Post Order

Overview

This channel is responsible for receiving order requests via HTTP and forwarding unique orders to the VannahPacs.

Order Submission

Request URL: http://172.16.223.10:6666

Request Body (JSON):

Below is an example of a complete request body:

{
  "AccessionNumber": "AN7722014890",
  "PatientName": "TEMBO^BRIAN^CHILOMBO",
  "PatientID": "ZM55901",
  "PatientBirthDate": "19870527",
  "PatientSex": "M",
  "ReferringPhysicianName": "ZULU^MERCY^TENDANI",
  "AdmissionID": "ZM378",
  "RequestingPhysician": "MWAPE^ALICK^NKHONYA",
  "RequestedProcedureDescription": "Chest X-Ray",
  "ScheduledProcedureStepSequence": [
    {
      "Modality": "CR",
      "ScheduledStationName": "XRAY_BAY_1",
      "ScheduledProcedureStepLocation": "GENERAL_RADIOLOGY",
      "ScheduledProcedureStepDescription": "Chest X-Ray AP View"
    }
  ],
  "RequestedProcedurePriority": "ROUTINE"
}

The body of the request must be a JSON object containing the order details. Below is a description of each field.

Field	Type	Description	Example
AccessionNumber	String	A unique identifier for the imaging study. This number is crucial for tracking the order throughout the entire radiology workflow.	"AN7722014890"
PatientName	String	The full name of the patient, formatted as LASTNAME^FIRSTNAME^MIDDLENAME.	"TEMBO^BRIAN^CHILOMBO"
PatientID	String	The patient's unique medical record number (MRN) or other institutional identifier.	"ZM55901"
PatientBirthDate	String	The patient's date of birth in YYYYMMDD format.	"19870527"
PatientSex	String	The patient's gender (M for Male, F for Female, O for Other).	"M"
ReferringPhysicianName	String	The name of the physician who requested the procedure.	"ZULU^MERCY^TENDANI"
AdmissionID	String	An optional identifier for the patient's hospital admission, if applicable.	"ZM378"
RequestingPhysician	String	The physician placing the order in the system. May differ from the referring physician.	"MWAPE^ALICK^NKHONYA"
RequestedProcedureDescription	String	A high-level description of the ordered procedure.	"Chest X-Ray"
ScheduledProcedureStepSequence	Array	An array of objects, where each object defines a specific step of the procedure.	[...]
...Modality	String	The imaging modality to be used (e.g., CR for Computed Radiography, CT, MR).	"CR"
...ScheduledStationName	String	The specific imaging device or room where the procedure is scheduled.	"XRAY_BAY_1"
...ScheduledProcedureStepLocation	String	The clinical department or location for the procedure.	"GENERAL_RADIOLOGY"
...ScheduledProcedureStepDescription	String	A detailed description of the specific view or part of the procedure.	"Chest X-Ray AP View"
RequestedProcedurePriority	String	The urgency of the procedure. Common values are ROUTINE, STAT (urgent), or ASAP.	"ROUTINE"

Expected Response

After a successful transmission to VannahPacs, the channel returns the following HTTP response:

{
    "status": "successfully",
    "message": "Order sent to PACS"
}