Specimen 
A sample to be used for analysis.
= Must Support, = Is Modifier, = QiCore defined extension
| Field | Card. | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| type | 0..1 | Concept | The kind of material that forms the specimen. Binding: The type of the specimen. (example) |
| subject | 1..1 | Patient | Device | Substance | Group | Where the specimen came from. This may be from the patient(s) or from the environment or a device. |
| receivedTime | 0..1 | DateTime | Time when specimen was received for processing or testing. |
| parent | 0..* | List<Specimen> | Reference to the parent (source) specimen which is used when the specimen was either derived from or a component of another specimen. |
| collection | 0..1 | collection | Details concerning the specimen collection. |
| processing | 0..* | List<processing> | Details concerning processing and processing steps for the specimen. |
| container | 0..* | List<container> | The container holding the specimen. The recursive nature of containers; i.e. blood in tube in tray in rack is not addressed here. |
| container-sequenceNumber | 0..1 | Extension | An Extension |