US Quality Core Implementation Guide
1.0.0-ballot - STU 1 - ballot
US Quality Core Implementation Guide
1.0.0-ballot - STU 1 - ballot
US Quality Core Implementation Guide, published by HL7 International / Clinical Quality Information. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 1.0.0-ballot built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/HL7/fhir-us-quality-core/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions
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@prefix fhir: <http://hl7.org/fhir/> .
@prefix loinc: <http://loinc.org/rdf#> .
@prefix owl: <http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#> .
@prefix rdfs: <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#> .
@prefix sct: <http://snomed.info/id/> .
@prefix xsd: <http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#> .
# - resource -------------------------------------------------------------------
<http://hl7.org/fhir/Observation/example> a fhir:Observation ;
fhir:nodeRole fhir:treeRoot ;
fhir:Resource.id [ fhir:value "example"] ;
fhir:Resource.meta [
fhir:Meta.profile [
fhir:value "http://hl7.org/fhir/us/quality-core/StructureDefinition/us-quality-core-simple-observation" ;
fhir:index -1 ;
fhir:link <http://hl7.org/fhir/us/quality-core/StructureDefinition/us-quality-core-simple-observation>
]
] ;
fhir:Resource.language [ fhir:value "en"] ;
fhir:DomainResource.text [
fhir:Narrative.status [ fhir:value "extensions" ] ;
fhir:Narrative.div "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p class=\"res-header-id\"><b>Generated Narrative: Observation example</b></p><a name=\"example\"> </a><a name=\"hcexample\"> </a><div style=\"display: inline-block; background-color: #d9e0e7; padding: 6px; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid #8da1b4; border-radius: 5px; line-height: 60%\"><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\"/><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">Profile: <a href=\"StructureDefinition-us-quality-core-simple-observation.html\">US Quality Core Simple Observation</a></p></div><p><b>Observation Body Position</b>: <span title=\"Codes:{http://snomed.info/sct 33586001}\">Sitting position (finding)</span></p><p><b>status</b>: Final</p><p><b>category</b>: <span title=\"Codes:{http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/observation-category vital-signs}\">Vital Signs</span></p><p><b>code</b>: <span title=\"Codes:{http://loinc.org 30350-3}\">Hemoglobin [Mass/volume] in Venous blood</span></p><p><b>subject</b>: <a href=\"Patient-example.html\">Example Patient Male, DoB: 1974-12-25 ( Medical record number (use: usual, period: 2001-05-06 --> (ongoing)))</a></p><p><b>encounter</b>: <a href=\"Encounter-example.html\">Encounter: identifier = http://hospital.example.org/encounter-ids#ENC-2026-987654 (use: official, ); status = finished; class = inpatient encounter (ActCode#IMP); type = Hospital admission; priority = urgent; period = 2026-08-01 10:30:00-0400 --> 2026-08-05 14:00:00-0400</a></p><p><b>effective</b>: 2026-08-02 10:30:00-0400 --> 2026-08-02 10:45:00-0400</p><p><b>issued</b>: 2026-08-02 11:00:00-0400</p><p><b>performer</b>: <a href=\"Practitioner-example.html\">Example Practitioner</a></p><p><b>value</b>: 7.2 g/dl<span style=\"background: LightGoldenRodYellow\"> (Details: UCUM codeg/dL = 'g/dL')</span></p><p><b>interpretation</b>: <span title=\"Codes:{http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-ObservationInterpretation L}\">Below low normal</span></p><p><b>bodySite</b>: <span title=\"Codes:{http://snomed.info/sct 308046002}\">Superficial forearm vein</span></p><p><b>method</b>: <span title=\"Codes:{http://snomed.info/sct 120220003}\">Injection to forearm</span></p><p><b>derivedFrom</b>: <a href=\"Observation-example.html\">Observation Hemoglobin [Mass/volume] in Venous blood</a></p><blockquote><p><b>component</b></p><p><b>code</b>: <span title=\"Codes:{http://loinc.org 8480-6}, {http://snomed.info/sct 271649006}\">Systolic blood pressure</span></p><p><b>value</b>: 107 mmHg<span style=\"background: LightGoldenRodYellow\"> (Details: UCUM codemm[Hg] = 'mm[Hg]')</span></p><p><b>interpretation</b>: <span title=\"Codes:{http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-ObservationInterpretation N}\">Normal</span></p></blockquote><blockquote><p><b>component</b></p><p><b>code</b>: <span title=\"Codes:{http://loinc.org 8462-4}\">Diastolic blood pressure</span></p><p><b>value</b>: 60 mmHg<span style=\"background: LightGoldenRodYellow\"> (Details: UCUM codemm[Hg] = 'mm[Hg]')</span></p><p><b>interpretation</b>: <span title=\"Codes:{http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-ObservationInterpretation L}\">Below low normal</span></p></blockquote></div>"
] ;
fhir:DomainResource.extension [
fhir:index -1 ;
fhir:Extension.url [ fhir:value "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/observation-bodyPosition" ] ;
fhir:Extension.valueCodeableConcept [
fhir:CodeableConcept.coding [
fhir:index -1 ;
a sct:33586001 ;
fhir:Coding.system [ fhir:value "http://snomed.info/sct" ] ;
fhir:Coding.code [ fhir:value "33586001" ] ;
fhir:Coding.display [ fhir:value "Sitting position (finding)" ]
]
]
] ;
fhir:Observation.status [ fhir:value "final"] ;
fhir:Observation.category [
fhir:index -1 ;
fhir:CodeableConcept.coding [
fhir:index -1 ;
fhir:Coding.system [ fhir:value "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/observation-category" ] ;
fhir:Coding.code [ fhir:value "vital-signs" ] ;
fhir:Coding.display [ fhir:value "Vital Signs" ]
]
] ;
fhir:Observation.code [
fhir:CodeableConcept.coding [
fhir:index -1 ;
a loinc:30350-3 ;
fhir:Coding.system [ fhir:value "http://loinc.org" ] ;
fhir:Coding.code [ fhir:value "30350-3" ] ;
fhir:Coding.display [ fhir:value "Hemoglobin [Mass/volume] in Venous blood" ]
]
] ;
fhir:Observation.subject [
fhir:link <http://hl7.org/fhir/Patient/example> ;
fhir:Reference.reference [ fhir:value "Patient/example" ]
] ;
fhir:Observation.encounter [
fhir:link <http://hl7.org/fhir/Encounter/example> ;
fhir:Reference.reference [ fhir:value "Encounter/example" ]
] ;
fhir:Observation.effectivePeriod [
fhir:Period.start [ fhir:value "2026-08-02T10:30:00-04:00"^^xsd:dateTime ] ;
fhir:Period.end [ fhir:value "2026-08-02T10:45:00-04:00"^^xsd:dateTime ]
] ;
fhir:Observation.issued [ fhir:value "2026-08-02T11:00:00-04:00"^^xsd:dateTime] ;
fhir:Observation.performer [
fhir:index -1 ;
fhir:link <http://hl7.org/fhir/Practitioner/example> ;
fhir:Reference.reference [ fhir:value "Practitioner/example" ] ;
fhir:Reference.display [ fhir:value "Example Practitioner" ]
] ;
fhir:Observation.valueQuantity [
fhir:Quantity.value [ fhir:value "7.2"^^xsd:decimal ] ;
fhir:Quantity.unit [ fhir:value "g/dl" ] ;
fhir:Quantity.system [ fhir:value "http://unitsofmeasure.org" ] ;
fhir:Quantity.code [ fhir:value "g/dL" ]
] ;
fhir:Observation.interpretation [
fhir:index -1 ;
fhir:CodeableConcept.coding [
fhir:index -1 ;
fhir:Coding.system [ fhir:value "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-ObservationInterpretation" ] ;
fhir:Coding.code [ fhir:value "L" ] ;
fhir:Coding.display [ fhir:value "Low" ]
] ;
fhir:CodeableConcept.text [ fhir:value "Below low normal" ]
] ;
fhir:Observation.bodySite [
fhir:CodeableConcept.coding [
fhir:index -1 ;
a sct:308046002 ;
fhir:Coding.system [ fhir:value "http://snomed.info/sct" ] ;
fhir:Coding.code [ fhir:value "308046002" ] ;
fhir:Coding.display [ fhir:value "Superficial forearm vein" ]
]
] ;
fhir:Observation.method [
fhir:CodeableConcept.coding [
fhir:index -1 ;
a sct:120220003 ;
fhir:Coding.system [ fhir:value "http://snomed.info/sct" ] ;
fhir:Coding.code [ fhir:value "120220003" ] ;
fhir:Coding.display [ fhir:value "Injection to forearm" ]
]
] ;
fhir:Observation.derivedFrom [
fhir:index -1 ;
fhir:link <http://hl7.org/fhir/Observation/example> ;
fhir:Reference.reference [ fhir:value "Observation/example" ]
] ;
fhir:Observation.component [
fhir:index -1 ;
fhir:Observation.component.code [
fhir:CodeableConcept.coding [
fhir:index -1 ;
a loinc:8480-6 ;
fhir:Coding.system [ fhir:value "http://loinc.org" ] ;
fhir:Coding.code [ fhir:value "8480-6" ] ;
fhir:Coding.display [ fhir:value "Systolic blood pressure" ]
], [
fhir:index -1 ;
a sct:271649006 ;
fhir:Coding.system [ fhir:value "http://snomed.info/sct" ] ;
fhir:Coding.code [ fhir:value "271649006" ] ;
fhir:Coding.display [ fhir:value "Systolic blood pressure" ]
]
] ;
fhir:Observation.component.valueQuantity [
fhir:Quantity.value [ fhir:value "107"^^xsd:decimal ] ;
fhir:Quantity.unit [ fhir:value "mmHg" ] ;
fhir:Quantity.system [ fhir:value "http://unitsofmeasure.org" ] ;
fhir:Quantity.code [ fhir:value "mm[Hg]" ]
] ;
fhir:Observation.component.interpretation [
fhir:index -1 ;
fhir:CodeableConcept.coding [
fhir:index -1 ;
fhir:Coding.system [ fhir:value "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-ObservationInterpretation" ] ;
fhir:Coding.code [ fhir:value "N" ] ;
fhir:Coding.display [ fhir:value "Normal" ]
] ;
fhir:CodeableConcept.text [ fhir:value "Normal" ]
]
], [
fhir:index -1 ;
fhir:Observation.component.code [
fhir:CodeableConcept.coding [
fhir:index -1 ;
a loinc:8462-4 ;
fhir:Coding.system [ fhir:value "http://loinc.org" ] ;
fhir:Coding.code [ fhir:value "8462-4" ] ;
fhir:Coding.display [ fhir:value "Diastolic blood pressure" ]
]
] ;
fhir:Observation.component.valueQuantity [
fhir:Quantity.value [ fhir:value "60"^^xsd:decimal ] ;
fhir:Quantity.unit [ fhir:value "mmHg" ] ;
fhir:Quantity.system [ fhir:value "http://unitsofmeasure.org" ] ;
fhir:Quantity.code [ fhir:value "mm[Hg]" ]
] ;
fhir:Observation.component.interpretation [
fhir:index -1 ;
fhir:CodeableConcept.coding [
fhir:index -1 ;
fhir:Coding.system [ fhir:value "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-ObservationInterpretation" ] ;
fhir:Coding.code [ fhir:value "L" ] ;
fhir:Coding.display [ fhir:value "Low" ]
] ;
fhir:CodeableConcept.text [ fhir:value "Below low normal" ]
]
] .
<http://hl7.org/fhir/Patient/example> a fhir:Patient .
<http://hl7.org/fhir/Encounter/example> a fhir:Encounter .
<http://hl7.org/fhir/Practitioner/example> a fhir:Practitioner .
# - ontology header ------------------------------------------------------------
<http://hl7.org/fhir/Observation/example.ttl> a owl:Ontology ;
owl:imports fhir:fhir.ttl ;
owl:versionIRI <http://build.fhir.org/Observation/example.ttl> .
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Package hl7.fhir.us.quality-core#1.0.0-ballot based on FHIR 4.0.1.
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2026-08-14
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