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| Orders and Observations  Work Group | Maturity Level: N | Normative (from v4.0.0) | Compartments: Device, Encounter, Patient, Practitioner, RelatedPerson | 
|   | Some of the content on this page (marked clearly) has been approved as part of an ANSI  standard.
   See the Observation Package for further details. | 
Dependency Graph for Observation FMM level 5
| Name | Card. | Type | Dependency Analysis | 
|---|---|---|---|
|   Observation | DomainResource | ||
|    identifier | 0..* | Identifier | |
|    basedOn | 0..* | Reference(CarePlan | DeviceRequest | ImmunizationRecommendation | MedicationRequest | NutritionOrder | ServiceRequest) | Type Warning: (CarePlan = FMM2-Trial Use vs. Element = FMM5-Normative) Type Warning: (DeviceRequest = FMM1-Trial Use vs. Element = FMM5-Normative) Type Warning: (ImmunizationRecommendation = FMM1-Trial Use vs. Element = FMM5-Normative) Type Warning: (MedicationRequest = FMM3-Trial Use vs. Element = FMM5-Normative) Type Warning: (NutritionOrder = FMM2-Trial Use vs. Element = FMM5-Normative) Type Warning: (ServiceRequest = FMM2-Trial Use vs. Element = FMM5-Normative) | 
|    partOf | 0..* | Reference(MedicationAdministration | MedicationDispense | MedicationStatement | Procedure | Immunization | ImagingStudy) | Type Warning: (MedicationAdministration = FMM2-Trial Use vs. Element = FMM5-Normative) Type Warning: (MedicationDispense = FMM2-Trial Use vs. Element = FMM5-Normative) Type Warning: (MedicationStatement = FMM3-Trial Use vs. Element = FMM5-Normative) Type Warning: (Procedure = FMM3-Trial Use vs. Element = FMM5-Normative) Type Warning: (Immunization = FMM3-Trial Use vs. Element = FMM5-Normative) Type Warning: (ImagingStudy = FMM3-Trial Use vs. Element = FMM5-Normative) | 
|    status | 1..1 | code | |
|    category | 0..* | CodeableConcept | |
|    code | 1..1 | CodeableConcept | |
|    subject | 0..1 | Reference(Patient | Group | Device | Location) | Type Warning: (Group = FMM1-Trial Use vs. Element = FMM5-Normative) Type Warning: (Device = FMM2-Trial Use vs. Element = FMM5-Normative) Type Warning: (Location = FMM3-Trial Use vs. Element = FMM5-Normative) | 
|    focus TU | 0..* | Reference(Any) | Type Warning: (Any = FMM1-Trial Use vs. Element = FMM5-Trial Use) | 
|    encounter | 0..1 | Reference(Encounter) | Type Warning: (Encounter = FMM2-Trial Use vs. Element = FMM5-Normative) | 
|    effective[x] | 0..1 | ||
|     effectiveDateTime | dateTime | ||
|     effectivePeriod | Period | ||
|     effectiveTiming | Timing | ||
|     effectiveInstant | instant | ||
|    issued | 0..1 | instant | |
|    performer | 0..* | Reference(Practitioner | PractitionerRole | Organization | CareTeam | Patient | RelatedPerson) | Type Warning: (Practitioner = FMM3-Trial Use vs. Element = FMM5-Normative) Type Warning: (PractitionerRole = FMM2-Trial Use vs. Element = FMM5-Normative) Type Warning: (Organization = FMM3-Trial Use vs. Element = FMM5-Normative) Type Warning: (CareTeam = FMM2-Trial Use vs. Element = FMM5-Normative) Type Warning: (RelatedPerson = FMM2-Trial Use vs. Element = FMM5-Normative) | 
|    value[x] | 0..1 | ||
|     valueQuantity | Quantity | ||
|     valueCodeableConcept | CodeableConcept | ||
|     valueString | string | ||
|     valueBoolean | boolean | ||
|     valueInteger | integer | ||
|     valueRange | Range | ||
|     valueRatio | Ratio | ||
|     valueSampledData | SampledData | Type Error: (SampledData = FMM5-Trial Use vs. Element = FMM5-Normative) | |
|     valueTime | time | ||
|     valueDateTime | dateTime | ||
|     valuePeriod | Period | ||
|    dataAbsentReason | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | |
|    interpretation | 0..* | CodeableConcept | |
|    note | 0..* | Annotation | |
|    bodySite | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | |
|    method | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | |
|    specimen | 0..1 | Reference(Specimen) | Type Warning: (Specimen = FMM2-Trial Use vs. Element = FMM5-Normative) | 
|    device | 0..1 | Reference(Device | DeviceMetric) | Type Warning: (Device = FMM2-Trial Use vs. Element = FMM5-Normative) Type Warning: (DeviceMetric = FMM1-Trial Use vs. Element = FMM5-Normative) | 
|    referenceRange | 0..* | BackboneElement | |
|     low | 0..1 | SimpleQuantity | |
|     high | 0..1 | SimpleQuantity | |
|     type | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | |
|     appliesTo | 0..* | CodeableConcept | |
|     age | 0..1 | Range | |
|     text | 0..1 | string | |
|    hasMember | 0..* | Reference(Observation | QuestionnaireResponse | MolecularSequence) | Type Warning: (QuestionnaireResponse = FMM3-Trial Use vs. Element = FMM5-Normative) Type Warning: (MolecularSequence = FMM1-Trial Use vs. Element = FMM5-Normative) | 
|    derivedFrom | 0..* | Reference(DocumentReference | ImagingStudy | Media | QuestionnaireResponse | Observation | MolecularSequence) | Type Warning: (DocumentReference = FMM3-Trial Use vs. Element = FMM5-Normative) Type Warning: (ImagingStudy = FMM3-Trial Use vs. Element = FMM5-Normative) Type Warning: (Media = FMM1-Trial Use vs. Element = FMM5-Normative) Type Warning: (QuestionnaireResponse = FMM3-Trial Use vs. Element = FMM5-Normative) Type Warning: (MolecularSequence = FMM1-Trial Use vs. Element = FMM5-Normative) | 
|    component | 0..* | BackboneElement | |
|     code | 1..1 | CodeableConcept | |
|     value[x] | 0..1 | ||
|      valueQuantity | Quantity | ||
|      valueCodeableConcept | CodeableConcept | ||
|      valueString | string | ||
|      valueBoolean | boolean | ||
|      valueInteger | integer | ||
|      valueRange | Range | ||
|      valueRatio | Ratio | ||
|      valueSampledData | SampledData | Type Error: (SampledData = FMM5-Trial Use vs. Element = FMM5-Normative) | |
|      valueTime | time | ||
|      valueDateTime | dateTime | ||
|      valuePeriod | Period | ||
|     dataAbsentReason | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | |
|     interpretation | 0..* | CodeableConcept | |
|     referenceRange | 0..* | see referenceRange |