# Observation profile - Point-of-Care Device Implementation Guide v1.0.0

* [**Table of Contents**](toc.md)
* [**Artifact List**](artifacts.md)
* **Observation profile**

## Resource Profile: Observation profile ( Abstract ) 

| | | |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| *Official URL*:http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/pocd/StructureDefinition/Observation | *Version*:1.0.0 | |
| * Standards status: *[Trial-use](http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/versions.html#std-process) | [Maturity Level](http://hl7.org/fhir/versions.html#maturity): 2 | *Computable Name*:Observation |

 
StructureDefinition for measurements and simple assertions made about a patient, device or other subject. This abstract profile is only used to define mappings and is not intended for use in actual implementations. 

**Usages:**

* This Profile is not used by any profiles in this Implementation Guide

You can also check for [usages in the FHIR IG Statistics](https://packages2.fhir.org/xig/hl7.fhir.uv.pocd|current/StructureDefinition/Observation)

### Formal Views of Profile Content

 [Description of Profiles, Differentials, Snapshots and how the different presentations work](http://build.fhir.org/ig/FHIR/ig-guidance/readingIgs.html#structure-definitions). 

 

Other representations of profile: [CSV](StructureDefinition-Observation.csv), [Excel](StructureDefinition-Observation.xlsx), [Schematron](StructureDefinition-Observation.sch) 



## Resource Content

```json
{
  "resourceType" : "StructureDefinition",
  "id" : "Observation",
  "extension" : [{
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-summary",
    "valueMarkdown" : "The profile defines the following rules:\n * This is an additional Observation Resource and not the same that has been used for the DeviceMetric."
  },
  {
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg",
    "valueCode" : "dev"
  },
  {
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm",
    "valueInteger" : 2,
    "_valueInteger" : {
      "extension" : [{
        "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-conformance-derivedFrom",
        "valueCanonical" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/pocd/ImplementationGuide/hl7.fhir.uv.pocd"
      }]
    }
  },
  {
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status",
    "valueCode" : "trial-use",
    "_valueCode" : {
      "extension" : [{
        "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-conformance-derivedFrom",
        "valueCanonical" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/pocd/ImplementationGuide/hl7.fhir.uv.pocd"
      }]
    }
  }],
  "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/pocd/StructureDefinition/Observation",
  "version" : "1.0.0",
  "name" : "Observation",
  "title" : "Observation profile",
  "status" : "active",
  "date" : "2020-08-03",
  "publisher" : "HL7 International / Devices",
  "contact" : [{
    "telecom" : [{
      "system" : "url",
      "value" : "http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/healthcaredevices"
    }]
  }],
  "description" : "StructureDefinition for measurements and simple assertions made about a patient, device or other subject. This abstract profile is only used to define mappings and is not intended for use in actual implementations.",
  "jurisdiction" : [{
    "coding" : [{
      "system" : "http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm",
      "code" : "001"
    }]
  }],
  "fhirVersion" : "4.0.1",
  "mapping" : [{
    "identity" : "dim",
    "uri" : "urn:iso:std:iso:11073:10201",
    "name" : "IEEE 11073-10201 DIM"
  },
  {
    "identity" : "sdc",
    "uri" : "urn:iso:std:iso:11073:10207",
    "name" : "IEEE 11073-10207 SDC"
  },
  {
    "identity" : "workflow",
    "uri" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/workflow",
    "name" : "Workflow Pattern"
  },
  {
    "identity" : "sct-concept",
    "uri" : "http://snomed.info/conceptdomain",
    "name" : "SNOMED CT Concept Domain Binding"
  },
  {
    "identity" : "v2",
    "uri" : "http://hl7.org/v2",
    "name" : "HL7 v2 Mapping"
  },
  {
    "identity" : "rim",
    "uri" : "http://hl7.org/v3",
    "name" : "RIM Mapping"
  },
  {
    "identity" : "w5",
    "uri" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/fivews",
    "name" : "FiveWs Pattern Mapping"
  },
  {
    "identity" : "sct-attr",
    "uri" : "http://snomed.org/attributebinding",
    "name" : "SNOMED CT Attribute Binding"
  }],
  "kind" : "resource",
  "abstract" : true,
  "type" : "Observation",
  "baseDefinition" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Observation",
  "derivation" : "constraint",
  "differential" : {
    "element" : [{
      "id" : "Observation",
      "path" : "Observation"
    },
    {
      "id" : "Observation.category",
      "path" : "Observation.category"
    },
    {
      "id" : "Observation.category.coding",
      "path" : "Observation.category.coding"
    },
    {
      "id" : "Observation.category.coding.system",
      "path" : "Observation.category.coding.system",
      "mapping" : [{
        "identity" : "sdc",
        "map" : "AbstractMultiState/Category/CodingSystem"
      }]
    },
    {
      "id" : "Observation.category.coding.version",
      "path" : "Observation.category.coding.version",
      "mapping" : [{
        "identity" : "sdc",
        "map" : "AbstractMultiState/Category/CodingSystemVersion"
      }]
    },
    {
      "id" : "Observation.category.coding.code",
      "path" : "Observation.category.coding.code",
      "mapping" : [{
        "identity" : "sdc",
        "map" : "AbstractMultiState/Category/Code"
      }]
    },
    {
      "id" : "Observation.code",
      "path" : "Observation.code"
    },
    {
      "id" : "Observation.code.coding",
      "path" : "Observation.code.coding"
    },
    {
      "id" : "Observation.code.coding.system",
      "path" : "Observation.code.coding.system",
      "mapping" : [{
        "identity" : "sdc",
        "map" : "ClinicalInfo/Code/CodingSystem"
      }]
    },
    {
      "id" : "Observation.code.coding.version",
      "path" : "Observation.code.coding.version",
      "mapping" : [{
        "identity" : "sdc",
        "map" : "ClinicalInfo/Code/CodingSystemVersion"
      }]
    },
    {
      "id" : "Observation.code.coding.code",
      "path" : "Observation.code.coding.code",
      "mapping" : [{
        "identity" : "sdc",
        "map" : "ClinicalInfo/Code/Code"
      }]
    },
    {
      "id" : "Observation.valueQuantity",
      "path" : "Observation.valueQuantity"
    },
    {
      "id" : "Observation.valueQuantity.value",
      "path" : "Observation.valueQuantity.value",
      "mapping" : [{
        "identity" : "sdc",
        "map" : "ClinicalInfo/RelatedMeasurement/Value/MeasuredValue"
      }]
    },
    {
      "id" : "Observation.valueQuantity.unit",
      "path" : "Observation.valueQuantity.unit",
      "mapping" : [{
        "identity" : "sdc",
        "map" : "ClinicalInfo/RelatedMeasurement/Value/MeasurementUnit"
      }]
    },
    {
      "id" : "Observation.interpretation",
      "path" : "Observation.interpretation",
      "mapping" : [{
        "identity" : "sdc",
        "map" : "ClinicalInfo/RelatedMeasurement/Validity note the mapping of the valueset"
      }]
    },
    {
      "id" : "Observation.note",
      "path" : "Observation.note"
    },
    {
      "id" : "Observation.note.text",
      "path" : "Observation.note.text",
      "mapping" : [{
        "identity" : "sdc",
        "map" : "ClinicalInfo/Description/Ref"
      }]
    },
    {
      "id" : "Observation.referenceRange",
      "path" : "Observation.referenceRange"
    },
    {
      "id" : "Observation.referenceRange.low",
      "path" : "Observation.referenceRange.low",
      "mapping" : [{
        "identity" : "sdc",
        "map" : "ClinicalInfo/RelatedMeasurement/ReferenceRange/Range/Lower"
      }]
    },
    {
      "id" : "Observation.referenceRange.high",
      "path" : "Observation.referenceRange.high",
      "mapping" : [{
        "identity" : "sdc",
        "map" : "ClinicalInfo/RelatedMeasurement/ReferenceRange/Range/Upper"
      }]
    },
    {
      "id" : "Observation.referenceRange.type",
      "path" : "Observation.referenceRange.type"
    },
    {
      "id" : "Observation.referenceRange.type.coding",
      "path" : "Observation.referenceRange.type.coding"
    },
    {
      "id" : "Observation.referenceRange.type.coding.system",
      "path" : "Observation.referenceRange.type.coding.system",
      "mapping" : [{
        "identity" : "sdc",
        "map" : "ClinicalInfo/RelatedMeasurement/ReferenceRange/Meaning/CodingSystem"
      }]
    },
    {
      "id" : "Observation.referenceRange.type.coding.version",
      "path" : "Observation.referenceRange.type.coding.version",
      "mapping" : [{
        "identity" : "sdc",
        "map" : "ClinicalInfo/RelatedMeasurement/ReferenceRange/Meaning/CodingSystemVersion"
      }]
    },
    {
      "id" : "Observation.referenceRange.type.coding.code",
      "path" : "Observation.referenceRange.type.coding.code",
      "mapping" : [{
        "identity" : "sdc",
        "map" : "ClinicalInfo/RelatedMeasurement/ReferenceRange/Meaning/Code"
      }]
    }]
  }
}

```
