FHIR Extensions Pack
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Extension: Specimen Processing Time

Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/specimen-processingTime Version: 5.3.0
Standards status: Trial-use Maturity Level: 3 Responsible: HL7 International / Orders and Observations Computable Name: SpecProcessingTime
Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.5.1404

Period or duration of processing. In R6, this extension is replaced by Specimen.processing.time[x].

Context of Use

This extension may be used on the following element(s)

This extension is allowed for use with FHIR versions up to R5 .

Usage info

Usages:

  • This Extension is not used by any profiles in this Implementation Guide

You can also check for usages in the FHIR IG Statistics

Changes since version 5.2.0:

  • The resource metadata has changed (status, description)
  • The data elements list has changed
  • One or more text definitions, invariants or bindings have changed

    • Formal Views of Extension Content

    Description of Profiles, Differentials, Snapshots, and how the XML and JSON presentations work.

    This structure is derived from Extension

    Summary

    Simple Extension with the type Period, Duration: Period or duration of processing. In R6, this extension is replaced by Specimen.processing.time[x].

    Maturity: 3

    This structure is derived from Extension

    NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
    .. Extension 0..1 Extension Time of processing
    ... extension 0..0 Extension
    ... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/specimen-processingTime"
    ... value[x] 1..1 Value of extension
    .... valuePeriod Period
    .... valueDuration Duration

    doco Documentation for this format
    NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
    .. Extension 0..1 Extension Time of processing
    ... id 0..1 id Unique id for inter-element referencing
    ... extension 0..0 Extension
    Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
    ... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/specimen-processingTime"
    .... valuePeriod Period
    .... valueDuration Duration

    doco Documentation for this format

    This structure is derived from Extension

    Summary

    Simple Extension with the type Period, Duration: Period or duration of processing. In R6, this extension is replaced by Specimen.processing.time[x].

    Maturity: 3

    Differential View

    This structure is derived from Extension

    NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
    .. Extension 0..1 Extension Time of processing
    ... extension 0..0 Extension
    ... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/specimen-processingTime"
    ... value[x] 1..1 Value of extension
    .... valuePeriod Period
    .... valueDuration Duration

    doco Documentation for this format

    Snapshot View

    NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
    .. Extension 0..1 Extension Time of processing
    ... id 0..1 id Unique id for inter-element referencing
    ... extension 0..0 Extension
    Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
    ... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/specimen-processingTime"
    .... valuePeriod Period
    .... valueDuration Duration

    doco Documentation for this format

     

    Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel, Schematron

    Constraints

    Id Grade Path(s) Description Expression
    ele-1 error **ALL** elements All FHIR elements must have a @value or children hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
    ext-1 error **ALL** extensions Must have either extensions or value[x], not both extension.exists() != value.exists()

    R4B

    The extension is unchanged in R4B

    R4

    The extension is unchanged in R4

    R3

    The extension is unchanged in R3

    Search Parameters for this Extension

    (none found)