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Orders and Observations Work Group | Maturity Level: 1 | Trial Use | Security Category: Business | Compartments: No defined compartments |
Detailed Descriptions for the elements in the ObservationDefinition resource.
ObservationDefinition | |||||||||||||
Element Id | ObservationDefinition | ||||||||||||
Definition | Set of definitional characteristics for a kind of observation or measurement produced or consumed by an orderable health care service. | ||||||||||||
Short Display | Definition of an observation | ||||||||||||
Cardinality | 0..* | ||||||||||||
Type | MetadataResource | ||||||||||||
Requirements | In a catalog of health-related services that use or produce observations and measurements, this resource describes the expected characteristics of these observation / measurements. | ||||||||||||
Summary | false | ||||||||||||
Comments | An instance of this resource informs the consumer of a health-related service (such as a lab diagnostic test or panel) about how the observations used or produced by this service will look like. | ||||||||||||
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ObservationDefinition.url | |||||||||||||
Element Id | ObservationDefinition.url | ||||||||||||
Definition | An absolute URL that is used to identify this ObservationDefinition when it is referenced in a specification, model, design or an instance. This SHALL be a URL, SHOULD be globally unique, and SHOULD be an address at which this ObservationDefinition is (or will be) published. The URL SHOULD include the major version of the ObservationDefinition. For more information see Technical and Business Versions. | ||||||||||||
Short Display | Logical canonical URL to reference this ObservationDefinition (globally unique) | ||||||||||||
Cardinality | 0..1 | ||||||||||||
Type | uri | ||||||||||||
Requirements | Allows the ObservationDefinition to be referenced by a single globally unique identifier. | ||||||||||||
Summary | true | ||||||||||||
Comments | Can be a urn:uuid: or a urn:oid:, but real http: addresses are preferred. This is the URI that will be used when making canonical references to this resource. | ||||||||||||
ObservationDefinition.identifier | |||||||||||||
Element Id | ObservationDefinition.identifier | ||||||||||||
Definition | Business identifiers assigned to this ObservationDefinition. by the performer and/or other systems. These identifiers remain constant as the resource is updated and propagates from server to server. | ||||||||||||
Short Display | Business identifier of the ObservationDefinition | ||||||||||||
Note | This is a business identifier, not a resource identifier (see discussion) | ||||||||||||
Cardinality | 0..1 | ||||||||||||
Type | Identifier | ||||||||||||
Requirements | Allows identification of the ObservationDefinition as it is known by various participating systems and in a way that remains consistent across servers. | ||||||||||||
Summary | true | ||||||||||||
Comments | This is a business identifier, not a resource identifier. It is best practice for the identifier to only appear on a single resource instance, however business practices may occasionally dictate that multiple resource instances with the same identifier can exist - possibly even with different resource types. | ||||||||||||
ObservationDefinition.version | |||||||||||||
Element Id | ObservationDefinition.version | ||||||||||||
Definition | The identifier that is used to identify this version of the ObservationDefinition when it is referenced in a specification, model, design or instance. This is an arbitrary value managed by the ObservationDefinition author and is not expected to be globally unique. For example, it might be a timestamp (e.g. yyyymmdd) if a managed version is not available. There is also no expectation that versions are orderable. | ||||||||||||
Short Display | Business version of the ObservationDefinition | ||||||||||||
Note | This is a business versionId, not a resource version id (see discussion) | ||||||||||||
Cardinality | 0..1 | ||||||||||||
Type | string | ||||||||||||
Summary | true | ||||||||||||
Comments | There may be multiple different instances of an observationDefinition that have the same identifier but different versions. | ||||||||||||
ObservationDefinition.versionAlgorithm[x] | |||||||||||||
Element Id | ObservationDefinition.versionAlgorithm[x] | ||||||||||||
Definition | Indicates the mechanism used to compare versions to determine which is more current. | ||||||||||||
Short Display | How to compare versions | ||||||||||||
Cardinality | 0..1 | ||||||||||||
Terminology Binding | Version Algorithm (Extensible) | ||||||||||||
Type | string|Coding | ||||||||||||
[x] Note | See Choice of Datatypes for further information about how to use [x] | ||||||||||||
Summary | true | ||||||||||||
Comments | If set as a string, this is a FHIRPath expression that has two additional context variables passed in - %version1 and %version2 and will return a negative number if version1 is newer, a positive number if version2 and a 0 if the version ordering can't be successfully be determined. | ||||||||||||
ObservationDefinition.name | |||||||||||||
Element Id | ObservationDefinition.name | ||||||||||||
Definition | A natural language name identifying the ObservationDefinition. This name should be usable as an identifier for the module by machine processing applications such as code generation. | ||||||||||||
Short Display | Name for this ObservationDefinition (computer friendly) | ||||||||||||
Cardinality | 0..1 | ||||||||||||
Type | string | ||||||||||||
Requirements | Support human navigation and code generation. | ||||||||||||
Summary | true | ||||||||||||
Comments | The name is not expected to be globally unique. The name should be a simple alphanumeric type name to ensure that it is machine-processing friendly. | ||||||||||||
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ObservationDefinition.title | |||||||||||||
Element Id | ObservationDefinition.title | ||||||||||||
Definition | A short, descriptive, user-friendly title for the ObservationDefinition. | ||||||||||||
Short Display | Name for this ObservationDefinition (human friendly) | ||||||||||||
Cardinality | 0..1 | ||||||||||||
Type | string | ||||||||||||
Summary | true | ||||||||||||
ObservationDefinition.status | |||||||||||||
Element Id | ObservationDefinition.status | ||||||||||||
Definition | The current state of the ObservationDefinition. | ||||||||||||
Short Display | draft | active | retired | unknown | ||||||||||||
Cardinality | 1..1 | ||||||||||||
Terminology Binding | PublicationStatus (Required) | ||||||||||||
Type | code | ||||||||||||
Is Modifier | true (Reason: Not known why this is labelled a modifier) | ||||||||||||
Summary | true | ||||||||||||
Comments | A nominal state-transition diagram can be found in the Definition pattern documentation Unknown does not represent "other" - one of the defined statuses must apply. Unknown is used when the authoring system is not sure what the current status is. See guidance around (not) making local changes to elements here. | ||||||||||||
ObservationDefinition.experimental | |||||||||||||
Element Id | ObservationDefinition.experimental | ||||||||||||
Definition | A flag to indicate that this ObservationDefinition is authored for testing purposes (or education/evaluation/marketing), and is not intended to be used for genuine usage. | ||||||||||||
Short Display | If for testing purposes, not real usage | ||||||||||||
Cardinality | 0..1 | ||||||||||||
Type | boolean | ||||||||||||
Meaning if Missing | If absent, this resource is treated as though it is not experimental. | ||||||||||||
Summary | true | ||||||||||||
Comments | Allows filtering of ObservationDefinition that are appropriate for use vs. not. | ||||||||||||
ObservationDefinition.date | |||||||||||||
Element Id | ObservationDefinition.date | ||||||||||||
Definition | The date (and optionally time) when the ObservationDefinition was last significantly changed. The date must change when the business version changes and it must change if the status code changes. In addition, it should change when the substantive content of the ObservationDefinition changes. | ||||||||||||
Short Display | Date last changed | ||||||||||||
Cardinality | 0..1 | ||||||||||||
Type | dateTime | ||||||||||||
Alternate Names | revision date | ||||||||||||
Summary | true | ||||||||||||
Comments | The date is often not tracked until the resource is published, but may be present on draft content. Note that this is not the same as the resource last-modified-date, since the resource may be a secondary representation of the ObservationDefinition. Additional specific dates may be added as extensions or be found by consulting Provenances associated with past versions of the resource. See guidance around (not) making local changes to elements here. | ||||||||||||
ObservationDefinition.publisher | |||||||||||||
Element Id | ObservationDefinition.publisher | ||||||||||||
Definition | Helps establish the "authority/credibility" of the ObservationDefinition. May also allow for contact. | ||||||||||||
Short Display | The name of the individual or organization that published the ObservationDefinition | ||||||||||||
Cardinality | 0..1 | ||||||||||||
Type | string | ||||||||||||
Requirements | Usually an organization, but may be an individual. The publisher (or steward) of the ObservationDefinition is the organization or individual primarily responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of the ObservationDefinition. This is not necessarily the same individual or organization that developed and initially authored the content. The publisher is the primary point of contact for questions or issues with the ObservationDefinition. This item SHOULD be populated unless the information is available from context. | ||||||||||||
Summary | true | ||||||||||||
ObservationDefinition.contact | |||||||||||||
Element Id | ObservationDefinition.contact | ||||||||||||
Definition | Contact details to assist a user in finding and communicating with the publisher. | ||||||||||||
Short Display | Contact details for the publisher | ||||||||||||
Cardinality | 0..* | ||||||||||||
Type | ContactDetail | ||||||||||||
Summary | true | ||||||||||||
Comments | May be a web site, an email address, a telephone number, etc. See guidance around (not) making local changes to elements here. | ||||||||||||
ObservationDefinition.description | |||||||||||||
Element Id | ObservationDefinition.description | ||||||||||||
Definition | A free text natural language description of the ObservationDefinition from the consumer's perspective. | ||||||||||||
Short Display | Natural language description of the ObservationDefinition | ||||||||||||
Cardinality | 0..1 | ||||||||||||
Type | markdown | ||||||||||||
Summary | false | ||||||||||||
Comments | This description can be used to capture details such as comments about misuse, instructions for clinical use and interpretation, literature references, examples from the paper world, etc. It is not a rendering of the module as conveyed in the text field of the resource itself. This item SHOULD be populated unless the information is available from context. | ||||||||||||
ObservationDefinition.useContext | |||||||||||||
Element Id | ObservationDefinition.useContext | ||||||||||||
Definition | The content was developed with a focus and intent of supporting the contexts that are listed. These contexts may be general categories (gender, age, ...) or may be references to specific programs (insurance plans, studies, ...) and may be used to assist with indexing and searching for appropriate ObservationDefinition instances. | ||||||||||||
Short Display | Content intends to support these contexts | ||||||||||||
Cardinality | 0..* | ||||||||||||
Type | UsageContext | ||||||||||||
Requirements | Assist in searching for appropriate content. | ||||||||||||
Summary | true | ||||||||||||
Comments | When multiple usageContexts are specified, there is no expectation for whether all or any of the contexts apply. | ||||||||||||
ObservationDefinition.jurisdiction | |||||||||||||
Standards Status | This element has a standards status of "Deprecated" which is different from the status of the whole resource | ||||||||||||
Element Id | ObservationDefinition.jurisdiction | ||||||||||||
Definition | A jurisdiction in which the ObservationDefinition is intended to be used. | ||||||||||||
Short Display | Intended jurisdiction for this ObservationDefinition (if applicable) | ||||||||||||
Cardinality | 0..* | ||||||||||||
Terminology Binding | Jurisdiction ValueSet (Extensible) | ||||||||||||
Type | CodeableConcept | ||||||||||||
Summary | true | ||||||||||||
Comments | It may be possible for the ObservationDefinition to be used in jurisdictions other than those for which it was originally designed or intended. DEPRECATION NOTE: For consistency, implementations are encouraged to migrate to using the new 'jurisdiction' code in the useContext element. (I.e. useContext.code indicating http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/usage-context-type#jurisdiction and useContext.valueCodeableConcept indicating the jurisdiction.) | ||||||||||||
ObservationDefinition.purpose | |||||||||||||
Element Id | ObservationDefinition.purpose | ||||||||||||
Definition | Explains why this ObservationDefinition is needed and why it has been designed as it has. | ||||||||||||
Short Display | Why this ObservationDefinition is defined | ||||||||||||
Cardinality | 0..1 | ||||||||||||
Type | markdown | ||||||||||||
Summary | false | ||||||||||||
Comments | This element does not describe the usage of the ObservationDefinition. Rather it is for traceability of ''why'' the resource is either needed or ''why'' it is defined as it is. This may be used to point to source materials or specifications that drove the structure of this ObservationDefinition. | ||||||||||||
ObservationDefinition.copyright | |||||||||||||
Element Id | ObservationDefinition.copyright | ||||||||||||
Definition | Copyright statement relating to the ObservationDefinition and/or its contents. Copyright statements are generally legal restrictions on the use and publishing of the ObservationDefinition. | ||||||||||||
Short Display | Use and/or publishing restrictions | ||||||||||||
Cardinality | 0..1 | ||||||||||||
Type | markdown | ||||||||||||
Requirements | Consumers of the ObservationDefinition must be able to determine any legal restrictions on the use of the artifact and/or its content. | ||||||||||||
Alternate Names | License; Restrictions | ||||||||||||
Summary | false | ||||||||||||
ObservationDefinition.copyrightLabel | |||||||||||||
Element Id | ObservationDefinition.copyrightLabel | ||||||||||||
Definition | A short string (<50 characters), suitable for inclusion in a page footer that identifies the copyright holder, effective period, and optionally whether rights are resctricted. (e.g. 'All rights reserved', 'Some rights reserved'). | ||||||||||||
Short Display | Copyright holder and year(s) | ||||||||||||
Cardinality | 0..1 | ||||||||||||
Type | string | ||||||||||||
Requirements | Defines the content expected to be rendered in all representations of the artifact. | ||||||||||||
Summary | false | ||||||||||||
Comments | The (c) symbol should NOT be included in this string. It will be added by software when rendering the notation. Full details about licensing, restrictions, warrantees, etc. goes in the more general 'copyright' element. | ||||||||||||
ObservationDefinition.approvalDate | |||||||||||||
Element Id | ObservationDefinition.approvalDate | ||||||||||||
Definition | The date on which the asset content was approved by the publisher. Approval happens once when the content is officially approved for usage. | ||||||||||||
Short Display | When ObservationDefinition was approved by publisher | ||||||||||||
Cardinality | 0..1 | ||||||||||||
Type | date | ||||||||||||
Summary | false | ||||||||||||
Comments | The date may be more recent than the approval date because of minor changes / editorial corrections. See guidance around (not) making local changes to elements here. | ||||||||||||
ObservationDefinition.lastReviewDate | |||||||||||||
Element Id | ObservationDefinition.lastReviewDate | ||||||||||||
Definition | The date on which the asset content was last reviewed. Review happens periodically after that, but doesn't change the original approval date. | ||||||||||||
Short Display | Date on which the asset content was last reviewed by the publisher | ||||||||||||
Cardinality | 0..1 | ||||||||||||
Type | date | ||||||||||||
Summary | false | ||||||||||||
Comments | If specified, this is usually after the approval date. See guidance around (not) making local changes to elements here. | ||||||||||||
ObservationDefinition.effectivePeriod | |||||||||||||
Element Id | ObservationDefinition.effectivePeriod | ||||||||||||
Definition | The period during which the ObservationDefinition content was or is planned to be effective. | ||||||||||||
Short Display | The effective date range for the ObservationDefinition | ||||||||||||
Cardinality | 0..1 | ||||||||||||
Type | Period | ||||||||||||
Summary | true | ||||||||||||
Comments | The effective period for an ObservationDefinition determines when the content is applicable for usage and is independent of publication and review dates. For example, an observation definition intended to be used for the year 2021 might be published in 2020. See guidance around (not) making local changes to elements here. | ||||||||||||
ObservationDefinition.derivedFromCanonical | |||||||||||||
Element Id | ObservationDefinition.derivedFromCanonical | ||||||||||||
Definition | The canonical URL pointing to another FHIR-defined ObservationDefinition that is adhered to in whole or in part by this definition. | ||||||||||||
Short Display | Based on FHIR definition of another observation | ||||||||||||
Cardinality | 0..* | ||||||||||||
Type | canonical(ObservationDefinition) | ||||||||||||
Summary | true | ||||||||||||
ObservationDefinition.derivedFromUri | |||||||||||||
Element Id | ObservationDefinition.derivedFromUri | ||||||||||||
Definition | The URL pointing to an externally-defined observation definition, guideline or other definition that is adhered to in whole or in part by this definition. | ||||||||||||
Short Display | Based on external definition | ||||||||||||
Cardinality | 0..* | ||||||||||||
Type | uri | ||||||||||||
Requirements | Observation definitions may be refinements of other definitions. | ||||||||||||
Summary | true | ||||||||||||
ObservationDefinition.subject | |||||||||||||
Element Id | ObservationDefinition.subject | ||||||||||||
Definition | A code that describes the intended kind of subject of Observation instances conforming to this ObservationDefinition. | ||||||||||||
Short Display | Type of subject for the defined observation | ||||||||||||
Cardinality | 0..* | ||||||||||||
Type | CodeableConcept | ||||||||||||
Summary | true | ||||||||||||
Comments | Examples: person, animal, device, air, surface …. | ||||||||||||
ObservationDefinition.performerType | |||||||||||||
Element Id | ObservationDefinition.performerType | ||||||||||||
Definition | The type of individual/organization/device that is expected to act upon instances of this definition. | ||||||||||||
Short Display | Desired kind of performer for such kind of observation | ||||||||||||
Cardinality | 0..1 | ||||||||||||
Type | CodeableConcept | ||||||||||||
Summary | true | ||||||||||||
ObservationDefinition.category | |||||||||||||
Element Id | ObservationDefinition.category | ||||||||||||
Definition | A code that classifies the general type of observation. | ||||||||||||
Short Display | General type of observation | ||||||||||||
Cardinality | 0..* | ||||||||||||
Terminology Binding | Observation Category Codes (Example) | ||||||||||||
Type | CodeableConcept | ||||||||||||
Requirements | Used for filtering what kinds of observations are retrieved and displayed. | ||||||||||||
Alternate Names | Class of observation | ||||||||||||
Summary | true | ||||||||||||
Comments | This element allows various categorization schemes based on the owner’s definition of the category and effectively multiple categories can be used for one instance of ObservationDefinition. The level of granularity is defined by the category concepts in the value set. | ||||||||||||
ObservationDefinition.code | |||||||||||||
Element Id | ObservationDefinition.code | ||||||||||||
Definition | Describes what will be observed. Sometimes this is called the observation "name". | ||||||||||||
Short Display | Type of observation | ||||||||||||
Cardinality | 1..1 | ||||||||||||
Terminology Binding | LOINC Codes (Example) | ||||||||||||
Type | CodeableConcept | ||||||||||||
Summary | true | ||||||||||||
ObservationDefinition.permittedDataType | |||||||||||||
Element Id | ObservationDefinition.permittedDataType | ||||||||||||
Definition | The data types allowed for the value element of the instance observations conforming to this ObservationDefinition. | ||||||||||||
Short Display | Quantity | CodeableConcept | string | boolean | integer | Range | Ratio | SampledData | time | dateTime | Period | ||||||||||||
Cardinality | 0..* | ||||||||||||
Terminology Binding | Observation Data Type (Required) | ||||||||||||
Type | code | ||||||||||||
Summary | false | ||||||||||||
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ObservationDefinition.multipleResultsAllowed | |||||||||||||
Element Id | ObservationDefinition.multipleResultsAllowed | ||||||||||||
Definition | Multiple results allowed for observations conforming to this ObservationDefinition. | ||||||||||||
Short Display | Multiple results allowed for conforming observations | ||||||||||||
Cardinality | 0..1 | ||||||||||||
Type | boolean | ||||||||||||
Summary | false | ||||||||||||
Comments | An example of observation allowing multiple results is "bacteria identified by culture". Conversely, the measurement of a potassium level allows a single result. | ||||||||||||
ObservationDefinition.bodySite | |||||||||||||
Element Id | ObservationDefinition.bodySite | ||||||||||||
Definition | The site on the subject's body where the observation is to be made. | ||||||||||||
Short Display | Body part to be observed | ||||||||||||
Cardinality | 0..1 | ||||||||||||
Terminology Binding | SNOMED CT Body Structures (Example) | ||||||||||||
Type | CodeableConcept | ||||||||||||
Summary | false | ||||||||||||
Comments | Only used if the defined observation is to be made directly on a body part and if this body part is not implied by code found in ObservationDefinition.code. Not used for in vitro diagnostic observations. Example: 14975008 |Forearm structure|. | ||||||||||||
ObservationDefinition.method | |||||||||||||
Element Id | ObservationDefinition.method | ||||||||||||
Definition | The method or technique used to perform the observation. | ||||||||||||
Short Display | Method used to produce the observation | ||||||||||||
Cardinality | 0..1 | ||||||||||||
Terminology Binding | Observation Methods (Example) | ||||||||||||
Type | CodeableConcept | ||||||||||||
Requirements | In some cases, method can impact results. | ||||||||||||
Summary | false | ||||||||||||
Comments | Only used if not implicit in observation code Example: 702659008 |Automated count technique|. | ||||||||||||
ObservationDefinition.specimen | |||||||||||||
Element Id | ObservationDefinition.specimen | ||||||||||||
Definition | The kind of specimen that this type of observation is produced on. | ||||||||||||
Short Display | Kind of specimen used by this type of observation | ||||||||||||
Cardinality | 0..* | ||||||||||||
Type | Reference(SpecimenDefinition) | ||||||||||||
Summary | false | ||||||||||||
Comments | Only used for in vitro observations. When multiple occurrences of specimen are present, they are to be combined with a logical AND: all specified specimens are needed for the observation. | ||||||||||||
ObservationDefinition.device | |||||||||||||
Element Id | ObservationDefinition.device | ||||||||||||
Definition | The measurement model of device or actual device used to produce observations of this type. | ||||||||||||
Short Display | Measurement device or model of device | ||||||||||||
Cardinality | 0..* | ||||||||||||
Type | Reference(DeviceDefinition | Device) | ||||||||||||
Summary | false | ||||||||||||
Comments | When multiple occurrences of device are present, they are to be combined with a logical OR: at least one of the specified devices is used to produce the observation. | ||||||||||||
ObservationDefinition.preferredReportName | |||||||||||||
Element Id | ObservationDefinition.preferredReportName | ||||||||||||
Definition | The preferred name to be used when reporting the results of observations conforming to this ObservationDefinition. | ||||||||||||
Short Display | The preferred name to be used when reporting the observation results | ||||||||||||
Cardinality | 0..1 | ||||||||||||
Type | string | ||||||||||||
Summary | false | ||||||||||||
ObservationDefinition.permittedUnit | |||||||||||||
Element Id | ObservationDefinition.permittedUnit | ||||||||||||
Definition | Units allowed for the valueQuantity element in the instance observations conforming to this ObservationDefinition. | ||||||||||||
Short Display | Unit for quantitative results | ||||||||||||
Cardinality | 0..* | ||||||||||||
Terminology Binding | UCUM Codes (Preferred) | ||||||||||||
Type | Coding | ||||||||||||
Summary | false | ||||||||||||
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ObservationDefinition.qualifiedValue | |||||||||||||
Element Id | ObservationDefinition.qualifiedValue | ||||||||||||
Definition | A set of qualified values associated with a context and a set of conditions - provides a range for quantitative and ordinal observations and a collection of value sets for qualitative observations. | ||||||||||||
Short Display | Set of qualified values for observation results | ||||||||||||
Cardinality | 0..* | ||||||||||||
Summary | false | ||||||||||||
ObservationDefinition.qualifiedValue.context | |||||||||||||
Element Id | ObservationDefinition.qualifiedValue.context | ||||||||||||
Definition | A concept defining the context for this set of qualified values. | ||||||||||||
Short Display | Context qualifier for the set of qualified values | ||||||||||||
Cardinality | 0..1 | ||||||||||||
Terminology Binding | Observation Reference Range Meaning Codes (Extensible) | ||||||||||||
Type | CodeableConcept | ||||||||||||
Summary | false | ||||||||||||
ObservationDefinition.qualifiedValue.appliesTo | |||||||||||||
Element Id | ObservationDefinition.qualifiedValue.appliesTo | ||||||||||||
Definition | The target population this set of qualified values applies to. | ||||||||||||
Short Display | Targetted population for the set of qualified values | ||||||||||||
Cardinality | 0..* | ||||||||||||
Terminology Binding | Observation Reference Range Applies To Codes (Example) | ||||||||||||
Type | CodeableConcept | ||||||||||||
Summary | false | ||||||||||||
Comments | If this element is not present then the global population is assumed. | ||||||||||||
ObservationDefinition.qualifiedValue.gender | |||||||||||||
Element Id | ObservationDefinition.qualifiedValue.gender | ||||||||||||
Definition | The gender this set of qualified values applies to. | ||||||||||||
Short Display | male | female | other | unknown | ||||||||||||
Cardinality | 0..1 | ||||||||||||
Terminology Binding | AdministrativeGender (Required) | ||||||||||||
Type | code | ||||||||||||
Summary | false | ||||||||||||
ObservationDefinition.qualifiedValue.age | |||||||||||||
Element Id | ObservationDefinition.qualifiedValue.age | ||||||||||||
Definition | The age range this set of qualified values applies to. | ||||||||||||
Short Display | Applicable age range for the set of qualified values | ||||||||||||
Cardinality | 0..1 | ||||||||||||
Type | Range | ||||||||||||
Summary | false | ||||||||||||
Comments | Some analytes vary greatly over age. | ||||||||||||
ObservationDefinition.qualifiedValue.gestationalAge | |||||||||||||
Element Id | ObservationDefinition.qualifiedValue.gestationalAge | ||||||||||||
Definition | The gestational age this set of qualified values applies to. | ||||||||||||
Short Display | Applicable gestational age range for the set of qualified values | ||||||||||||
Cardinality | 0..1 | ||||||||||||
Type | Range | ||||||||||||
Summary | false | ||||||||||||
ObservationDefinition.qualifiedValue.condition | |||||||||||||
Element Id | ObservationDefinition.qualifiedValue.condition | ||||||||||||
Definition | Text based condition for which the the set of qualified values is valid. | ||||||||||||
Short Display | Condition associated with the set of qualified values | ||||||||||||
Cardinality | 0..1 | ||||||||||||
Type | string | ||||||||||||
Summary | false | ||||||||||||
ObservationDefinition.qualifiedValue.rangeCategory | |||||||||||||
Element Id | ObservationDefinition.qualifiedValue.rangeCategory | ||||||||||||
Definition | The category of range of values for continuous or ordinal observations that match the criteria of this set of qualified values. | ||||||||||||
Short Display | reference | critical | absolute | ||||||||||||
Cardinality | 0..1 | ||||||||||||
Terminology Binding | Observation Range Category (Required) | ||||||||||||
Type | code | ||||||||||||
Summary | false | ||||||||||||
ObservationDefinition.qualifiedValue.range | |||||||||||||
Element Id | ObservationDefinition.qualifiedValue.range | ||||||||||||
Definition | The range of values defined for continuous or ordinal observations that match the criteria of this set of qualified values. | ||||||||||||
Short Display | The range for continuous or ordinal observations | ||||||||||||
Cardinality | 0..1 | ||||||||||||
Type | Range | ||||||||||||
Requirements | The unit may be not relevant for ordinal values. In case it is there, it is the same as ObservationDefinition.unit. | ||||||||||||
Summary | false | ||||||||||||
ObservationDefinition.qualifiedValue.validCodedValueSet | |||||||||||||
Element Id | ObservationDefinition.qualifiedValue.validCodedValueSet | ||||||||||||
Definition | The set of valid coded results for qualitative observations that match the criteria of this set of qualified values. | ||||||||||||
Short Display | Value set of valid coded values as part of this set of qualified values | ||||||||||||
Cardinality | 0..1 | ||||||||||||
Type | canonical(ValueSet) | ||||||||||||
Summary | false | ||||||||||||
ObservationDefinition.qualifiedValue.normalCodedValueSet | |||||||||||||
Element Id | ObservationDefinition.qualifiedValue.normalCodedValueSet | ||||||||||||
Definition | The set of normal coded results for qualitative observations that match the criteria of this set of qualified values. | ||||||||||||
Short Display | Value set of normal coded values as part of this set of qualified values | ||||||||||||
Cardinality | 0..1 | ||||||||||||
Type | canonical(ValueSet) | ||||||||||||
Summary | false | ||||||||||||
ObservationDefinition.qualifiedValue.abnormalCodedValueSet | |||||||||||||
Element Id | ObservationDefinition.qualifiedValue.abnormalCodedValueSet | ||||||||||||
Definition | The set of abnormal coded results for qualitative observations that match the criteria of this set of qualified values. | ||||||||||||
Short Display | Value set of abnormal coded values as part of this set of qualified values | ||||||||||||
Cardinality | 0..1 | ||||||||||||
Type | canonical(ValueSet) | ||||||||||||
Summary | false | ||||||||||||
ObservationDefinition.qualifiedValue.criticalCodedValueSet | |||||||||||||
Element Id | ObservationDefinition.qualifiedValue.criticalCodedValueSet | ||||||||||||
Definition | The set of critical coded results for qualitative observations that match the criteria of this set of qualified values. | ||||||||||||
Short Display | Value set of critical coded values as part of this set of qualified values | ||||||||||||
Cardinality | 0..1 | ||||||||||||
Type | canonical(ValueSet) | ||||||||||||
Summary | false | ||||||||||||
ObservationDefinition.qualifiedValue.interpretation | |||||||||||||
Element Id | ObservationDefinition.qualifiedValue.interpretation | ||||||||||||
Definition | The expected coded interpretation values of an observation that matches this qualified interval. For example, high, low, normal. | ||||||||||||
Short Display | Expected coded interpretation values | ||||||||||||
Cardinality | 0..* | ||||||||||||
Terminology Binding | Observation Interpretation Codes (Extensible) | ||||||||||||
Type | CodeableConcept | ||||||||||||
Summary | false | ||||||||||||
ObservationDefinition.hasMember | |||||||||||||
Element Id | ObservationDefinition.hasMember | ||||||||||||
Definition | This ObservationDefinition defines a group observation (e.g. a battery, a panel of tests, a set of vital sign measurements) that includes the target as a member of the group. | ||||||||||||
Short Display | Definitions of related resources belonging to this kind of observation group | ||||||||||||
Cardinality | 0..* | ||||||||||||
Type | Reference(ObservationDefinition | Questionnaire) | ||||||||||||
Summary | false | ||||||||||||
ObservationDefinition.component | |||||||||||||
Element Id | ObservationDefinition.component | ||||||||||||
Definition | Some observations have multiple component observations, expressed as separate code value pairs. | ||||||||||||
Short Display | Component results | ||||||||||||
Cardinality | 0..* | ||||||||||||
Requirements | Component observations share the same attributes as the primary observation and are always treated as a part of it (they are not separable). | ||||||||||||
Summary | false | ||||||||||||
Invariants |
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ObservationDefinition.component.code | |||||||||||||
Element Id | ObservationDefinition.component.code | ||||||||||||
Definition | Describes what will be observed. | ||||||||||||
Short Display | Type of observation | ||||||||||||
Cardinality | 1..1 | ||||||||||||
Terminology Binding | LOINC Codes (Example) | ||||||||||||
Type | CodeableConcept | ||||||||||||
Summary | false | ||||||||||||
ObservationDefinition.component.permittedDataType | |||||||||||||
Element Id | ObservationDefinition.component.permittedDataType | ||||||||||||
Definition | The data types allowed for the value element of the instance of this component observations. | ||||||||||||
Short Display | Quantity | CodeableConcept | string | boolean | integer | Range | Ratio | SampledData | time | dateTime | Period | ||||||||||||
Cardinality | 0..* | ||||||||||||
Terminology Binding | Observation Data Type (Required) | ||||||||||||
Type | code | ||||||||||||
Summary | false | ||||||||||||
Invariants |
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ObservationDefinition.component.permittedUnit | |||||||||||||
Element Id | ObservationDefinition.component.permittedUnit | ||||||||||||
Definition | Units allowed for the valueQuantity element in the instance observations conforming to this ObservationDefinition. | ||||||||||||
Short Display | Unit for quantitative results | ||||||||||||
Cardinality | 0..* | ||||||||||||
Terminology Binding | UCUM Codes (Preferred) | ||||||||||||
Type | Coding | ||||||||||||
Summary | false | ||||||||||||
Invariants |
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ObservationDefinition.component.qualifiedValue | |||||||||||||
Element Id | ObservationDefinition.component.qualifiedValue | ||||||||||||
Definition | A set of qualified values associated with a context and a set of conditions - provides a range for quantitative and ordinal observations and a collection of value sets for qualitative observations. | ||||||||||||
Short Display | Set of qualified values for observation results | ||||||||||||
Cardinality | 0..* | ||||||||||||
Type | See ObservationDefinition.qualifiedValue | ||||||||||||
Summary | false |