FHIR Release 3 (STU)

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Orders and Observations Work GroupMaturity Level: 1 Trial UseCompartments: Patient

Detailed Descriptions for the elements in the BodySite resource.

BodySite
Definition

Record details about the anatomical location of a specimen or body part. This resource may be used when a coded concept does not provide the necessary detail needed for the use case.

Control1..1
Alternate Namesanatomical location
BodySite.identifier
Definition

Identifier for this instance of the anatomical location.

NoteThis is a business identifer, not a resource identifier (see discussion)
Control0..*
TypeIdentifier
Summarytrue
BodySite.active
Definition

Whether this body site is in active use.

Control0..1
Typeboolean
Is Modifiertrue
Default Valuetrue
Requirements

Need to be able to mark a body site entry as not to be used because it was created in error.

Summarytrue
Comments

This element is labeled as a modifier because it may be used to mark that the resource was created in error.

BodySite.code
Definition

Named anatomical location - ideally coded where possible.

Control0..1
Terminology BindingSNOMED CT Body Structures (Example)
TypeCodeableConcept
Summarytrue
BodySite.qualifier
Definition

Qualifier to refine the anatomical location. These include qualifiers for laterality, relative location, directionality, number, and plane.

Control0..*
Terminology BindingBodysite Location Qualifier (Example)
TypeCodeableConcept
BodySite.description
Definition

A summary, charactarization or explanation of the anatomic location.

Control0..1
Typestring
Summarytrue
Comments

This description could include any visual markings used to orientate the viewer e.g. external reference points, special sutures, ink markings.

BodySite.image
Definition

Image or images used to identify a location.

Control0..*
TypeAttachment
BodySite.patient
Definition

The person to which the body site belongs.

Control1..1
TypeReference(Patient)
Summarytrue