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| Orders and Observations Work Group | Maturity Level: N/A | Ballot Status: Informative | Compartments: Device, Encounter, Patient, Practitioner, RelatedPerson |
Example of an order for a biopsy procedure that was part of a colonoscopy
{
"resourceType": "ProcedureRequest",
"id": "colon-biopsy",
"text": {
"status": "generated",
"div": "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p><b>Generated Narrative with Details</b></p><p><b>id</b>: colon-biopsy</p><p><b>identifier</b>: 12345</p><p><b>requisition</b>: req12345</p><p><b>status</b>: completed</p><p><b>intent</b>: order</p><p><b>code</b>: Biopsy of colon <span>(Details : {SNOMED CT code '76164006' = 'Biopsy of colon', given as 'Biopsy of colon (procedure)'})</span></p><p><b>subject</b>: <a>Patient/example</a></p><p><b>authoredOn</b>: 05/03/2017</p><h3>Requesters</h3><table><tr><td>-</td><td><b>Agent</b></td></tr><tr><td>*</td><td><a>Dr. Beverly Crusher</a></td></tr></table><p><b>performer</b>: <a>Dr Adam Careful</a></p></div>"
},
"identifier": [
{
"value": "12345"
}
],
"requisition": {
"system": "http://bumc.org/requisitions",
"value": "req12345"
},
"status": "completed",
"intent": "order",
"code": {
"coding": [
{
"system": "http://snomed.info/sct",
"code": "76164006",
"display": "Biopsy of colon (procedure)"
}
],
"text": "Biopsy of colon"
},
"subject": {
"reference": "Patient/example"
},
"authoredOn": "2017-03-05",
"requester": {
"agent": {
"reference": "Practitioner/3ad0687e-f477-468c-afd5-fcc2bf897809",
"display": "Dr. Beverly Crusher"
}
},
"performer": {
"reference": "Practitioner/example",
"display": "Dr Adam Careful"
}
}
Usage note: every effort has been made to ensure that the examples are correct and useful, but they are not a normative part of the specification.