focusCode

Focal Subject Code

draftFHIR Core package4.3.01 context

A code representing the focus of an observation when the focus is not the patient of record. In other words, the focus of the observation is different from `Observation.subject`. An example use case would be using the *Observation* resource to capture whether the mother is trained to change her child's tracheostomy tube. In this example, the child is the patient of record and the mother is focal subject referenced using this extension. Other example focal subjects include spouses, related persons, feti, or donors.

Metadata

hl7.org/fhir
Canonical URL
http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/observation-focusCode
ID
observation-focusCode
Name
focusCode

Context (1)

This extension can be used on the following elements:

elementObservation
PathCard.TypeFlagsDescription
Extension0..1
Focus Code
extension
url
fixed: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/observation-focusCode
value[x]
CodeableConcept
example