FHIR Extensions Pack
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FHIR Extensions Pack, published by HL7 International / FHIR Infrastructure. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 5.3.0-ballot-tc1 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/HL7/fhir-extensions/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

Extension: Specimen Processing Time

Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/specimen-processingTime Version: 5.3.0-ballot-tc1
Standards status: Deprecated Maturity Level: 3 Responsible: HL7 International / Orders and Observations Computable Name: SpecProcessingTime
Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.5.1404

Period or duration of processing. This is no longer relevant for R6 due to a matching element in R6. This extension is now deprecated.

Context of Use

This extension is deprecated and should no longer be used

This is no longer relevant for R6 due to a matching element in R6

This extension may be used on the following element(s)

Usage info

Usages:

  • This Extension is not used by any profiles in this Implementation Guide

You can also check for usages in the FHIR IG Statistics

Changes since version 5.2.0:

  • No changes

    • Formal Views of Extension Content

    Description of Profiles, Differentials, Snapshots, and how the XML and JSON presentations work.

    This structure is derived from Extension

    Summary

    Simple Extension with the type Period, Duration: Period or duration of processing. This is no longer relevant for R6 due to a matching element in R6. This extension is now deprecated.

    Maturity: 3

    This structure is derived from Extension

    NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
    .. Extension 0..1 Extension Time of processing
    ... extension 0..0
    ... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/specimen-processingTime"
    ... value[x] 1..1 Value of extension
    .... valuePeriod Period
    .... valueDuration Duration

    doco Documentation for this format
    NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
    .. Extension 0..1 Extension Time of processing
    ... id 0..1 id Unique id for inter-element referencing
    ... extension 0..0
    ... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/specimen-processingTime"
    .... valuePeriod Period
    .... valueDuration Duration

    doco Documentation for this format

    This structure is derived from Extension

    Summary

    Simple Extension with the type Period, Duration: Period or duration of processing. This is no longer relevant for R6 due to a matching element in R6. This extension is now deprecated.

    Maturity: 3

    Differential View

    This structure is derived from Extension

    NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
    .. Extension 0..1 Extension Time of processing
    ... extension 0..0
    ... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/specimen-processingTime"
    ... value[x] 1..1 Value of extension
    .... valuePeriod Period
    .... valueDuration Duration

    doco Documentation for this format

    Snapshot View

    NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
    .. Extension 0..1 Extension Time of processing
    ... id 0..1 id Unique id for inter-element referencing
    ... extension 0..0
    ... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/specimen-processingTime"
    .... valuePeriod Period
    .... valueDuration Duration

    doco Documentation for this format

     

    Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel, Schematron

    Constraints

    IdGradePath(s)DetailsRequirements
    ele-1error**ALL** elementsAll FHIR elements must have a @value or children
    : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
    ext-1error**ALL** extensionsMust have either extensions or value[x], not both
    : extension.exists() != value.exists()

    R4B

    The extension is not used in R4B

    • Duplicate Resource http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/specimen-processingTime of type StructureDefinition (existing version 4.3.0, new version 5.3.0-ballot-tc1)

    R4

    The extension is not used in R4

    • Duplicate Resource http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/specimen-processingTime of type StructureDefinition (existing version 4.0.1, new version 5.3.0-ballot-tc1)

    R3

    The extension is not used in R3

    • Duplicate Resource http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/specimen-processingTime of type StructureDefinition (existing version null, new version 5.3.0-ballot-tc1)

    Search Parameters for this Extension

    (none found)