## Profile Comparison between http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-simple-observation vs http://hl7.org/fhir/us/vitals/StructureDefinition/blood-pressure-panel

Left: | US Core Simple Observation Profile (http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-simple-observation)
Right: | Blood Pressure Panel (http://hl7.org/fhir/us/vitals/StructureDefinition/blood-pressure-panel)

### Messages

Error | StructureDefinition.url | Values for url differ: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-simple-observation' vs 'http://hl7.org/fhir/us/vitals/StructureDefinition/blood-pressure-panel'
Error | StructureDefinition.version | Values for version differ: '7.0.0' vs '2.0.0'
Information | StructureDefinition.name | Values for name differ: 'USCoreSimpleObservationProfile' vs 'BloodPressurePanel'
Information | StructureDefinition.title | Values for title differ: 'US Core Simple Observation Profile' vs 'Blood Pressure Panel'
Information | StructureDefinition.status | Values for status differ: 'active' vs 'draft'
Information | StructureDefinition.date | Values for date differ: '2023-10-17' vs '2024-10-09T23:56:46+00:00'
Information | StructureDefinition.publisher | Values for publisher differ: 'HL7 International / Cross-Group Projects' vs 'HL7 International - Clinical Information Modeling Initiative'
Information | StructureDefinition.copyright | Values for copyright differ: 'Used by permission of HL7 International, all rights reserved Creative Commons License' vs 'Logica Health, all rights reserved Creative Commons License'
Information | StructureDefinition.jurisdiction | Removed the item 'urn:iso:std:iso:3166#US'
Information | StructureDefinition.jurisdiction | Added the item 'http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm#001'
Information | StructureDefinition.short | Values for short differ: 'assessment observation' vs 'Measurements and simple assertions'
Information | StructureDefinition.short | Values for short differ: 'Additional content defined by implementations' vs 'Extension'
Information | StructureDefinition.definition | Values for definition differ: 'May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the resource. To make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension.' vs 'An Extension'
Warning | Observation.category | Elements differ in definition for mustSupport: 'true' vs 'false'
Information | Observation.category | Element minimum cardinalities differ: '1' vs '0'
Information | StructureDefinition.short | Values for short differ: 'Type of observation (code / type)' vs 'Blood pressure panel with all children optional'
Warning | Observation.code | Elements differ in definition for mustSupport: 'true' vs 'false'
Information | StructureDefinition.definition | Values for definition differ: 'The time or time-period the observed value is asserted as being true. For biological subjects - e.g., human patients - this is usually called the 'physiologically relevant time'.' vs 'The time or time-period the observed value is asserted as being true. For biological subjects - e.g. human patients - this is usually called the 'physiologically relevant time'. This is usually either the time of the procedure or of specimen collection, but very often the source of the date/time is not known, only the date/time itself.'
Information | StructureDefinition.comment | Values for comment differ: 'At least a date should be present unless this observation is a historical report.' vs 'At least a date should be present unless this observation is a historical report. For recording imprecise or 'fuzzy' times (For example, a blood glucose measurement taken 'after breakfast') use the [Timing](http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/datatypes.html#timing) datatype which allow the measurement to be tied to regular life events.'
Information | Observation.effective[x] | Element minimum cardinalities differ: '0' vs '1'
Warning | Observation.performer | Elements differ in definition for mustSupport: 'true' vs 'false'
Warning | Observation.value[x] | Elements differ in definition for mustSupport: 'true' vs 'false'
Information | Observation.value[x] | Element maximum cardinalities differ: '1' vs '0'
Information | Observation.interpretation | Element maximum cardinalities differ: '2147483647' vs '1'
Warning | Observation.bodySite | Elements differ in definition for mustSupport: 'false' vs 'true'
Warning | Observation.method | Elements differ in definition for mustSupport: 'false' vs 'true'
Information | Observation.specimen | Element maximum cardinalities differ: '1' vs '0'
Information | StructureDefinition.short | Values for short differ: '(Measurement) Device' vs 'Blood Pressure Device'
Warning | Observation.device | Elements differ in definition for mustSupport: 'false' vs 'true'
Information | StructureDefinition.comment | Values for comment differ: 'When using this element, an observation will typically have either a value or a set of related resources, although both may be present in some cases. For a discussion on the ways Observations can assembled in groups together, see [Notes](http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/observation.html#obsgrouping) below. Note that a system may calculate results from [QuestionnaireResponse](questionnaireresponse.html) into a final score and represent the score as an Observation.' vs 'When using this element, an observation will typically have either a value or a set of related resources, although both may be present in some cases. For a discussion on the ways Observations can assembled in groups together, see [Notes](http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/observation.html#obsgrouping) below. Note that a system may calculate results from [QuestionnaireResponse](http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/questionnaireresponse.html) into a final score and represent the score as an Observation.'
Information | StructureDefinition.short | Values for short differ: '𝗔𝗗𝗗𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗨𝗦𝗖𝗗𝗜: US Core Profiles or other resource the observation is made from' vs 'Related measurements the observation is made from'
Information | StructureDefinition.definition | Values for definition differ: 'US Core Observations, DocumentReference, QuestionnaireResponse or other resource from which this observation value is derived.' vs 'The target resource that represents a measurement from which this observation value is derived. For example, a calculated anion gap or a fetal measurement based on an ultrasound image.'
Error | Observation.derivedFrom | Type Mismatch: Reference([CanonicalType[http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Observation], CanonicalType[http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-documentreference], CanonicalType[http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-questionnaireresponse], CanonicalType[http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/ImagingStudy], CanonicalType[http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Media], CanonicalType[http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/MolecularSequence]]) vs Reference([CanonicalType[http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/DocumentReference], CanonicalType[http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/ImagingStudy], CanonicalType[http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Media], CanonicalType[http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/QuestionnaireResponse], CanonicalType[http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Observation], CanonicalType[http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/MolecularSequence]])
Information | StructureDefinition.short | Values for short differ: 'Component results' vs 'Blood pressure components'
Warning | Observation.component | Elements differ in definition for mustSupport: 'false' vs 'true'
Information | Observation.component | Element minimum cardinalities differ: '0' vs '1'

### Metadata

Name | Value | Comments
--- | --- | ---
abstract | false |
baseDefinition | http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Observation |
copyright | Used by permission of HL7 International, all rights reserved Creative Commons License | Logica Health, all rights reserved Creative Commons License | Values Differ
date | 2023-10-17 | 2024-10-09T23:56:46+00:00 | Values Differ
description | The US Core Simple Observation Profile inherits from the FHIR [Observation](https://hl7.org/fhir/R4/observation.html) resource; refer to it for scope and usage definitions. This US Core FHIR Profile captures any "simple" observations not covered by other US Core Observation profiles. It represents any observation not classified as vital signs, laboratory, imaging, or other specific observation types. This profile sets minimum expectations for the Observation resource to record, search, and retrieve observations such as a clinical observation or assertion about patient health status or other general observations. It specifies which core elements, extensions, vocabularies, and value sets **SHALL** be present and constrains how the elements are used. Providing the floor for standards development for specific use cases promotes interoperability and adoption. | Blood Pressure Panel; a grouping of systolic, diastolic, and mean arterial blood pressure components. | Values Differ
experimental |  |
fhirVersion | 4.0.1 |
jurisdiction |  |
jurisdiction[0] | urn:iso:std:iso:3166#US |  | Removed the item 'urn:iso:std:iso:3166#US'
jurisdiction[1] |  | http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm#001 | Added the item 'http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm#001'
kind | resource |
name | USCoreSimpleObservationProfile | BloodPressurePanel | Values Differ
publisher | HL7 International / Cross-Group Projects | HL7 International - Clinical Information Modeling Initiative | Values Differ
purpose |  |
status | active | draft | Values Differ
title | US Core Simple Observation Profile | Blood Pressure Panel | Values Differ
type | Observation |
url | http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-simple-observation | http://hl7.org/fhir/us/vitals/StructureDefinition/blood-pressure-panel | Values Differ
version | 7.0.0 | 2.0.0 | Values Differ

### Structure

Name | L Flags | L Card. | L Type | L Description & Constraints | R Flags | R Card. | R Type | R Description & Constraints | Comments
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Observation | C | 0..* | Observation | assessment observation obs-6: dataAbsentReason SHALL only be present if Observation.value[x] is not present obs-7: If Observation.code is the same as an Observation.component.code then the value element associated with the code SHALL NOT be present | C | 0..* | Observation | Measurements and simple assertions obs-6: dataAbsentReason SHALL only be present if Observation.value[x] is not present obs-7: If Observation.code is the same as an Observation.component.code then the value element associated with the code SHALL NOT be present |
id | Σ | 0..1 | id | Logical id of this artifact | Σ | 0..1 | id | Logical id of this artifact |
meta | Σ | 0..1 | Meta | Metadata about the resource | Σ | 0..1 | Meta | Metadata about the resource |
implicitRules | ?!Σ | 0..1 | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created | ?!Σ | 0..1 | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created |
language |  | 0..1 | code | Language of the resource content Binding: ?? (preferred): A human language.
Additional Bindings | Purpose
?? | Max Binding
|  | 0..1 | code | Language of the resource content Binding: ?? (preferred): A human language.
Additional Bindings | Purpose
?? | Max Binding
text |  | 0..1 | Narrative | Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation |  | 0..1 | Narrative | Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation |
contained |  | 0..* | Resource | Contained, inline Resources |  | 0..* | Resource | Contained, inline Resources |
extension |  | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations |  | 0..* | Extension | Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url |
modifierExtension | ?! | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored | ?! | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored |
identifier | Σ | 0..* | Identifier | Business Identifier for observation | Σ | 0..* | Identifier | Business Identifier for observation |
basedOn | Σ | 0..* | Reference(CarePlan | DeviceRequest | ImmunizationRecommendation | MedicationRequest | NutritionOrder | ServiceRequest) | Fulfills plan, proposal or order | Σ | 0..* | Reference(CarePlan | DeviceRequest | ImmunizationRecommendation | MedicationRequest | NutritionOrder | ServiceRequest) | Fulfills plan, proposal or order |
partOf | Σ | 0..* | Reference(MedicationAdministration | MedicationDispense | MedicationStatement | Procedure | Immunization | ImagingStudy) | Part of referenced event | Σ | 0..* | Reference(MedicationAdministration | MedicationDispense | MedicationStatement | Procedure | Immunization | ImagingStudy) | Part of referenced event |
status | ?!S Σ | 1..1 | code | registered | preliminary | final | amended + Binding: ?? (required): Codes providing the status of an observation. | ?!S Σ | 1..1 | code | registered | preliminary | final | amended + Binding: ?? (required): Codes providing the status of an observation. |
Slices for category | S | 1..* | CodeableConcept | Classification of type of observation Slice: Unordered, Open by pattern:$this Binding: ?? (preferred): Codes for high level observation categories. |  | 0..* | CodeableConcept | Classification of type of observation Binding: ?? (preferred): Codes for high level observation categories. | Elements differ in definition for mustSupport: 'true' vs 'false' Element minimum cardinalities differ: '1' vs '0'
id |  |  |  |  |  | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | Added this element
Slices for extension |  |  |  |  |  | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url | Added this element
coding |  |  |  |  | Σ | 0..* | Coding | Code defined by a terminology system | Added this element
text |  |  |  |  | Σ | 0..1 | string | Plain text representation of the concept | Added this element
code | S Σ | 1..1 | CodeableConcept | Type of observation (code / type) Binding: ?? (preferred) | Σ | 1..1 | CodeableConcept | Blood pressure panel with all children optional Binding: ?? (example): Codes identifying names of simple observations. Required Pattern: {"coding":[{"system":"http://loinc.org","code":"85354-9"}]} | Elements differ in definition for mustSupport: 'true' vs 'false'
subject | S Σ | 1..1 | Reference(US Core Patient Profile S | Group | Device | US Core Location Profile) | Who and/or what the observation is about | S Σ | 1..1 | Reference(Patient) | Who and/or what the observation is about |
focus | Σ | 0..* | Reference(Resource) | What the observation is about, when it is not about the subject of record | Σ | 0..* | Reference(Resource) | What the observation is about, when it is not about the subject of record |
encounter | Σ | 0..1 | Reference(Encounter) | Healthcare event during which this observation is made | Σ | 0..1 | Reference(Encounter) | Healthcare event during which this observation is made |
effective[x] | S Σ | 0..1 | dateTime S, Period, Timing, instant | Clinically relevant time/time-period for observation | S Σ | 1..1 | dateTime, Period, Timing, instant | Clinically relevant time/time-period for observation | Element minimum cardinalities differ: '0' vs '1'
issued | Σ | 0..1 | instant | Date/Time this version was made available | Σ | 0..1 | instant | Date/Time this version was made available |
performer | S Σ | 0..* | Reference(US Core Practitioner Profile | US Core Organization Profile | US Core Patient Profile | PractitionerRole | US Core CareTeam Profile | US Core RelatedPerson Profile) | Who is responsible for the observation | Σ | 0..* | Reference(Practitioner | PractitionerRole | Organization | CareTeam | Patient | RelatedPerson) | Who is responsible for the observation | Elements differ in definition for mustSupport: 'true' vs 'false'
value[x] | S Σ C | 0..1 | Quantity S, CodeableConcept S, string S, boolean S, integer, Range, Ratio, SampledData, time, dateTime, Period | Actual result | Σ C | 0..0 |  |  | Elements differ in definition for mustSupport: 'true' vs 'false' Element maximum cardinalities differ: '1' vs '0'
dataAbsentReason | C | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Why the result is missing Binding: ?? (extensible): Codes specifying why the result (Observation.value[x]) is missing. | C | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Why the result is missing Binding: ?? (extensible): Codes specifying why the result (Observation.value[x]) is missing. |
interpretation |  | 0..* | CodeableConcept | High, low, normal, etc. Binding: ?? (extensible): Codes identifying interpretations of observations. |  | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | High, low, normal, etc. Binding: ?? (extensible) | Element maximum cardinalities differ: '2147483647' vs '1'
note |  | 0..* | Annotation | Comments about the observation |  | 0..* | Annotation | Comments about the observation |
bodySite |  | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Observed body part Binding: ?? (example): Codes describing anatomical locations. May include laterality. | S | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Observed body part Binding: ?? (extensible): A set of codes that describe where on/in the body an observation or procedure took place | Elements differ in definition for mustSupport: 'false' vs 'true'
method |  | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | How it was done Binding: ?? (example): Methods for simple observations. | S | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | How it was done Binding: ?? (extensible): A set of codes that describe the method used to measure a blood pressure | Elements differ in definition for mustSupport: 'false' vs 'true'
specimen |  | 0..1 | Reference(Specimen) | Specimen used for this observation |  | 0..0 |  |  | Element maximum cardinalities differ: '1' vs '0'
device |  | 0..1 | Reference(Device | DeviceMetric) | (Measurement) Device | S | 0..1 | Reference(Blood Pressure Device) | Blood Pressure Device | Elements differ in definition for mustSupport: 'false' vs 'true'
referenceRange | C | 0..* | BackboneElement | Provides guide for interpretation obs-3: Must have at least a low or a high or text | C | 0..* | BackboneElement | Provides guide for interpretation obs-3: Must have at least a low or a high or text |
id |  | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing |  | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing |
extension |  | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations |  | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations |
modifierExtension | ?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized | ?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized |
low | C | 0..1 | ?? | Low Range, if relevant | C | 0..1 | ?? | Low Range, if relevant |
high | C | 0..1 | ?? | High Range, if relevant | C | 0..1 | ?? | High Range, if relevant |
type |  | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Reference range qualifier Binding: ?? (preferred): Code for the meaning of a reference range. |  | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Reference range qualifier Binding: ?? (preferred): Code for the meaning of a reference range. |
appliesTo |  | 0..* | CodeableConcept | Reference range population Binding: ?? (example): Codes identifying the population the reference range applies to. |  | 0..* | CodeableConcept | Reference range population Binding: ?? (example): Codes identifying the population the reference range applies to. |
age |  | 0..1 | Range | Applicable age range, if relevant |  | 0..1 | Range | Applicable age range, if relevant |
text |  | 0..1 | string | Text based reference range in an observation |  | 0..1 | string | Text based reference range in an observation |
hasMember | Σ | 0..* | Reference(Observation | QuestionnaireResponse | MolecularSequence) | Related resource that belongs to the Observation group | Σ | 0..* | Reference(Observation | QuestionnaireResponse | MolecularSequence) | Related resource that belongs to the Observation group |
derivedFrom | Σ | 0..* | Reference(Observation | US Core DocumentReference Profile | US Core QuestionnaireResponse Profile | ImagingStudy | Media | MolecularSequence) | 𝗔𝗗𝗗𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗨𝗦𝗖𝗗𝗜: US Core Profiles or other resource the observation is made from | Σ | 0..* | Reference(DocumentReference | ImagingStudy | Media | QuestionnaireResponse | Observation | MolecularSequence) | Related measurements the observation is made from | Type Mismatch: Reference([CanonicalType[http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Observation], CanonicalType[http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-documentreference], CanonicalType[http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-questionnaireresponse], CanonicalType[http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/ImagingStudy], CanonicalType[http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Media], CanonicalType[http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/MolecularSequence]]) vs Reference([CanonicalType[http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/DocumentReference], CanonicalType[http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/ImagingStudy], CanonicalType[http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Media], CanonicalType[http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/QuestionnaireResponse], CanonicalType[http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Observation], CanonicalType[http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/MolecularSequence]])
component | Σ | 0..* | BackboneElement | Component results | S Σ | 1..* | BackboneElement | Blood pressure components Slice: Unordered, Open by value:code | Elements differ in definition for mustSupport: 'false' vs 'true' Element minimum cardinalities differ: '0' vs '1'
id |  | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing |  | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing |
extension |  | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations |  | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations |
modifierExtension | ?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized | ?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized |
code | Σ | 1..1 | CodeableConcept | Type of component observation (code / type) Binding: ?? (example): Codes identifying names of simple observations. | Σ | 1..1 | CodeableConcept | Type of component observation (code / type) Binding: ?? (example): Codes identifying names of simple observations. |
value[x] | Σ | 0..1 | Quantity, CodeableConcept, string, boolean, integer, Range, Ratio, SampledData, time, dateTime, Period | Actual component result | Σ | 0..1 | Quantity, CodeableConcept, string, boolean, integer, Range, Ratio, SampledData, time, dateTime, Period | Actual component result |
dataAbsentReason | C | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Why the component result is missing Binding: ?? (extensible): Codes specifying why the result (Observation.value[x]) is missing. | C | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Why the component result is missing Binding: ?? (extensible): Codes specifying why the result (Observation.value[x]) is missing. |
interpretation |  | 0..* | CodeableConcept | High, low, normal, etc. Binding: ?? (extensible): Codes identifying interpretations of observations. |  | 0..* | CodeableConcept | High, low, normal, etc. Binding: ?? (extensible): Codes identifying interpretations of observations. |
referenceRange |  | 0..* | See referenceRange (Observation) | Provides guide for interpretation of component result |  | 0..* | See referenceRange (Observation) | Provides guide for interpretation of component result |
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