SpecimenDefinition

A kind of specimen with associated set of requirements.

These interaction paths describe standard FHIR R4 patterns. Availability can depend on the API capabilities enabled for your Ovok project.

Interaction	Method	Path
Read	GET	/fhir/R4/SpecimenDefinition/[id]
Vread	GET	/fhir/R4/SpecimenDefinition/[id]/_history/[vid]
Update	PUT	/fhir/R4/SpecimenDefinition/[id]
Patch	PATCH	/fhir/R4/SpecimenDefinition/[id]
Delete	DELETE	/fhir/R4/SpecimenDefinition/[id]
Create	POST	/fhir/R4/SpecimenDefinition
Search	GET	/fhir/R4/SpecimenDefinition
History	GET	/fhir/R4/SpecimenDefinition/[id]/_history

Top-level elements

Element	Type	Cardinality	Description
id	string	0..1	Logical id of this artifact
meta	Meta	0..1	Metadata about the resource
implicitRules	uri	0..1	A set of rules under which this content was created
language	code	0..1	Language of the resource content
text	Narrative	0..1	Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation
contained	Resource	0..*	Contained, inline Resources
extension	Extension	0..*	Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension	Extension	0..*	Extensions that cannot be ignored
identifier	Identifier	0..1	Business identifier of a kind of specimen
typeCollected	CodeableConcept	0..1	Kind of material to collect
patientPreparation	CodeableConcept	0..*	Patient preparation for collection
timeAspect	string	0..1	Time aspect for collection
collection	CodeableConcept	0..*	Specimen collection procedure
typeTested	BackboneElement	0..*	Specimen in container intended for testing by lab

Resource-specific search parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
container	token	The type of specimen conditioned in container expected by the lab
identifier	token	The unique identifier associated with the specimen
type	token	The type of collected specimen

Reference

Official FHIR R4 spec: SpecimenDefinition.
Maturity: Draft (FMM 0).