US Core Implementation Guide
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US Core Implementation Guide, published by HL7 International / Cross-Group Projects. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 8.0.0-ballot built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/HL7/US-Core/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

SearchParameter: USCoreObservationCategory

Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/SearchParameter/us-core-observation-category Version: 8.0.0-ballot
Standards status: Trial-use Maturity Level: 3 Computable Name: USCoreObservationCategory
Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.40.2.40.68

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The classification of the type of observation
NOTE: This SearchParameter is defined only to document Server and Client expectations. Its definition is derived from the standard FHIR SearchParameter and it uses the Conformance expectation extension to define additional expectations for the following SearchParameter elements:

  • multipleAnd
  • multipleOr
  • comparator
  • modifier
  • chain

It SHALL NOT be used as a search parameter for search. Servers and Clients SHOULD use the standard FHIR SearchParameter.

id us-core-observation-category

url : http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/SearchParameter/us-core-observation-category

name : USCoreObservationCategory

derivedFrom : http://hl7.org/fhir/SearchParameter/Observation-category

status : active

date : 11/17/2024

publisher : HL7 International - Cross-Group Projects

contact : http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/cgp

jurisdiction : United States of America (the) (Details : {urn:iso:std:iso:3166 code 'US' = 'United States of America', given as 'United States of America (the)'})

code : category

base :Observation

type : token

expression : Observation.category

xpath : f:Observation/f:category

xpathUsage : normal

multipleOr : True (Conformance Expectation = MAY)

multipleAnd : True ( Conformance Expectation = MAY)