R4 Ballot #2 (Mixed Normative/Trial use)

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Observation-example.json

Orders and Observations Work GroupMaturity Level: N/ABallot Status: InformativeCompartments: Device, Encounter, Patient, Practitioner, RelatedPerson

Raw JSON (canonical form + also see JSON Format Specification)

Simple Weight Example

{
  "resourceType": "Observation",
  "id": "example",
  "text": {
    "status": "generated",
    "div": "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p><b>Generated Narrative with Details</b></p><p><b>id</b>: example</p><p><b>status</b>: final</p><p><b>category</b>: Vital Signs <span>(Details : {http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/observation-category code 'vital-signs' = 'Vital Signs', given as 'Vital Signs'})</span></p><p><b>code</b>: Body Weight <span>(Details : {LOINC code '29463-7' = 'Body weight', given as 'Body Weight'}; {LOINC code '3141-9' = 'Body weight Measured', given as 'Body weight Measured'}; {SNOMED CT code '27113001' = 'Body weight', given as 'Body weight'}; {http://acme.org/devices/clinical-codes code 'body-weight' = 'body-weight', given as 'Body Weight'})</span></p><p><b>subject</b>: <a>Patient/example</a></p><p><b>encounter</b>: <a>Encounter/example</a></p><p><b>effective</b>: 28/03/2016</p><p><b>value</b>: 185 lbs<span> (Details: UCUM code [lb_av] = 'lb_av')</span></p></div>"
  },
  "status": "final",
  "category": [
    {
      "coding": [
        {
          "system": "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/observation-category",
          "code": "vital-signs",
          "display": "Vital Signs"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "code": {
    "coding": [
      {
        "system": "http://loinc.org",
        "code": "29463-7",
        "display": "Body Weight"
      },
      {
        "system": "http://loinc.org",
        "code": "3141-9",
        "display": "Body weight Measured"
      },
      {
        "system": "http://snomed.info/sct",
        "code": "27113001",
        "display": "Body weight"
      },
      {
        "system": "http://acme.org/devices/clinical-codes",
        "code": "body-weight",
        "display": "Body Weight"
      }
    ]
  },
  "subject": {
    "reference": "Patient/example"
  },
  "encounter": {
    "reference": "Encounter/example"
  },
  "effectiveDateTime": "2016-03-28",
  "valueQuantity": {
    "value": 185,
    "unit": "lbs",
    "system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org",
    "code": "[lb_av]"
  }
}

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.