ObservationDefinition

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Set of definitional characteristics for a kind of observation or measurement produced or consumed by an orderable health care service.

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Structure

Show inherited elements (14)

Element	Card.	Type	Description
categoryΣ	0..*	CodeableConcept	Category of observationBinding (example): observation-category
codeRequiredΣ	1..1	CodeableConcept	Type of observation (code / type)Binding (example): observation-codes
identifierΣ	0..*	Identifier	Business identifier for this ObservationDefinition instance
permittedDataType	0..*	code	Quantity | CodeableConcept | string | boolean | integer | Range | Ratio | SampledData | time | dateTime | PeriodBinding (required): permitted-data-type
multipleResultsAllowed	0..1	boolean	Multiple results allowed
method	0..1	CodeableConcept	Method used to produce the observationBinding (example): observation-methods
preferredReportName	0..1	string	Preferred report name
quantitativeDetails	0..1	BackboneElement	Characteristics of quantitative results
customaryUnit	0..1	CodeableConcept	Customary unit for quantitative resultsBinding (extensible): ucum-units
unit	0..1	CodeableConcept	SI unit for quantitative resultsBinding (extensible): ucum-units
conversionFactor	0..1	decimal	SI to Customary unit conversion factor
decimalPrecision	0..1	integer	Decimal precision of observation quantitative results
qualifiedInterval	0..*	BackboneElement	Qualified range for continuous and ordinal observation results
category	0..1	code	reference | critical | absoluteBinding (required): observation-range-category
range	0..1	Range	The interval itself, for continuous or ordinal observations
context	0..1	CodeableConcept	Range context qualifierBinding (extensible): referencerange-meaning
appliesTo	0..*	CodeableConcept	Targetted population of the rangeBinding (example): referencerange-appliesto
gender	0..1	code	male | female | other | unknownBinding (required): administrative-gender
age	0..1	Range	Applicable age range, if relevant
gestationalAge	0..1	Range	Applicable gestational age range, if relevant
condition	0..1	string	Condition associated with the reference range
validCodedValueSet	0..1	Reference(ValueSet)	Value set of valid coded values for the observations conforming to this ObservationDefinition
normalCodedValueSet	0..1	Reference(ValueSet)	Value set of normal coded values for the observations conforming to this ObservationDefinition
abnormalCodedValueSet	0..1	Reference(ValueSet)	Value set of abnormal coded values for the observations conforming to this ObservationDefinition
criticalCodedValueSet	0..1	Reference(ValueSet)	Value set of critical coded values for the observations conforming to this ObservationDefinition

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Search parameters

Query with GET [base]/ObservationDefinition?[parameter]=[value]. Type decides which modifiers and prefixes apply, see search features.

ObservationDefinition defines no search parameters of its own; the common parameters below apply.

PG: PostgreSQL, ES: Elasticsearch. passes its TestScript checks, fails, not tested yet.

Common parameters on every resource (8)

_haste-health-author	reference	The author of the resource
_id	token	Logical id of this artifact
_lastUpdated	date	When the resource version last changed
_profile	uri	Profiles this resource claims to conform to
_security	token	Security Labels applied to this resource
_source	uri	Identifies where the resource comes from
_tag	token	Tags applied to this resource
_type	token	Derived from the R4B Definition