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ELR

Information Sheet

Tool NameElectronic Laboratory Reporting (ELR)
DescriptionThe NIST Electronic Lab Reporting (ELR) Validation Suite is used for ONC Health IT certification and user-directed testing. The validation suite provides functionality to test HIT senders. The ELR test tool covers the §170.314(f)(4) Inpatient setting only – transmission of reportable laboratory tests and values/results and §170.315(f)(3) Transmission to public health agencies – reportable laboratory tests and values/results ONC criteria.
DispositionTransition to Prometheus Computing provided ONC Funding
AccessTool Hosted on Prometheus Computing AWS
TimelineAugust 14, 2026
New Tool URLhttps://valitheus.com/tools/mu-elr
New Website 
User ActionsUse tool at new host site
Data TransferNot Applicable-There are no accounts or saved data

Contact

NIST will continue to host this legacy information site for the foreseeable future to guide users through the transition. For specific questions regarding the sunset timelines, technical architecture, or data migration steps, please contact:

Robert Snelick -- robert.snelick [at] nist.gov (robert[dot]snelick[at]nist[dot]gov) or r.snelick [at] prometheuscomputing.com (r[dot]snelick[at]prometheuscomputing[dot]com)

Created June 15, 2026
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