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Definition for Code System ObservationStatus
<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <id value="observation-status"/> <meta> <lastUpdated value="2016-03-31T08:01:25.570+11:00"/> </meta> <text> <status value="generated"/> <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <h2>ObservationStatus</h2> <p>Codes providing the status of an observation.</p> <p>This code system http://hl7.org/fhir/observation-status 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>registered <a name="registered"> </a> </td> <td>Registered</td> <td>The existence of the observation is registered, but there is no result yet available.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>preliminary <a name="preliminary"> </a> </td> <td>Preliminary</td> <td>This is an initial or interim observation: data may be incomplete or unverified.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>final <a name="final"> </a> </td> <td>Final</td> <td>The observation is complete and verified by an authorized person (who may be the same person who entered the observation based on policy).</td> </tr> <tr> <td>amended <a name="amended"> </a> </td> <td>Amended</td> <td>The observation has been modified subsequent to being Final, and is complete and verified by an authorized person.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>cancelled <a name="cancelled"> </a> </td> <td>cancelled</td> <td>The observation is unavailable because the measurement was not started or not completed (also sometimes called "aborted").</td> </tr> <tr> <td>entered-in-error <a name="entered-in-error"> </a> </td> <td>Entered in Error</td> <td>The observation has been withdrawn following previous final release.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>unknown <a name="unknown"> </a> </td> <td>Unknown Status</td> <td>The observation status is unknown. Note that "unknown" is a value of last resort and every attempt should be made to provide a meaningful value other than "unknown".</td> </tr> </table> </div> </text> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/valueset-oid"> <valueUri value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.219"/> </extension> <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/observation-status"/> <version value="1.4.0"/> <name value="ObservationStatus"/> <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="2016-03-31T08:01:25+11:00"/> <description value="Codes providing the status of an observation."/> <caseSensitive value="true"/> <valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/observation-status"/> <content value="complete"/> <concept> <code value="registered"/> <display value="Registered"/> <definition value="The existence of the observation is registered, but there is no result yet available."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="preliminary"/> <display value="Preliminary"/> <definition value="This is an initial or interim observation: data may be incomplete or unverified."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="final"/> <display value="Final"/> <definition value="The observation is complete and verified by an authorized person (who may be the same person who entered the observation based on policy)."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="amended"/> <display value="Amended"/> <definition value="The observation has been modified subsequent to being Final, and is complete and verified by an authorized person."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="cancelled"/> <display value="cancelled"/> <definition value="The observation is unavailable because the measurement was not started or not completed (also sometimes called "aborted")."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="entered-in-error"/> <display value="Entered in Error"/> <definition value="The observation has been withdrawn following previous final release."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="unknown"/> <display value="Unknown Status"/> <definition value="The observation status is unknown. Note that "unknown" is a value of last resort and every attempt should be made to provide a meaningful value other than "unknown"."/> </concept> </CodeSystem>
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