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4.3.1.215 Value Set http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/observation-methods

This is a value set defined by the FHIR project.

Summary

Defining URL:	http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/observation-methods
Name:	Observation Methods
Definition:	Observation Method codes from SNOMED CT (codes subsumed by 272394005 "Technique", and the v3 Code System "ObservationMethod" (which is no longer actively maintained).
Committee:	Orders and Observations Work Group
OID:	2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.2.215 (for OID based terminology systems)
Copyright:	This value set includes content from SNOMED CT, which is copyright © 2002+ International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation (IHTSDO), and distributed by agreement between IHTSDO and HL7. Implementer use of SNOMED CT is not covered by this agreement.
Source Resource	XML / JSON

This value set is used in the following places:

• Observation.method (Example)
• StructureDefinition DeviceMetricObservation: Observation.method ((Example))
• StructureDefinition Observation-Genetics: Observation.method ((Example))
• StructureDefinition VitalSigns: Observation.method ((Example))
• StructureDefinition BodyWeight: Observation.method ((Example))
• StructureDefinition RespRate: Observation.method ((Example))
• StructureDefinition HeartRate: Observation.method ((Example))
• StructureDefinition BodyTemp: Observation.method ((Example))
• StructureDefinition BodyHeight: Observation.method ((Example))
• StructureDefinition BodyLength: Observation.method ((Example))
• StructureDefinition HeadCircum: Observation.method ((Example))
• StructureDefinition OxygenSat: Observation.method ((Example))
• StructureDefinition BMI: Observation.method ((Example))
• StructureDefinition MBP: Observation.method ((Example))
• StructureDefinition BP: Observation.method ((Example))
• StructureDefinition VitalsPanel: Observation.method ((Example))
• StructureDefinition Cholesterol: Observation.method ((Example))
• StructureDefinition Triglyceride: Observation.method ((Example))
• StructureDefinition HDLCholesterol: Observation.method ((Example))
• StructureDefinition LDLCholesterol: Observation.method ((Example))

4.3.1.215.1 Content Logical Definition

4.3.1.215.2 Expansion

This expansion generated 06 Dec 2016

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