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Overview

Simple Observation Information addresses: The Simple Observation profile is used to record observations that are not covered by other specific US Core Observation profiles (such as Laboratory, Vital Signs, Smoking Status, etc.). This profile meets the U.S. Core Data for Interoperability (USCDI) v3 requirements for Clinical Tests and Observations. Simple Observations can include clinical observations, assessments, survey results, and other measurements or assertions about a patient that don’t fit into more specialized observation categories. Examples include visual acuity tests, hearing tests, developmental milestones, functional assessments, and non-laboratory test results. Each Simple Observation Must Have:
  • a status
  • a category code
  • a code
  • a patient
Each Simple Observation Must Support:
  • a time indicating when the observation was made
  • who answered the questions
  • a value
This resource conforms to USCDI v3 for Clinical Tests * refers to US Core Simple Observation Profile 6.1.0. Simple Observation response will be provided in JSON (refers to Capability Statement) format as per FHIR standard R4 version.

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Must support elements, mandatory and optional search parameters

Simple Observation must support these elements:
  • status
  • category
    • category:us-core
  • code
  • subject
  • effective[x]
  • performer
  • value[x]
Each Simple Observation Must Have (Mandatory):
  • status
  • category
  • code
  • subject
The following search parameters and search parameter combinations SHALL be supported: The syntax used to describe the interactions is described here. SHALL support searching using the combination of the patient and category search parameters:
  • including support for OR search on category (e.g.category={system|}[code],{system|}[code],…)
GET [base url]/Observation?patient={Type/}[id]&category={system|}[code] SHALL support searching using the combination of the patient and code search parameters:
  • including support for OR search on code (e.g.code={system|}[code],{system|}[code],…)
GET [base url]/Observation?patient={Type/}[id]&code={system|}[code] SHALL support searching using the combination of the patient and category and date search parameters:
  • including support for these date comparators: gt, lt, ge, le
  • including optional support for AND search on date (e.g.date=[date]&date=[date]]&…)
GET [base url]/Observation?patient={Type/}[id]&category={system|}[code]&date={gt|lt|ge|le}[date] The following search parameter combinations SHOULD be supported: SHOULD support searching using the combination of the patient and code and date search parameters:
  • including support for OR search on code (e.g.code={system|}[code],{system|}[code],…)
  • including support for these date comparators: gt, lt, ge, le
  • including optional support for AND search on date (e.g.date=[date]&date=[date]]&…)
GET [base url]/Observation?patient={Type/}[id]&code={system|}[code]&date={gt|lt|ge|le}[date] SHOULD support searching using the combination of the patient and category and status search parameters:
  • including support for OR search on category (e.g.category={system|}[code],{system|}[code],…)
  • including support for OR search on status (e.g.status={system|}[code],{system|}[code],…)
GET [base url]/Observation?patient={Type/}[id]&category={system|}[code]&status={code} The response to any search operation is always a list of resources in a Bundle or an Operation Outcome.

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Simple Observation by Patient and Category

Search for Simple Observation using combination of patient and category parameters. METHOD GET
PARAMS [base url] - FHIR base url {Type/} - Reference type for the patient resource. Example: Patient/ [id] - Patient’s id {system|} - Category system. FHIR search token parameter. See Search specification for more information. Example: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/observation-category| [code] - Category code. Example: exam (Exam) or survey (Survey) HEADERS The Authorization token SHALL be obtained during the Authentication and Authorization process. Go to Authentication and Authorization for further details. RESPONSES The response to any search operation is always a list of resources in a Bundle or an Operation Outcome. EXAMPLE:

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Simple Observation by Patient and Code

Search for Simple Observation using combination of patient and code parameters. METHOD GET
PARAMS [base url] - FHIR base url {Type/} - Reference type for the patient resource. Example: Patient/ [id] - Patient’s id {system|} - Observation code system. FHIR search token parameter. See Search specification for more information. Example: http://loinc.org| [code] - Observation code. Example: 28615-3 (Audiology study) HEADERS The Authorization token SHALL be obtained during the Authentication and Authorization process. Go to Authentication and Authorization for further details. RESPONSES The response to any search operation is always a list of resources in a Bundle or an Operation Outcome. EXAMPLE:

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Simple Observation by Patient, Category, and Date

Search for Simple Observation using combination of patient, category, and date parameters. METHOD GET
PARAMS [base url] - FHIR base url {Type/} - Reference type for the patient resource. Example: Patient/ [id] - Patient’s id {system|} - Category system. FHIR search token parameter. See Search specification for more information. Example: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/observation-category| [code] - Category code. Example: exam (Exam) {gt|lt|ge|le} - Date comparison operator. Example: ge (greater than or equal to) [date] - Date in YYYY-MM-DD format. Example: 2024-01-01 HEADERS The Authorization token SHALL be obtained during the Authentication and Authorization process. Go to Authentication and Authorization for further details. RESPONSES The response to any search operation is always a list of resources in a Bundle or an Operation Outcome. EXAMPLE:

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Simple Observation by Patient, Code, and Date

Search for Simple Observation using combination of patient, code, and date parameters. METHOD GET
PARAMS [base url] - FHIR base url {Type/} - Reference type for the patient resource. Example: Patient/ [id] - Patient’s id {system|} - Observation code system. FHIR search token parameter. See Search specification for more information. Example: http://loinc.org| [code] - Observation code. Example: 28615-3 (Audiology study) {gt|lt|ge|le} - Date comparison operator. Example: ge (greater than or equal to) [date] - Date in YYYY-MM-DD format. Example: 2024-01-01 HEADERS The Authorization token SHALL be obtained during the Authentication and Authorization process. Go to Authentication and Authorization for further details. RESPONSES The response to any search operation is always a list of resources in a Bundle or an Operation Outcome. EXAMPLE:

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Simple Observation by Patient, Category, and Status

Search for Simple Observation using combination of patient, category, and status parameters. METHOD GET
PARAMS [base url] - FHIR base url {Type/} - Reference type for the patient resource. Example: Patient/ [id] - Patient’s id {system|} - Category system. FHIR search token parameter. See Search specification for more information. Example: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/observation-category| [code] - Category code. Example: exam (Exam) {code} - Status code. Example: final or preliminary HEADERS The Authorization token SHALL be obtained during the Authentication and Authorization process. Go to Authentication and Authorization for further details. RESPONSES The response to any search operation is always a list of resources in a Bundle or an Operation Outcome. EXAMPLE: