This page is part of the Quality Improvement Core Framework (v2.1.0: STU 3 Ballot 1) based on FHIR R3. The current version which supercedes this version is 4.1.1. For a full list of available versions, see the Directory of published versions

This is a pre-release (ballot version) of what is now QICore STU 3. For a full list of available versions, see the Directory of published versions .

Example: Specimen-qicore-specimen-example

Formats: XML, JSON, Turtle


<Specimen xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="qicore-specimen-example"/>
  <text>
    <status value="generated"/>
    <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Generated narrative...</div>
  </text>
  <type>
    <coding>
      <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/>
      <code value="122555007"/>
      <display value="Venous blood specimen"/>
    </coding>
  </type>
  <subject>
    <reference value="Patient/qicore-patient-example"/>
  </subject>
  <receivedTime value="2011-03-04T07:03:00Z"/>
  <collection>
    <extension
               url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/specimen-collectionPriority">
      <valueCodeableConcept>
        <coding>
          <system value="http://example.com"/>
          <code value="5"/>
          <display value="ROUTINE"/>
        </coding>
      </valueCodeableConcept>
    </extension>
    <extension
               url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/specimen-specialHandling">
      <valueCodeableConcept>
        <coding>
          <system value="http://hl7.org/fhir/v3/ActCode"/>
          <code value="NOPERSISTP"/>
          <display value="no collection beyond purpose of use"/>
        </coding>
      </valueCodeableConcept>
    </extension>
    <collectedDateTime value="2011-03-06T06:15:00Z"/>
    <quantity>
      <extension
                 url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/specimen-isDryWeight">
        <valueBoolean value="false"/>
      </extension>
      <value value="6"/>
      <unit value="mL"/>
    </quantity>
    <bodySite>
      <coding>
        <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/>
        <code value="7311008"/>
        <display value="Anterior surface of arm"/>
      </coding>
    </bodySite>
  </collection>
  <processing>
    <extension
               url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/specimen-processingTime">
      <valuePeriod>
        <start value="2011-03-04T07:03:00Z"/>
        <end value="2011-03-04T07:03:00Z"/>
      </valuePeriod>
    </extension>
    <description value="Treated with anticoagulants."/>
    <procedure>
      <coding>
        <system value="http://hl7.org/fhir/v2/0373"/>
        <code value="DEFB"/>
        <display value="Defibrination"/>
      </coding>
    </procedure>
    <additive>
      <reference value="Substance/qicore-substance-example"/>
    </additive>
  </processing>
  <container>
    <extension
               url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/specimen-sequenceNumber">
      <valueInteger value="1"/>
    </extension>
    <type>
      <coding>
        <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/>
        <code value="434746001"/>
        <display value="Specimen vial"/>
      </coding>
    </type>
    <capacity>
      <value value="10"/>
      <unit value="mL"/>
    </capacity>
  </container>
</Specimen>