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Resource Profile: VA PHR Vital-Signs

A profile on the Observation resource for PHR exposing Vital-Signs using FHIR API.

Usage:

• Examples for this Resource Profile: Observation/ex-height

Formal Views of Profile Content

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

• Key Elements Table
• Differential Table
• Snapshot Table
• Statistics/References
• All

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
Observation	C	0..*	USCoreVitalSignsProfile	US Core Vital Signs Profile dom-2: If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources dom-3: If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL be referred to from elsewhere in the resource or SHALL refer to the containing resource dom-4: If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a meta.versionId or a meta.lastUpdated dom-5: If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label dom-6: A resource should have narrative for robust management 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 vs-2: If there is no component or hasMember element then either a value[x] or a data absent reason must be present.
implicitRules	?!Σ	0..1	uri	A set of rules under which this content was created ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
modifierExtension	?!	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
status	?!SΣ	1..1	code	registered | preliminary | final | amended + Binding: ObservationStatus (required) ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children Required Pattern: final
Slices for category	S	1..*	CodeableConcept	Classification of type of observation Slice: Unordered, Open by value:coding.code, value:coding.system Binding: ObservationCategoryCodes (preferred): Codes for high level observation categories. ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
category:VSCat	S	1..1	CodeableConcept	Classification of type of observation Binding: ObservationCategoryCodes (preferred): Codes for high level observation categories. ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
coding	SΣ	1..*	Coding	Code defined by a terminology system ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
system	SΣ	1..1	uri	Identity of the terminology system ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children Fixed Value: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/observation-category
code	SΣ	1..1	code	Symbol in syntax defined by the system ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children Fixed Value: vital-signs
code	SΣ	1..1	CodeableConcept	Coded Responses from C-CDA Vital Sign Results Binding: US Core Vital Signs ValueSet (extensible): The vital sign codes from the base FHIR and US Core Vital Signs. ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
coding	SΣ	0..*	Coding	Code defined by a terminology system ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
text	SΣ	0..1	string	Plain text representation of the concept ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
subject	SΣ	1..1	Reference(US Core Patient Profile)	Who and/or what the observation is about ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
Slices for effective[x]	SΣC	1..1	dateTime	Often just a dateTime for Vital Signs Slice: Unordered, Closed by type:$this ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children vs-1: if Observation.effective[x] is dateTime and has a value then that value shall be precise to the day
effective[x]:effectiveDateTime	SΣC	1..1	dateTime	Often just a dateTime for Vital Signs ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children vs-1: if Observation.effective[x] is dateTime and has a value then that value shall be precise to the day
performer	SΣ	0..*	Reference(Practitioner | PractitionerRole | Organization | CareTeam | Patient | RelatedPerson) {c}	Who is responsible for the observation ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
Slices for extension				Content/Rules for all slices
site		0..1	(Complex)	Alternative reference (target type is wrong) URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/alternate-reference ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
extension		0..0
url		1..1	uri	"http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/alternate-reference"
value[x]		1..1	Reference(Location) {c}	Value of extension ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
value[x]	SΣC	0..1		Vital Signs Value Binding: VitalSignsUnits (extensible): Common UCUM units for recording Vital Signs. ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
valueQuantity			Quantity
Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

Path	Conformance	ValueSet / Code	URI
Observation.status	required	Pattern: final http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/observation-status|4.0.1 from the FHIR Standard
Observation.category	preferred	ObservationCategoryCodes http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/observation-category from the FHIR Standard
Observation.category:VSCat	preferred	ObservationCategoryCodes http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/observation-category from the FHIR Standard
Observation.code	extensible	UsCoreVitalSigns http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/ValueSet/us-core-vital-signs
Observation.value[x]	extensible	VitalSignsUnits http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/ucum-vitals-common|4.0.1 from the FHIR Standard
Observation.component.code	extensible	UsCoreVitalSigns http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/ValueSet/us-core-vital-signs
Observation.component.value[x]	extensible	VitalSignsUnits http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/ucum-vitals-common|4.0.1 from the FHIR Standard
Observation.component.dataAbsentReason	extensible	DataAbsentReason http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/data-absent-reason from the FHIR Standard

This structure is derived from USCoreVitalSignsProfile

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
Observation		0..*	USCoreVitalSignsProfile	US Core Vital Signs Profile
basedOn		0..0
partOf		0..0
status		1..1	code	registered | preliminary | final | amended + Required Pattern: final
code
coding	S	0..*	Coding	Code defined by a terminology system
text	S	0..1	string	Plain text representation of the concept
focus		0..0
encounter		0..0
Slices for effective[x]		1..1	dateTime	Often just a dateTime for Vital Signs Slice: Unordered, Open by type:$this
effective[x]:effectiveDateTime		1..1	dateTime	Often just a dateTime for Vital Signs
issued		0..0
performer	S	0..*	Reference(Practitioner | PractitionerRole | Organization | CareTeam | Patient | RelatedPerson) {c}	Who is responsible for the observation
Slices for extension				Content/Rules for all slices
site		0..1	(Complex)	Alternative reference (target type is wrong) URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/alternate-reference
value[x]		1..1	Reference(Location) {c}	Value of extension
dataAbsentReason		0..0
interpretation		0..0
note		0..0
bodySite		0..0
method		0..0
specimen		0..0
device		0..0
referenceRange		0..0
hasMember		0..0
derivedFrom		0..0
component		0..0
Documentation for this format

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
Observation	C	0..*	USCoreVitalSignsProfile	US Core Vital Signs Profile 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 vs-2: If there is no component or hasMember element then either a value[x] or a data absent reason must be present.
id	Σ	0..1	id	Logical id of this artifact
meta	Σ	0..1	Meta	Metadata about the resource
implicitRules	?!Σ	0..1	uri	A set of rules under which this content was created
language		0..1	code	Language of the resource content Binding: CommonLanguages (preferred): A human language. Additional Bindings Purpose AllLanguages Max Binding
text		0..1	Narrative	Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation
contained		0..*	Resource	Contained, inline Resources
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension	?!	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored
identifier	Σ	0..*	Identifier	Business Identifier for observation
status	?!SΣ	1..1	code	registered | preliminary | final | amended + Binding: ObservationStatus (required) Required Pattern: final
Slices for category	S	1..*	CodeableConcept	Classification of type of observation Slice: Unordered, Open by value:coding.code, value:coding.system Binding: ObservationCategoryCodes (preferred): Codes for high level observation categories.
category:VSCat	S	1..1	CodeableConcept	Classification of type of observation Binding: ObservationCategoryCodes (preferred): Codes for high level observation categories.
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
coding	SΣ	1..*	Coding	Code defined by a terminology system
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
system	SΣ	1..1	uri	Identity of the terminology system Fixed Value: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/observation-category
version	Σ	0..1	string	Version of the system - if relevant
code	SΣ	1..1	code	Symbol in syntax defined by the system Fixed Value: vital-signs
display	Σ	0..1	string	Representation defined by the system
userSelected	Σ	0..1	boolean	If this coding was chosen directly by the user
text	Σ	0..1	string	Plain text representation of the concept
code	SΣ	1..1	CodeableConcept	Coded Responses from C-CDA Vital Sign Results Binding: US Core Vital Signs ValueSet (extensible): The vital sign codes from the base FHIR and US Core Vital Signs.
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
coding	SΣ	0..*	Coding	Code defined by a terminology system
text	SΣ	0..1	string	Plain text representation of the concept
subject	SΣ	1..1	Reference(US Core Patient Profile)	Who and/or what the observation is about
Slices for effective[x]	SΣC	1..1	dateTime S	Often just a dateTime for Vital Signs Slice: Unordered, Closed by type:$this vs-1: if Observation.effective[x] is dateTime and has a value then that value shall be precise to the day
effective[x]:effectiveDateTime	SΣC	1..1	dateTime S	Often just a dateTime for Vital Signs vs-1: if Observation.effective[x] is dateTime and has a value then that value shall be precise to the day
performer	SΣ	0..*	Reference(Practitioner | PractitionerRole | Organization | CareTeam | Patient | RelatedPerson) {c}	Who is responsible for the observation
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
Slices for extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
site		0..1	(Complex)	Alternative reference (target type is wrong) URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/alternate-reference
id		0..1	id	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..0
url		1..1	uri	"http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/alternate-reference"
value[x]		1..1	Reference(Location) {c}	Value of extension
reference	ΣC	0..1	string	Literal reference, Relative, internal or absolute URL
type	Σ	0..1	uri	Type the reference refers to (e.g. "Patient") Binding: ResourceType (extensible): Aa resource (or, for logical models, the URI of the logical model).
identifier	Σ	0..1	Identifier	Logical reference, when literal reference is not known
display	Σ	0..1	string	Text alternative for the resource
value[x]	SΣC	0..1		Vital Signs Value Binding: VitalSignsUnits (extensible): Common UCUM units for recording Vital Signs.
valueQuantity			Quantity S
valueCodeableConcept			CodeableConcept
valueString			string
valueBoolean			boolean
valueInteger			integer
valueRange			Range
valueRatio			Ratio
valueSampledData			SampledData
valueTime			time
valueDateTime			dateTime
valuePeriod			Period
Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

Path	Conformance	ValueSet / Code	URI
Observation.language	preferred	CommonLanguages http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/languages from the FHIR Standard Additional Bindings Purpose AllLanguages Max Binding
Observation.status	required	Pattern: final http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/observation-status|4.0.1 from the FHIR Standard
Observation.category	preferred	ObservationCategoryCodes http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/observation-category from the FHIR Standard
Observation.category:VSCat	preferred	ObservationCategoryCodes http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/observation-category from the FHIR Standard
Observation.code	extensible	UsCoreVitalSigns http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/ValueSet/us-core-vital-signs
Observation.performer.type	extensible	ResourceType http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/resource-types from the FHIR Standard
Observation.value[x]	extensible	VitalSignsUnits http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/ucum-vitals-common|4.0.1 from the FHIR Standard
Observation.referenceRange.type	preferred	ObservationReferenceRangeMeaningCodes http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/referencerange-meaning from the FHIR Standard
Observation.referenceRange.appliesTo	example	ObservationReferenceRangeAppliesToCodes http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/referencerange-appliesto from the FHIR Standard
Observation.component.code	extensible	UsCoreVitalSigns http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/ValueSet/us-core-vital-signs
Observation.component.value[x]	extensible	VitalSignsUnits http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/ucum-vitals-common|4.0.1 from the FHIR Standard
Observation.component.dataAbsentReason	extensible	DataAbsentReason http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/data-absent-reason from the FHIR Standard
Observation.component.interpretation	extensible	ObservationInterpretationCodes http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/observation-interpretation from the FHIR Standard

This structure is derived from USCoreVitalSignsProfile

Summary

Mandatory: 1 element
Must-Support: 3 elements
Prohibited: 16 elements

Extensions

This structure refers to these extensions:

• http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/alternate-reference

Slices

This structure defines the following Slices:

• The element 1 is sliced based on the value of Observation.effective[x]

Key Elements View

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
Observation	C	0..*	USCoreVitalSignsProfile	US Core Vital Signs Profile dom-2: If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources dom-3: If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL be referred to from elsewhere in the resource or SHALL refer to the containing resource dom-4: If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a meta.versionId or a meta.lastUpdated dom-5: If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label dom-6: A resource should have narrative for robust management 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 vs-2: If there is no component or hasMember element then either a value[x] or a data absent reason must be present.
implicitRules	?!Σ	0..1	uri	A set of rules under which this content was created ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
modifierExtension	?!	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
status	?!SΣ	1..1	code	registered | preliminary | final | amended + Binding: ObservationStatus (required) ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children Required Pattern: final
Slices for category	S	1..*	CodeableConcept	Classification of type of observation Slice: Unordered, Open by value:coding.code, value:coding.system Binding: ObservationCategoryCodes (preferred): Codes for high level observation categories. ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
category:VSCat	S	1..1	CodeableConcept	Classification of type of observation Binding: ObservationCategoryCodes (preferred): Codes for high level observation categories. ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
coding	SΣ	1..*	Coding	Code defined by a terminology system ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
system	SΣ	1..1	uri	Identity of the terminology system ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children Fixed Value: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/observation-category
code	SΣ	1..1	code	Symbol in syntax defined by the system ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children Fixed Value: vital-signs
code	SΣ	1..1	CodeableConcept	Coded Responses from C-CDA Vital Sign Results Binding: US Core Vital Signs ValueSet (extensible): The vital sign codes from the base FHIR and US Core Vital Signs. ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
coding	SΣ	0..*	Coding	Code defined by a terminology system ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
text	SΣ	0..1	string	Plain text representation of the concept ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
subject	SΣ	1..1	Reference(US Core Patient Profile)	Who and/or what the observation is about ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
Slices for effective[x]	SΣC	1..1	dateTime	Often just a dateTime for Vital Signs Slice: Unordered, Closed by type:$this ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children vs-1: if Observation.effective[x] is dateTime and has a value then that value shall be precise to the day
effective[x]:effectiveDateTime	SΣC	1..1	dateTime	Often just a dateTime for Vital Signs ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children vs-1: if Observation.effective[x] is dateTime and has a value then that value shall be precise to the day
performer	SΣ	0..*	Reference(Practitioner | PractitionerRole | Organization | CareTeam | Patient | RelatedPerson) {c}	Who is responsible for the observation ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
Slices for extension				Content/Rules for all slices
site		0..1	(Complex)	Alternative reference (target type is wrong) URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/alternate-reference ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
extension		0..0
url		1..1	uri	"http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/alternate-reference"
value[x]		1..1	Reference(Location) {c}	Value of extension ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
value[x]	SΣC	0..1		Vital Signs Value Binding: VitalSignsUnits (extensible): Common UCUM units for recording Vital Signs. ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
valueQuantity			Quantity
Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

Path	Conformance	ValueSet / Code	URI
Observation.status	required	Pattern: final http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/observation-status|4.0.1 from the FHIR Standard
Observation.category	preferred	ObservationCategoryCodes http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/observation-category from the FHIR Standard
Observation.category:VSCat	preferred	ObservationCategoryCodes http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/observation-category from the FHIR Standard
Observation.code	extensible	UsCoreVitalSigns http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/ValueSet/us-core-vital-signs
Observation.value[x]	extensible	VitalSignsUnits http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/ucum-vitals-common|4.0.1 from the FHIR Standard
Observation.component.code	extensible	UsCoreVitalSigns http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/ValueSet/us-core-vital-signs
Observation.component.value[x]	extensible	VitalSignsUnits http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/ucum-vitals-common|4.0.1 from the FHIR Standard
Observation.component.dataAbsentReason	extensible	DataAbsentReason http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/data-absent-reason from the FHIR Standard

Differential View

This structure is derived from USCoreVitalSignsProfile

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
Observation		0..*	USCoreVitalSignsProfile	US Core Vital Signs Profile
basedOn		0..0
partOf		0..0
status		1..1	code	registered | preliminary | final | amended + Required Pattern: final
code
coding	S	0..*	Coding	Code defined by a terminology system
text	S	0..1	string	Plain text representation of the concept
focus		0..0
encounter		0..0
Slices for effective[x]		1..1	dateTime	Often just a dateTime for Vital Signs Slice: Unordered, Open by type:$this
effective[x]:effectiveDateTime		1..1	dateTime	Often just a dateTime for Vital Signs
issued		0..0
performer	S	0..*	Reference(Practitioner | PractitionerRole | Organization | CareTeam | Patient | RelatedPerson) {c}	Who is responsible for the observation
Slices for extension				Content/Rules for all slices
site		0..1	(Complex)	Alternative reference (target type is wrong) URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/alternate-reference
value[x]		1..1	Reference(Location) {c}	Value of extension
dataAbsentReason		0..0
interpretation		0..0
note		0..0
bodySite		0..0
method		0..0
specimen		0..0
device		0..0
referenceRange		0..0
hasMember		0..0
derivedFrom		0..0
component		0..0
Documentation for this format

Snapshot View

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
Observation	C	0..*	USCoreVitalSignsProfile	US Core Vital Signs Profile 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 vs-2: If there is no component or hasMember element then either a value[x] or a data absent reason must be present.
id	Σ	0..1	id	Logical id of this artifact
meta	Σ	0..1	Meta	Metadata about the resource
implicitRules	?!Σ	0..1	uri	A set of rules under which this content was created
language		0..1	code	Language of the resource content Binding: CommonLanguages (preferred): A human language. Additional Bindings Purpose AllLanguages Max Binding
text		0..1	Narrative	Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation
contained		0..*	Resource	Contained, inline Resources
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension	?!	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored
identifier	Σ	0..*	Identifier	Business Identifier for observation
status	?!SΣ	1..1	code	registered | preliminary | final | amended + Binding: ObservationStatus (required) Required Pattern: final
Slices for category	S	1..*	CodeableConcept	Classification of type of observation Slice: Unordered, Open by value:coding.code, value:coding.system Binding: ObservationCategoryCodes (preferred): Codes for high level observation categories.
category:VSCat	S	1..1	CodeableConcept	Classification of type of observation Binding: ObservationCategoryCodes (preferred): Codes for high level observation categories.
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
coding	SΣ	1..*	Coding	Code defined by a terminology system
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
system	SΣ	1..1	uri	Identity of the terminology system Fixed Value: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/observation-category
version	Σ	0..1	string	Version of the system - if relevant
code	SΣ	1..1	code	Symbol in syntax defined by the system Fixed Value: vital-signs
display	Σ	0..1	string	Representation defined by the system
userSelected	Σ	0..1	boolean	If this coding was chosen directly by the user
text	Σ	0..1	string	Plain text representation of the concept
code	SΣ	1..1	CodeableConcept	Coded Responses from C-CDA Vital Sign Results Binding: US Core Vital Signs ValueSet (extensible): The vital sign codes from the base FHIR and US Core Vital Signs.
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
coding	SΣ	0..*	Coding	Code defined by a terminology system
text	SΣ	0..1	string	Plain text representation of the concept
subject	SΣ	1..1	Reference(US Core Patient Profile)	Who and/or what the observation is about
Slices for effective[x]	SΣC	1..1	dateTime S	Often just a dateTime for Vital Signs Slice: Unordered, Closed by type:$this vs-1: if Observation.effective[x] is dateTime and has a value then that value shall be precise to the day
effective[x]:effectiveDateTime	SΣC	1..1	dateTime S	Often just a dateTime for Vital Signs vs-1: if Observation.effective[x] is dateTime and has a value then that value shall be precise to the day
performer	SΣ	0..*	Reference(Practitioner | PractitionerRole | Organization | CareTeam | Patient | RelatedPerson) {c}	Who is responsible for the observation
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
Slices for extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
site		0..1	(Complex)	Alternative reference (target type is wrong) URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/alternate-reference
id		0..1	id	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..0
url		1..1	uri	"http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/alternate-reference"
value[x]		1..1	Reference(Location) {c}	Value of extension
reference	ΣC	0..1	string	Literal reference, Relative, internal or absolute URL
type	Σ	0..1	uri	Type the reference refers to (e.g. "Patient") Binding: ResourceType (extensible): Aa resource (or, for logical models, the URI of the logical model).
identifier	Σ	0..1	Identifier	Logical reference, when literal reference is not known
display	Σ	0..1	string	Text alternative for the resource
value[x]	SΣC	0..1		Vital Signs Value Binding: VitalSignsUnits (extensible): Common UCUM units for recording Vital Signs.
valueQuantity			Quantity S
valueCodeableConcept			CodeableConcept
valueString			string
valueBoolean			boolean
valueInteger			integer
valueRange			Range
valueRatio			Ratio
valueSampledData			SampledData
valueTime			time
valueDateTime			dateTime
valuePeriod			Period
Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

Path	Conformance	ValueSet / Code	URI
Observation.language	preferred	CommonLanguages http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/languages from the FHIR Standard Additional Bindings Purpose AllLanguages Max Binding
Observation.status	required	Pattern: final http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/observation-status|4.0.1 from the FHIR Standard
Observation.category	preferred	ObservationCategoryCodes http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/observation-category from the FHIR Standard
Observation.category:VSCat	preferred	ObservationCategoryCodes http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/observation-category from the FHIR Standard
Observation.code	extensible	UsCoreVitalSigns http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/ValueSet/us-core-vital-signs
Observation.performer.type	extensible	ResourceType http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/resource-types from the FHIR Standard
Observation.value[x]	extensible	VitalSignsUnits http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/ucum-vitals-common|4.0.1 from the FHIR Standard
Observation.referenceRange.type	preferred	ObservationReferenceRangeMeaningCodes http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/referencerange-meaning from the FHIR Standard
Observation.referenceRange.appliesTo	example	ObservationReferenceRangeAppliesToCodes http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/referencerange-appliesto from the FHIR Standard
Observation.component.code	extensible	UsCoreVitalSigns http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/ValueSet/us-core-vital-signs
Observation.component.value[x]	extensible	VitalSignsUnits http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/ucum-vitals-common|4.0.1 from the FHIR Standard
Observation.component.dataAbsentReason	extensible	DataAbsentReason http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/data-absent-reason from the FHIR Standard
Observation.component.interpretation	extensible	ObservationInterpretationCodes http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/observation-interpretation from the FHIR Standard

This structure is derived from USCoreVitalSignsProfile

Summary

Mandatory: 1 element
Must-Support: 3 elements
Prohibited: 16 elements

Extensions

This structure refers to these extensions:

• http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/alternate-reference

Slices

This structure defines the following Slices:

• The element 1 is sliced based on the value of Observation.effective[x]

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