v3.ObservationMethod

v3 Code System ObservationMethod

activev2018-08-12

A code that provides additional detail about the means or technique used to ascertain the observation. Examples: Blood pressure measurement method: arterial puncture vs. sphygmomanometer (Riva-Rocci), sitting vs. supine position, etc. OpenIssue: Description copied from Concept Domain of same name. Must be verified. Note that the Domain has a full discussion about use of the attribute and constraining that is not appropriate for the code system description. Needs to be improved.

Metadata

hl7.org/fhir
Canonical URL
http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v3-ObservationMethod
ID
v3-ObservationMethod
Version
2018-08-12
Publisher
HL7, Inc
Immutable
Yes

Composition (1 include)

System: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-ObservationMethod