FHIR to OMOP FHIR IG
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FHIR to OMOP FHIR IG, published by HL7 International / Biomedical Research and Regulation. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 1.0.0 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/HL7/fhir-omop-ig/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

Logical Model: Observation OMOP Table

Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/omop/StructureDefinition/Observation Version: 1.0.0
Standards status: Informative Active as of 2026-02-12 Maturity Level: 1 Computable Name: Observation

The OBSERVATION table captures clinical facts about a Person obtained in the context of examination, questioning or a procedure. Any data that cannot be represented by any other domains, such as social and lifestyle facts, medical history, family history, etc. are recorded here.

Usages:

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

You can also check for usages in the FHIR IG Statistics

Formal Views of Profile Content

Description Differentials, Snapshots, and other representations.

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. Observation 0..* Base Observation OMOP Table
Instances of this logical model can be the target of a Reference
... observation_id 1..1 code Observation Identifier
... person_id 1..1 Reference(Person OMOP Table) Person
... observation_concept_id 1..1 code Observation
... observation_datetime 0..1 dateTime Observation Datetime
... observation_type_concept_id 1..1 code Observation Type
... value_as_number 0..1 integer Value as Number
... value_as_string 0..1 string Value as String
... value_as_concept_id 0..1 code Value as Concept
... qualifier_concept_id 0..1 code Qualifier
... unit_concept_id 0..1 code Unit
... provider_id 0..1 Reference(Provider OMOP Table) Provider
... visit_occurrence_id 0..1 Reference(Visit Occurrence OMOP Table) Visit Occurence
... visit_detail_id 0..1 Reference(Visit Detail OMOP Table) Visit Detail
... observation_source_value 0..1 string Observation Source Value
... observation_source_concept_id 0..1 code Observation Source
... unit_source_value 0..1 string Unit Source Value
... qualifier_source_value 0..1 string Qualifier Source Value
... value_source_value 0..1 string Value Source Value
... observation_event_id 0..1 string Observation Event
... obs_event_field_concept_id 0..1 code Observation Event Field Concept

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NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. Observation 0..* Base Observation OMOP Table
Instances of this logical model can be the target of a Reference
... observation_id 1..1 code Observation Identifier
... person_id 1..1 Reference(Person OMOP Table) Person
... observation_concept_id 1..1 code Observation
... observation_datetime 0..1 dateTime Observation Datetime
... observation_type_concept_id 1..1 code Observation Type
... value_as_number 0..1 integer Value as Number
... value_as_string 0..1 string Value as String
... value_as_concept_id 0..1 code Value as Concept
... qualifier_concept_id 0..1 code Qualifier
... unit_concept_id 0..1 code Unit
... provider_id 0..1 Reference(Provider OMOP Table) Provider
... visit_occurrence_id 0..1 Reference(Visit Occurrence OMOP Table) Visit Occurence
... visit_detail_id 0..1 Reference(Visit Detail OMOP Table) Visit Detail
... observation_source_value 0..1 string Observation Source Value
... observation_source_concept_id 0..1 code Observation Source
... unit_source_value 0..1 string Unit Source Value
... qualifier_source_value 0..1 string Qualifier Source Value
... value_source_value 0..1 string Value Source Value
... observation_event_id 0..1 string Observation Event
... obs_event_field_concept_id 0..1 code Observation Event Field Concept

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Differential View

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. Observation 0..* Base Observation OMOP Table
Instances of this logical model can be the target of a Reference
... observation_id 1..1 code Observation Identifier
... person_id 1..1 Reference(Person OMOP Table) Person
... observation_concept_id 1..1 code Observation
... observation_datetime 0..1 dateTime Observation Datetime
... observation_type_concept_id 1..1 code Observation Type
... value_as_number 0..1 integer Value as Number
... value_as_string 0..1 string Value as String
... value_as_concept_id 0..1 code Value as Concept
... qualifier_concept_id 0..1 code Qualifier
... unit_concept_id 0..1 code Unit
... provider_id 0..1 Reference(Provider OMOP Table) Provider
... visit_occurrence_id 0..1 Reference(Visit Occurrence OMOP Table) Visit Occurence
... visit_detail_id 0..1 Reference(Visit Detail OMOP Table) Visit Detail
... observation_source_value 0..1 string Observation Source Value
... observation_source_concept_id 0..1 code Observation Source
... unit_source_value 0..1 string Unit Source Value
... qualifier_source_value 0..1 string Qualifier Source Value
... value_source_value 0..1 string Value Source Value
... observation_event_id 0..1 string Observation Event
... obs_event_field_concept_id 0..1 code Observation Event Field Concept

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Snapshot ViewView

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. Observation 0..* Base Observation OMOP Table
Instances of this logical model can be the target of a Reference
... observation_id 1..1 code Observation Identifier
... person_id 1..1 Reference(Person OMOP Table) Person
... observation_concept_id 1..1 code Observation
... observation_datetime 0..1 dateTime Observation Datetime
... observation_type_concept_id 1..1 code Observation Type
... value_as_number 0..1 integer Value as Number
... value_as_string 0..1 string Value as String
... value_as_concept_id 0..1 code Value as Concept
... qualifier_concept_id 0..1 code Qualifier
... unit_concept_id 0..1 code Unit
... provider_id 0..1 Reference(Provider OMOP Table) Provider
... visit_occurrence_id 0..1 Reference(Visit Occurrence OMOP Table) Visit Occurence
... visit_detail_id 0..1 Reference(Visit Detail OMOP Table) Visit Detail
... observation_source_value 0..1 string Observation Source Value
... observation_source_concept_id 0..1 code Observation Source
... unit_source_value 0..1 string Unit Source Value
... qualifier_source_value 0..1 string Qualifier Source Value
... value_source_value 0..1 string Value Source Value
... observation_event_id 0..1 string Observation Event
... obs_event_field_concept_id 0..1 code Observation Event Field Concept

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Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel