribed?	Use value set "TestPrescribedReasonCodelist"; Single-select choice (19.10.2020 : Update of "TestPrescriptionReasonCodelist") ; Mandatory;
CollectionDateTime1	The date and the time at which the material was collected	Format for DateTime should be "YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss"; Mandatory;
SpecimenId1	Identification number of the material obtained, as a reference for inquiries to the source organization. In a trans mural setting, this number will consist of a specimen number including the identification of the issuing organization, to be unique outside of the borders of an organization.	Text; Optional;
SpecimenMaterial1	SpecimenMaterial describes the material obtained.	Use valueset "SpecimenMaterialCodelist"; Single select field; Mandatory;
TestCode1	The code of the executed test	Use valueset "TestCodeCodelist"; Single select field; Mandatory;
TestDateTime1	The date and the time at which the test was carried out (completed and validated)	Format for DateTime should be "YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss" ; Mandatory;
TestResult1	The test result.	Use valueset "CVTestResultCodelist"; Single select field; Mandatory;
MobileAppTestId	Identifier (17 digits) generated in the Coronalert app on the phone of the patient and communicated by the patient to the doctor. Links a test to a phone.	Text (maximum 17 characters) ; IMPORTANT: Validation rule provided by DevSide; Mandatory IF patient has Coronalert app installed;
MobileAppDatePatientInfectious	Contains the date the patient became infectious, and is displayed in the Coronalert app of the patient.	Format: YYMMDD ; Mandatory IF patient has Coronalert app installed
MobileAppAlert	Patient has received a high risk alert in the Coronalert app.	Boolean: "Y" / "N" ; Mandatory IF patient has Coronalert app installed;

B. Valuesets

C. Points of attention

In case the patient has a NISS or a NISS Bis number, the regular address information, date of birth and gender should not be provided. This information is available at the COVID-19 central database, through ConsultRN.
In case the patient has no NISS or a NISS Bis number, a NISS should be created using the ConsultRN integration in EMD or HIS:
- https://www.ehealth.fgov.be/ehealthplatform/nl/service-webservices-consultrr
- https://www.ehealth.fgov.be/ehealthplatform/fr/service-webservices-consultrn
- This is also the case for foreign tourists.
  - In that case, the address information of his / her stay in BELGIUM should be recorded in the LaboratoryTestPrescription form.
  - As for the field “Country”, the country of permanent residence should be recorded in the LaboratoryTestPrescription form.
In case the patient is a minor (child), one of the parents, guardian or legal representative, should be provided as first contact person to (“FirstNamesContp1”; “LastNameContp1”; “TelephoneNumberMobileContp1”).

D. Example of message "RapidTestResult" in csv and json format

JSON format: https://www.dropbox.com/s/e1tz9zvxp1ekg6o/RapidTestResult.json?dl=0
CSV format: https://www.dropbox.com/s/nstup50vzw1aehn/RapidTestResult.csv?dl=0

Name of the message: RIZIVnrSender_RapidTestResult_yymmddhhmmss

The transfer methods available for the message RapidTestResult are described in the "Technical guidelines".