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Codesystem-observation-relationshiptypes.xml

Vocabulary Work GroupMaturity Level: N/ABallot Status: Informative

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Definition for Code System ObservationRelationshipType

<CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="observation-relationshiptypes"/> 
  <meta> 
    <lastUpdated value="2019-10-24T11:53:00+11:00"/> 
  </meta> 
  <text> 
    <status value="generated"/> 
    <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
      <h2> ObservationRelationshipType</h2> 
      <div> 
        <p> Codes specifying how two observations are related.</p> 

      </div> 
      <p> This code system http://hl7.org/fhir/observation-relationshiptypes defines the following
         codes:</p> 
      <table class="codes">
        <tr> 
          <td> 
            <b> Code</b> 
          </td> 
          <td> 
            <b> Display</b> 
          </td> 
          <td> 
            <b> Definition</b> 
          </td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> has-member
            <a name="observation-relationshiptypes-has-member"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Has Member</td> 
          <td> This observation is a group observation (e.g. a battery, a panel of tests, a set of vital
             sign measurements) that includes the target as a member of the group.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> derived-from
            <a name="observation-relationshiptypes-derived-from"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Derived From</td> 
          <td> The target resource (Observation or QuestionnaireResponse) is part of the information
             from which this observation value is derived. (e.g. calculated anion gap, Apgar score)
              NOTE:  &quot;derived-from&quot; is the only logical choice when referencing QuestionnaireResponse.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> sequel-to
            <a name="observation-relationshiptypes-sequel-to"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Sequel To</td> 
          <td> This observation follows the target observation (e.g. timed tests such as Glucose Tolerance
             Test).</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> replaces
            <a name="observation-relationshiptypes-replaces"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Replaces</td> 
          <td> This observation replaces a previous observation (i.e. a revised value). The target observation
             is now obsolete.</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> qualified-by
            <a name="observation-relationshiptypes-qualified-by"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Qualified By</td> 
          <td> The value of the target observation qualifies (refines) the semantics of the source observation
             (e.g. a lipemia measure target from a plasma measure).</td> 
        </tr> 
        <tr> 
          <td> interfered-by
            <a name="observation-relationshiptypes-interfered-by"> </a> 
          </td> 
          <td> Interfered By</td> 
          <td> The value of the target observation interferes (degrades quality, or prevents valid observation)
             with the semantics of the source observation (e.g. a hemolysis measure target from a plasma
             potassium measure, which has no value).</td> 
        </tr> 
      </table> 
    </div> 
  </text> 
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-ballot-status">
    <valueString value="Informative"/> 
  </extension> 
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm">
    <valueInteger value="5"/> 
  </extension> 
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg">
    <valueCode value="oo"/> 
  </extension> 
  <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/observation-relationshiptypes"/> 
  <identifier> 
    <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/> 
    <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.390"/> 
  </identifier> 
  <version value="3.0.2"/> 
  <name value="ObservationRelationshipType"/> 
  <status value="draft"/> 
  <experimental value="false"/> 
  <date value="2019-10-24T11:53:00+11:00"/> 
  <publisher value="HL7 (FHIR Project)"/> 
  <contact> 
    <telecom> 
      <system value="url"/> 
      <value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/> 
    </telecom> 
    <telecom> 
      <system value="email"/> 
      <value value="fhir@lists.hl7.org"/> 
    </telecom> 
  </contact> 
  <description value="Codes specifying how two observations are related."/> 
  <caseSensitive value="true"/> 
  <valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/observation-relationshiptypes"/> 
  <content value="complete"/> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="has-member"/> 
    <display value="Has Member"/> 
    <definition value="This observation is a group observation (e.g. a battery, a panel of tests, a set of vital
     sign measurements) that includes the target as a member of the group."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="derived-from"/> 
    <display value="Derived From"/> 
    <definition value="The target resource (Observation or QuestionnaireResponse) is part of the information
     from which this observation value is derived. (e.g. calculated anion gap, Apgar score)
      NOTE:  &quot;derived-from&quot; is the only logical choice when referencing QuestionnaireResponse."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="sequel-to"/> 
    <display value="Sequel To"/> 
    <definition value="This observation follows the target observation (e.g. timed tests such as Glucose Tolerance
     Test)."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="replaces"/> 
    <display value="Replaces"/> 
    <definition value="This observation replaces a previous observation (i.e. a revised value). The target observation
     is now obsolete."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="qualified-by"/> 
    <display value="Qualified By"/> 
    <definition value="The value of the target observation qualifies (refines) the semantics of the source observation
     (e.g. a lipemia measure target from a plasma measure)."/> 
  </concept> 
  <concept> 
    <code value="interfered-by"/> 
    <display value="Interfered By"/> 
    <definition value="The value of the target observation interferes (degrades quality, or prevents valid observation)
     with the semantics of the source observation (e.g. a hemolysis measure target from a plasma
     potassium measure, which has no value)."/> 
  </concept> 
</CodeSystem> 

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.