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1.14.2.1.114 Value Set http://hl7.org/fhir/vs/observation-methods

This is a value set defined by the FHIR project. Related v3 content: v3 Code System ObservationMethod.

Methods for simple observations

Formal definitions: XML or JSON.

This value sets refers to 3 different sources of observation method codes, each with issues:

v3 Code System "ObservationMethod": this is very incomplete and not currently maintained
SNOMED CT Techniques (descendents of 272394005): this is very incomplete, more than just observation methods, and has SNOMED CT licensing issues
LOINC Method List: this is less incomplete, but not designed to be used as a formal code system

This value set could not be expanded by the publication tooling: null

These codes are used in the following places:

Observation.method (Example)

The OID for the value set is 2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.2.114 (OIDs are not used in FHIR, but may be used in v3, or OID based terminology systems).

See the full registry of value sets defined as part of FHIR.