| Left: | US Core Observation Screening Assessment Profile (http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-observation-screening-assessment) |
| Right: | SDOHCC Observation Personal Characteristic (http://hl7.org/fhir/us/sdoh-clinicalcare/StructureDefinition/SDOHCC-ObservationPersonalCharacteristic) |
| Error | StructureDefinition.url | Values for url differ: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-observation-screening-assessment' vs 'http://hl7.org/fhir/us/sdoh-clinicalcare/StructureDefinition/SDOHCC-ObservationPersonalCharacteristic' |
| Error | StructureDefinition.version | Values for version differ: '7.0.0' vs '2.2.0' |
| Information | StructureDefinition.name | Values for name differ: 'USCoreObservationScreeningAssessmentProfile' vs 'SDOHCCObservationPersonalCharacteristic' |
| Information | StructureDefinition.title | Values for title differ: 'US Core Observation Screening Assessment Profile' vs 'SDOHCC Observation Personal Characteristic' |
| Information | StructureDefinition.date | Values for date differ: '2023-10-17' vs '2024-09-06T13:58:27+00:00' |
| Information | StructureDefinition.publisher | Values for publisher differ: 'HL7 International / Cross-Group Projects' vs 'HL7 International / Patient Care' |
| Warning | StructureDefinition.abstract | Values for abstract differ: 'false' vs 'true' |
| Information | StructureDefinition.short | Values for short differ: 'Survey Observation' vs 'Personal characteristic observation' |
| Information | StructureDefinition.definition | Values for definition differ: 'Measurements and simple assertions made about a patient, device or other subject.' vs 'Defines constraints that represent the minimum requirement for personal characteristic observations which are observations that are usually self-attested but may be attested to on behalf of the subject (e.g., for a minor or incapable subject) and are generally only verifiable by the source of attestation (e.g., race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and personal pronouns), but may sometimes be verifiable by someone other than the source of attestation (e.g., recorded sex).' |
| 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' |
| Information | StructureDefinition.short | Values for short differ: 'registered | preliminary | final | amended +' vs 'final | corrected | entered-in-error | unknown' |
| Information | StructureDefinition.definition | Values for definition differ: 'The status of the result value.' vs 'The status of the observation value.' |
| Information | StructureDefinition.requirements | Values for requirements differ: 'Need to track the status of individual results. Some results are finalized before the whole report is finalized.' vs 'Further constrained to values that are relevant for personal characteristic observations.' |
| Warning | Observation.category | Elements differ in definition for mustSupport: 'true' vs 'false' |
| Information | StructureDefinition.comment | Values for comment differ: '*All* code-value and, if present, component.code-component.value pairs need to be taken into account to correctly understand the meaning of the observation.' vs '*All* code-value and, if present, component.code-component.value pairs need to be taken into account to correctly understand the meaning of the observation. NOTE: In LOINC, System Patient is used in the modeling of codes referenced by the Personal Characteristics profiles (e.g., 72826-1 Race OMB.1997, 69490-1 Ethnicity OMB.1997, 76691-5 Gender identity, 76690-7 Sexual orientation, 90778-2 Personal pronouns – Reported, and 99502-7 Recorded sex or gender). If the draft profiles are adopted, new LOINC codes without System Patient would be needed since these profiles can also be used to capture characteristics of a provider (using an extension) or a related person (using focus).' |
| Information | Observation.code | Example/preferred bindings differ at Observation.code using binding from USCoreObservationScreeningAssessmentProfile |
| Information | Observation.subject | Element minimum cardinalities differ: '1' vs '0' |
| Information | Observation.focus | Element maximum cardinalities differ: '2147483647' vs '1' |
| 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](datatypes.html#timing) datatype which allow the measurement to be tied to regular life events. NOTE: dateTime is Must Support, but currently tooling does not support this.' |
| Warning | Observation.effective[x] | Elements differ in definition for mustSupport: 'true' vs 'false' |
| Information | StructureDefinition.comment | Values for comment differ: 'An observation may have a value if it represents an individual survey, screening, or assessment question and answer pair. An observation should not have a value if it represents a multi-question or multi-select “check all that apply” responses. If a value is present, the datatype for this element should be determined by Observation.code. A CodeableConcept with just a text would be used instead of a string if the field was usually coded, or if the type associated with the Observation.code defines a coded value.' vs 'An observation may have; 1) a single value here, 2) both a value and a set of related or component values, or 3) only a set of related or component values. If a value is present, the datatype for this element should be determined by Observation.code. A CodeableConcept with just a text would be used instead of a string if the field was usually coded, or if the type associated with the Observation.code defines a coded value. For additional guidance, see the [Notes section](http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/observation.html#notes) below.' |
| Information | StructureDefinition.comment | Values for comment differ: ''Null' or exceptional values can be represented two ways in FHIR Observations. One way is to simply include them in the value set and represent the exceptions in the value. The alternate way is to use the value element for actual observations and use the explicit dataAbsentReason element to record exceptional values. For a given LOINC question, if the LOINC answer list includes concepts such as 'unknown' or 'not available', they should be used for Observation.value. Where these concepts are not part of the value set for Observation.value, the Observation.dataAbsentReason can be used if necessary and appropriate.' vs 'Null or exceptional values can be represented two ways in FHIR Observations. One way is to simply include them in the value set and represent the exceptions in the value. For example, measurement values for a serology test could be 'detected', 'not detected', 'inconclusive', or 'specimen unsatisfactory'. The alternate way is to use the value element for actual observations and use the explicit dataAbsentReason element to record exceptional values. For example, the dataAbsentReason code 'error' could be used when the measurement was not completed. Note that an observation may only be reported if there are values to report. For example differential cell counts values may be reported only when > 0. Because of these options, use-case agreements are required to interpret general observations for null or exceptional values.' |
| Warning | Observation.dataAbsentReason | Elements differ in definition for mustSupport: 'true' vs 'false' |
| Information | Observation.interpretation | Element maximum cardinalities differ: '2147483647' vs '0' |
| Information | Observation.bodySite | Element maximum cardinalities differ: '1' vs '0' |
| Information | Observation.specimen | Element maximum cardinalities differ: '1' vs '0' |
| Information | Observation.referenceRange | Element maximum cardinalities differ: '2147483647' vs '0' |
| Information | StructureDefinition.short | Values for short differ: 'Reference to panel members or multi-select responses or multi-select responses' vs 'Related resource that belongs to the Observation group' |
| Information | StructureDefinition.definition | Values for definition differ: 'Aggregate set of Observations that represent question answer pairs for both multi-question surveys, screenings, and assessments and multi-select questions.' vs 'This observation is 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.' |
| Information | StructureDefinition.comment | Values for comment differ: 'This grouping element is used to represent surveys, screenings, and assessments that group several questions together or individual questions with “check all that apply” responses. For example in the simplest case a flat multi-question survey where the 'panel' observation is the survey instrument itself and instead of an `Observation.value` the `hasMember` element references other Observation that represent the individual questions answer pairs. When there is a heirarchical grouping of questions, the observation 'panels' can be nested. Because surveys, screenings, and assessments can be arbitrarily complex structurally, not all structures can be represented using this Observation grouping pattern.' 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](questionnaireresponse.html) into a final score and represent the score as an Observation.' |
| Warning | Observation.hasMember | Elements differ in definition for mustSupport: 'true' vs 'false' |
| Information | StructureDefinition.short | Values for short differ: '𝗔𝗗𝗗𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗨𝗦𝗖𝗗𝗜: Related Observation(s) or other resource the observation is made from' vs 'Related measurements the observation is made from' |
| Information | StructureDefinition.definition | Values for definition differ: 'Observations or or other resource such as a QuestionnaireResponse 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/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-observation-screening-assessment], CanonicalType[http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-questionnaireresponse], CanonicalType[http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-documentreference], 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/QuestionnaireResponse], CanonicalType[http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Observation]]) |
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 abstract | false | true |
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| baseDefinition | http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Observation | ||
| copyright | Used by permission of HL7 International, all rights reserved Creative Commons License |
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| date | 2023-10-17 | 2024-09-06T13:58:27+00:00 |
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| description | The US Core Observation Screening Assessment Profile inherits from the FHIR [Observation](https://hl7.org/fhir/R4/observation.html) resource; refer to it for scope and usage definitions. This profile meets the requirements of the U.S. Core Data for Interoperability (USCDI) *Health Status Assessments* Data Class. It sets the minimum expectations for the Observation Resource to record, search, and fetch observations representing the questions and responses to surveys and screening and assessment tools. For example, a social history status such as education or food insecurity or an assessment of cognitive, functional, or disability status. It can represent a single response, multiple responses, and multi-select "check all that apply" type questions. This profile specifies which core elements, extensions, vocabularies, and value sets **SHALL** be present in the resource and constrains how the elements are used. Providing the floor for standards development for specific use cases promotes interoperability and adoption. Before reviewing this profile, implementers are encouraged to read the Screening and Assessments guidance page, which documents the process of recording responses and capturing assertions/determinations resulting from surveys and questionnaires. | Defines constraints that represent the minimum requirement for personal characteristic observations which are observations that are usually self-attested but may be attested to on behalf of the subject and are generally only verifiable by the source of attestation (e.g., race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and personal pronouns), but may sometimes be verifiable by someone other than the source of attestation (e.g., recorded sex). This profile is intended for draft use only. For further details on this profile see [Draft Specifications for Personal Characteristics](draft_specifications_for_personal_characteristics.html). |
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| experimental | |||
| fhirVersion | 4.0.1 | ||
| jurisdiction | |||
 jurisdiction[0] | urn:iso:std:iso:3166#US | ||
| kind | resource | ||
| name | USCoreObservationScreeningAssessmentProfile | SDOHCCObservationPersonalCharacteristic |
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| publisher | HL7 International / Cross-Group Projects | HL7 International / Patient Care |
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| purpose | |||
| status | active | ||
| title | US Core Observation Screening Assessment Profile | SDOHCC Observation Personal Characteristic |
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| type | Observation | ||
| url | http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-observation-screening-assessment | http://hl7.org/fhir/us/sdoh-clinicalcare/StructureDefinition/SDOHCC-ObservationPersonalCharacteristic |
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| version | 7.0.0 | 2.2.0 |
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| Name | L Flags | L Card. | L Type | L Description & Constraints | R Flags | R Card. | R Type | R Description & Constraints | Comments | ||||||||
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 Observation | C | 0..* | Observation | Survey 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 us-core-2: If there is no component or hasMember element then either a value[x] or a data absent reason must be present | C | 0..* | Observation | This is an abstractprofile. Childprofiles: SDOHCCObservationEthnicityOMB, SDOHCCObservationGenderIdentity, SDOHCCObservationPersonalPronouns, SDOHCCObservationRaceOMB, SDOHCCObservationRecordedSexGender, SDOHCCObservationSexualOrientation Personal characteristic 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 SDOH-Obs-1: Either subject or extension-Observation.subject must exist but not both SDOH-Obs-2: Focus is only allowed if subject is present SDOH-Obs-3: Must have either performer or derivedFrom | |||||||||
 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.
| 0..1 | code | Language of the resource content Binding: ?? (preferred): A human language.
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| 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 | ?!SΣ | 1..1 | code | registered | preliminary | final | amended + Binding: ?? (required): Codes providing the status of an observation. | ?!SΣ | 1..1 | code | final | corrected | entered-in-error | unknown Binding: ?? (required) | |||||||||
| Slices for category | S | 1..* | CodeableConcept | Classification of type of observation Slice: Unordered, Open by pattern:$this Binding: ?? (preferred): Codes for high level observation categories. | 1..* | CodeableConcept | Classification of type of observation Slice: Unordered, Open by value:$this Binding: ?? (preferred): Codes for high level observation categories. |
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| code | SΣ | 1..1 | CodeableConcept | Type of observation (code / type) Binding: ?? (preferred) | SΣ | 1..1 | CodeableConcept | Type of observation (code / type) Binding: ?? (preferred): Codes identifying names of simple observations. |
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| subject | SΣ | 1..1 | Reference(US Core Patient Profile S | Group | Device | US Core Location Profile) | Who and/or what the observation is about | SΣC | 0..1 | Reference(US Core Patient Profile) | Who and/or what the observation is about |
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| focus | Σ | 0..* | Reference(Resource) | What the observation is about, when it is not about the subject of record | ΣC | 0..1 | Reference(RelatedPerson) | What the observation is about, when it is not about the subject of record |
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| 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] | SΣC | 0..1 | dateTime S, Period, Timing, instant | Clinically relevant time/time-period for observation us-core-1: Datetime must be at least to day. | Σ | 0..1 | dateTime, Period | Clinically relevant time/time-period for observation |
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| issued | Σ | 0..1 | instant | Date/Time this version was made available | Σ | 0..1 | instant | Date/Time this version was made available | |||||||||
| performer | SΣ | 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 | SΣC | 0..* | Reference(Practitioner | PractitionerRole | Organization | CareTeam | Patient | RelatedPerson) | Who is responsible for the observation | |||||||||
| value[x] | SΣC | 0..1 | Quantity S, CodeableConcept S, string S, boolean, integer, Range, Ratio, SampledData, time, dateTime, Period | Actual result us-core-3: SHALL use UCUM for coded quantity units. | SΣC | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Actual result | |||||||||
| dataAbsentReason | SC | 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. |
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| interpretation | 0..* | CodeableConcept | High, low, normal, etc. Binding: ?? (extensible): Codes identifying interpretations of observations. | 0..0 |
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| 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. | 0..0 |
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| method | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | How it was done Binding: ?? (example): Methods for simple observations. | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | How it was done Binding: ?? (example): Methods for simple observations. | |||||||||||
| specimen | 0..1 | Reference(Specimen) | Specimen used for this observation | 0..0 |
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| device | 0..1 | Reference(Device | DeviceMetric) | (Measurement) Device | 0..1 | Reference(Device | DeviceMetric) | (Measurement) Device | |||||||||||
 referenceRange | C | 0..* | BackboneElement | Provides guide for interpretation obs-3: Must have at least a low or a high or text | C | 0..0 |
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 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 | SΣ | 0..* | Reference(US Core Observation Screening Assessment Profile S | QuestionnaireResponse | MolecularSequence) | Reference to panel members or multi-select responses or multi-select responses | Σ | 0..* | Reference(Observation | QuestionnaireResponse | MolecularSequence) | Related resource that belongs to the Observation group |
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| derivedFrom | SΣ | 0..* | Reference(US Core Observation Screening Assessment Profile S | US Core QuestionnaireResponse Profile S | US Core DocumentReference Profile | ImagingStudy | Media | MolecularSequence) | 𝗔𝗗𝗗𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗨𝗦𝗖𝗗𝗜: Related Observation(s) or other resource the observation is made from | SΣC | 0..* | Reference(DocumentReference | QuestionnaireResponse | Observation) | Related measurements the observation is made from |
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 component | Σ | 0..* | BackboneElement | Component results | Σ | 0..* | BackboneElement | Component results | |||||||||
 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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