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Orders and Observations Work Group | Maturity Level: N/A | Standards Status: Informative |
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Definition for Code SystemObservationStatus
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <id value="observation-status"/> <meta> <lastUpdated value="2022-09-07T10:58:29.429+10:00"/> <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/shareablecodesystem"/> </meta> <text> <status value="generated"/> <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p> This code system <code> http://hl7.org/fhir/observation-status</code> defines the following codes: </p> <table class="codes"> <tr> <td> <b> Lvl</b> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap"> <b> Code</b> </td> <td> <b> Display</b> </td> <td> <b> Definition</b> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> 1</td> <td style="white-space:nowrap">registered <a name="observation-status-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> 1</td> <td style="white-space:nowrap">preliminary <a name="observation-status-preliminary"> </a> </td> <td> Preliminary</td> <td> This is an initial or interim observation: data may be incomplete or unverified.</td> </tr> <tr> <td> 1</td> <td style="white-space:nowrap">final <a name="observation-status-final"> </a> </td> <td> Final</td> <td> The observation is complete and there are no further actions needed. Additional information such "released", "signed", etc would be represented using [Provenance](provenanc e.html) which provides not only the act but also the actors and dates and other related data. These act states would be associated with an observation status of `preliminary` until they are all completed and then a status of `final` would be applied.</td> </tr> <tr> <td> 1</td> <td style="white-space:nowrap">amended <a name="observation-status-amended"> </a> </td> <td> Amended</td> <td> Subsequent to being Final, the observation has been modified subsequent. This includes updates/new information and corrections.</td> </tr> <tr> <td> 2</td> <td style="white-space:nowrap"> corrected <a name="observation-status-corrected"> </a> </td> <td> Corrected</td> <td> Subsequent to being Final, the observation has been modified to correct an error in the test result.</td> </tr> <tr> <td> 1</td> <td style="white-space:nowrap">cancelled <a name="observation-status-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> 1</td> <td style="white-space:nowrap">entered-in-error <a name="observation-status-entered-in-error"> </a> </td> <td> Entered in Error</td> <td> The observation has been withdrawn following previous final release. This electronic record should never have existed, though it is possible that real-world decisions were based on it. (If real-world activity has occurred, the status should be "cancelled" rather than "entered-in-error".).</td> </tr> <tr> <td> 1</td> <td style="white-space:nowrap">unknown <a name="observation-status-unknown"> </a> </td> <td> Unknown</td> <td> The authoring/source system does not know which of the status values currently applies for this observation. Note: This concept is not to be used for "other" - one of the listed statuses is presumed to apply, but the authoring/source system does not know which.</td> </tr> </table> </div> </text> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg"> <valueCode value="oo"/> </extension> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status"> <valueCode value="normative"/> </extension> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm"> <valueInteger value="5"/> </extension> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-normative-version"> <valueCode value="4.0.0"/> </extension> <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/observation-status"/> <identifier> <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/> <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.401"/> </identifier> <version value="5.0.0-ballot"/> <name value="ObservationStatus"/> <title value="ObservationStatus"/> <status value="active"/> <experimental value="false"/> <date value="2021-01-05T10:01:24+11:00"/> <publisher value="HL7 (FHIR Project)"/> <contact> <telecom> <system value="url"/> <value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/> </telecom> <telecom> <system value="email"/> <value value="fhir@lists.hl7.org"/> </telecom> </contact> <description value="Codes providing the status of an observation."/> <caseSensitive value="true"/> <valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/observation-status"/> <hierarchyMeaning value="is-a"/> <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 there are no further actions needed. Additional information such "released", "signed", etc would be represented using [Provenance](provenanc e.html) which provides not only the act but also the actors and dates and other related data. These act states would be associated with an observation status of `preliminary` until they are all completed and then a status of `final` would be applied."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="amended"/> <display value="Amended"/> <definition value="Subsequent to being Final, the observation has been modified subsequent. This includes updates/new information and corrections."/> <concept> <code value="corrected"/> <display value="Corrected"/> <definition value="Subsequent to being Final, the observation has been modified to correct an error in the test result."/> </concept> </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. This electronic record should never have existed, though it is possible that real-world decisions were based on it. (If real-world activity has occurred, the status should be "cancelled" rather than "entered-in-error".)."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="unknown"/> <display value="Unknown"/> <definition value="The authoring/source system does not know which of the status values currently applies for this observation. Note: This concept is not to be used for "other" - one of the listed statuses is presumed to apply, but the authoring/source system does not know which."/> </concept> </CodeSystem>
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