R6 Ballot (1st Draft)

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4.3.2.168 CodeSystem http://hl7.org/fhir/observation-status

Orders and Observations icon Work Group Maturity Level: NNormative (from v4.0.0) Use Context: Country: World
Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/observation-status Version: 6.0.0-ballot1
active as of 2021-01-05 Computable Name: ObservationStatus
Flags: CaseSensitive, Complete. All codes ValueSet: Observation Status OID: 2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.401

This Code system is used in the following value sets:

4.3.2.168.1 Definition

Codes providing the status of an observation.

4.3.2.168.2 Content

This case-sensitive code system http://hl7.org/fhir/observation-status defines the following codes in a Is-A heirarchy:

LvlCodeDisplayDefinitionCopy
1registered Registered

The existence of the observation is registered, but there is no result yet available.

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1preliminary Preliminary

This is an initial or interim observation: data may be incomplete or unverified.

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1final Final

The observation is complete and there are no further actions needed. Additional information such "released", "signed", etc. would be represented using Provenance 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.

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1amended Amended

Subsequent to being Final, the observation has been modified subsequent. This includes updates/new information and corrections.

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2  corrected Corrected

Subsequent to being Final, the observation has been modified to correct an error in the test result.

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1cancelled Cancelled

The observation is unavailable because the measurement was not started or not completed (also sometimes called "aborted").

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1entered-in-error Entered in Error

The observation has been withdrawn following previous final release.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".).

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1unknown Unknown

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.

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See the full registry of code systems defined as part of FHIR.

Explanation of the columns that may appear on this page:

LevelA few code lists that FHIR defines are hierarchical - each code is assigned a level. See Code System for further information.
SourceThe source of the definition of the code (when the value set draws in codes defined elsewhere)
CodeThe code (used as the code in the resource instance). If the code is in italics, this indicates that the code is not selectable ('Abstract')
DisplayThe display (used in the display element of a Coding). If there is no display, implementers should not simply display the code, but map the concept into their application
DefinitionAn explanation of the meaning of the concept
CommentsAdditional notes about how to use the code