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| Orders and Observations Work Group | Maturity Level: N/A | Standards Status: Informative |
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Definition for Code System ObservationDataType
{
"resourceType" : "CodeSystem",
"id" : "permitted-data-type",
"meta" : {
"lastUpdated" : "2019-11-01T09:29:23.356+11:00"
},
"text" : {
"status" : "generated",
"div" : "<div>!-- Snipped for Brevity --></div>"
},
"extension" : [{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg",
"valueCode" : "oo"
},
{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status",
"valueCode" : "trial-use"
},
{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm",
"valueInteger" : 0
}],
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/permitted-data-type",
"identifier" : [{
"system" : "urn:ietf:rfc:3986",
"value" : "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.1332"
}],
"version" : "4.0.1",
"name" : "ObservationDataType",
"title" : "ObservationDataType",
"status" : "draft",
"experimental" : false,
"date" : "2019-11-01T09:29:23+11:00",
"publisher" : "HL7 (FHIR Project)",
"contact" : [{
"telecom" : [{
"system" : "url",
"value" : "http://hl7.org/fhir"
},
{
"system" : "email",
"value" : "fhir@lists.hl7.org"
}]
}],
"description" : "Permitted data type for observation value.",
"caseSensitive" : true,
"valueSet" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/permitted-data-type",
"content" : "complete",
"concept" : [{
"code" : "Quantity",
"display" : "Quantity",
"definition" : "A measured amount."
},
{
"code" : "CodeableConcept",
"display" : "CodeableConcept",
"definition" : "A coded concept from a reference terminology and/or text."
},
{
"code" : "string",
"display" : "string",
"definition" : "A sequence of Unicode characters."
},
{
"code" : "boolean",
"display" : "boolean",
"definition" : "true or false."
},
{
"code" : "integer",
"display" : "integer",
"definition" : "A signed integer."
},
{
"code" : "Range",
"display" : "Range",
"definition" : "A set of values bounded by low and high."
},
{
"code" : "Ratio",
"display" : "Ratio",
"definition" : "A ratio of two Quantity values - a numerator and a denominator."
},
{
"code" : "SampledData",
"display" : "SampledData",
"definition" : "A series of measurements taken by a device."
},
{
"code" : "time",
"display" : "time",
"definition" : "A time during the day, in the format hh:mm:ss."
},
{
"code" : "dateTime",
"display" : "dateTime",
"definition" : "A date, date-time or partial date (e.g. just year or year + month) as used in human communication."
},
{
"code" : "Period",
"display" : "Period",
"definition" : "A time range defined by start and end date/time."
}]
}
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.