focusCode

Focal Subject Code

draftComplex Type5 elementsv4.0.1

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
Type
Base Definition
Derivation
constraint
Publisher
Health Level Seven, Inc. - OO WG
Version
4.0.1

Context (1)

This extension can be used on the following elements:

elementObservation
PathCard.TypeDescription
Extension
0..1
Focus Code
id
0..1
string
Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension
0..0
Extension
url
1..1
string
identifies the meaning of the extension
value[x]
1..1
Value of extensionexample: focal-subject