ObservationDefinition
Set of definitional characteristics for a kind of observation or measurement produced or consumed by an orderable health care service.
Endpoints
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https://api.dev.ovok.com/fhir/R4/ObservationDefinition| Interaction | Method | Path |
|---|---|---|
| Read | GET | /fhir/R4/ObservationDefinition/[id] |
| Vread | GET | /fhir/R4/ObservationDefinition/[id]/_history/[vid] |
| Update | PUT | /fhir/R4/ObservationDefinition/[id] |
| Patch | PATCH | /fhir/R4/ObservationDefinition/[id] |
| Delete | DELETE | /fhir/R4/ObservationDefinition/[id] |
| Create | POST | /fhir/R4/ObservationDefinition |
| Search | GET | /fhir/R4/ObservationDefinition |
| History | GET | /fhir/R4/ObservationDefinition/[id]/_history |
Top-level elements
| Element | Type(s) | Cardinality | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
category | CodeableConcept | 0..* | Category of observation |
code | CodeableConcept | 1..1 | Type of observation (code / type) |
identifier | Identifier | 0..* | Business identifier for this ObservationDefinition instance |
permittedDataType | code | 0..* | Quantity | CodeableConcept | string | boolean | integer | Range | Ratio | SampledData | time | dateTime | Period |
multipleResultsAllowed | boolean | 0..1 | Multiple results allowed |
method | CodeableConcept | 0..1 | Method used to produce the observation |
preferredReportName | string | 0..1 | Preferred report name |
quantitativeDetails | BackboneElement | 0..1 | Characteristics of quantitative results |
qualifiedInterval | BackboneElement | 0..* | Qualified range for continuous and ordinal observation results |
validCodedValueSet | Reference | 0..1 | Value set of valid coded values for the observations conforming to this ObservationDefinition |
normalCodedValueSet | Reference | 0..1 | Value set of normal coded values for the observations conforming to this ObservationDefinition |
abnormalCodedValueSet | Reference | 0..1 | Value set of abnormal coded values for the observations conforming to this ObservationDefinition |
criticalCodedValueSet | Reference | 0..1 | Value set of critical coded values for the observations conforming to this ObservationDefinition |
Resource-specific search parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
_compartment | string | |
_count | string | https://www.hl7.org/fhir/search.html#_count |
_elements | string | https://www.hl7.org/fhir/search.html#_elements |
_id | string | |
_lastUpdated | string | |
_profile | string | |
_security | string | |
_sort | string | https://www.hl7.org/fhir/search.html#_sort |
_source | string | |
_summary | string | https://www.hl7.org/fhir/search.html#_summary |
_tag | string | |
_total | string | https://www.hl7.org/fhir/search.html#_total |
code | string | https://medplum.com/fhir/SearchParameter/ObservationDefinition-code |
publisher | string | https://medplum.com/fhir/SearchParameter/ObservationDefinition-publisher |
Reference
- Official FHIR R4 spec:
ObservationDefinition - Maturity: Draft (FMM 0).