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Codesystem-observation-paramcode.xml

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Definition for Code System ParamCode

<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="observation-paramcode"/>
  <meta>
    <lastUpdated value="2016-08-11T17:02:54.322+10:00"/>
  </meta>
  <text>
    <status value="generated"/>
    <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
      <h2>ParamCode</h2>
      <div>
        <p>The statistical operation parameter -&quot;params&quot; -  codes</p>

      </div>
      <p>This code system http://hl7.org/fhir/observation-paramcode defines the following codes:</p>
      <table class="codes">
        <tr>
          <td>
            <b>Code</b>
          </td>
          <td>
            <b>Display</b>
          </td>
          <td>
            <b>Definition</b>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>average
            <a name="observation-paramcode-average"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Average</td>
          <td>The [mean](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arithmetic_mean)of N measurements over the stated
             period</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>max
            <a name="observation-paramcode-max"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Maximum</td>
          <td>The [maximum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximal_element) value of N measurements over
             the stated period</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>min
            <a name="observation-paramcode-min"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Minimum</td>
          <td>The [minimum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimal_element) value of N measurements over
             the stated period</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td>count
            <a name="observation-paramcode-count"> </a>
          </td>
          <td>Count</td>
          <td>The [number] of measurements over the stated period</td>
        </tr>
      </table>
    </div>
  </text>
  <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/observation-paramcode"/>
  <identifier>
    <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/>
    <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.877"/>
  </identifier>
  <version value="1.6.0"/>
  <name value="ParamCode"/>
  <status value="draft"/>
  <experimental value="false"/>
  <publisher value="HL7 (FHIR Project)"/>
  <contact>
    <telecom>
      <system value="other"/>
      <value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/>
    </telecom>
    <telecom>
      <system value="email"/>
      <value value="fhir@lists.hl7.org"/>
    </telecom>
  </contact>
  <date value="2016-08-11T17:02:54+10:00"/>
  <description value="The statistical operation parameter -&quot;params&quot; -  codes"/>
  <caseSensitive value="true"/>
  <valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/observation-paramcode"/>
  <content value="complete"/>
  <concept>
    <code value="average"/>
    <display value="Average"/>
    <definition value="The [mean](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arithmetic_mean)of N measurements over the stated
     period"/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="max"/>
    <display value="Maximum"/>
    <definition value="The [maximum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximal_element) value of N measurements over
     the stated period"/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="min"/>
    <display value="Minimum"/>
    <definition value="The [minimum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimal_element) value of N measurements over
     the stated period"/>
  </concept>
  <concept>
    <code value="count"/>
    <display value="Count"/>
    <definition value="The [number] of measurements over the stated period"/>
  </concept>
</CodeSystem>

Usage note: every effort has been made to ensure that the examples are correct and useful, but they are not a normative part of the specification.