StructureDefinition UKCore-DiagnosticReport

This is intended to capture a single report and is not suitable for use in displaying summary information that covers multiple reports. For example, this resource has not been designed for laboratory cumulative reporting formats nor detailed structured reports for sequencing.

• dom-2: If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources
  contained.contained.empty()
• dom-4: If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a meta.versionId or a meta.lastUpdated
  contained.meta.versionId.empty() and contained.meta.lastUpdated.empty()
• dom-3: If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL be referred to from elsewhere in the resource or SHALL refer to the containing resource
  contained.where((('#'+id in (%resource.descendants().reference | %resource.descendants().as(canonical) | %resource.descendants().as(uri) | %resource.descendants().as(url))) or descendants().where(reference = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty()
• dom-6: A resource should have narrative for robust management
  text.`div`.exists()
• dom-5: If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label
  contained.meta.security.empty()

• rim: Entity. Role, or Act
• workflow: Event
• v2: ORU -> OBR
• rim: Observation[classCode=OBS, moodCode=EVN]

The only time that a resource does not have an id is when it is being submitted to the server using a create operation.

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

• rim: n/a
• rim: N/A

Asserting this rule set restricts the content to be only understood by a limited set of trading partners. This inherently limits the usefulness of the data in the long term. However, the existing health eco-system is highly fractured, and not yet ready to define, collect, and exchange data in a generally computable sense. Wherever possible, implementers and/or specification writers should avoid using this element. Often, when used, the URL is a reference to an implementation guide that defines these special rules as part of it's narrative along with other profiles, value sets, etc.

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

• rim: n/a

Language is provided to support indexing and accessibility (typically, services such as text to speech use the language tag). The html language tag in the narrative applies to the narrative. The language tag on the resource may be used to specify the language of other presentations generated from the data in the resource. Not all the content has to be in the base language. The Resource.language should not be assumed to apply to the narrative automatically. If a language is specified, it should it also be specified on the div element in the html (see rules in HTML5 for information about the relationship between xml:lang and the html lang attribute).

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

• rim: n/a

Contained resources do not have narrative. Resources that are not contained SHOULD have a narrative. In some cases, a resource may only have text with little or no additional discrete data (as long as all minOccurs=1 elements are satisfied). This may be necessary for data from legacy systems where information is captured as a "text blob" or where text is additionally entered raw or narrated and encoded information is added later.

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

• rim: n/a
• rim: N/A
• rim: Act.text?

This should never be done when the content can be identified properly, as once identification is lost, it is extremely difficult (and context dependent) to restore it again. Contained resources may have profiles and tags In their meta elements, but SHALL NOT have security labels.

• rim: Entity. Role, or Act
• rim: N/A

There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions. The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone.

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
• ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
  extension.exists() != value.exists()

• rim: n/a
• rim: N/A

There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions. The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone.

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
• ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
  extension.exists() != value.exists()

• rim: n/a
• rim: N/A

• rim: n/a

There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions. The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone.

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
• ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
  extension.exists() != value.exists()

• rim: n/a
• rim: N/A

The definition may point directly to a computable or human-readable definition of the extensibility codes, or it may be a logical URI as declared in some other specification. The definition SHALL be a URI for the Structure Definition defining the extension.

http://hl7.org/fhir/5.0/StructureDefinition/extension-DiagnosticReport.composition

• rim: N/A

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

• rim: n/a
• rim: N/A

There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions. The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone.

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
• ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
  extension.exists() != value.exists()

• rim: n/a
• rim: N/A

• rim: n/a

There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions. The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone.

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
• ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
  extension.exists() != value.exists()

• rim: n/a
• rim: N/A

The definition may point directly to a computable or human-readable definition of the extensibility codes, or it may be a logical URI as declared in some other specification. The definition SHALL be a URI for the Structure Definition defining the extension.

http://hl7.org/fhir/5.0/StructureDefinition/extension-DiagnosticReport.note

• rim: N/A

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

• rim: n/a
• rim: N/A

There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions. The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone.

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
• ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
  extension.exists() != value.exists()

• rim: n/a
• rim: N/A

• rim: n/a

There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions. The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone.

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
• ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
  extension.exists() != value.exists()

• rim: n/a
• rim: N/A

There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions. The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone.

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
• ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
  extension.exists() != value.exists()

• rim: n/a
• rim: N/A

• rim: n/a

There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions. The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone.

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
• ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
  extension.exists() != value.exists()

• rim: n/a
• rim: N/A

The definition may point directly to a computable or human-readable definition of the extensibility codes, or it may be a logical URI as declared in some other specification. The definition SHALL be a URI for the Structure Definition defining the extension.

type

• rim: N/A

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

• rim: n/a
• rim: N/A

There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions. The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone.

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
• ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
  extension.exists() != value.exists()

• rim: n/a
• rim: N/A

• rim: n/a

There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions. The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone.

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
• ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
  extension.exists() != value.exists()

• rim: n/a
• rim: N/A

The definition may point directly to a computable or human-readable definition of the extensibility codes, or it may be a logical URI as declared in some other specification. The definition SHALL be a URI for the Structure Definition defining the extension.

reference

• rim: N/A

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

• rim: n/a
• rim: N/A

The definition may point directly to a computable or human-readable definition of the extensibility codes, or it may be a logical URI as declared in some other specification. The definition SHALL be a URI for the Structure Definition defining the extension.

http://hl7.org/fhir/5.0/StructureDefinition/extension-DiagnosticReport.supportingInfo

• rim: N/A

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

• rim: n/a
• rim: N/A

Modifier extensions allow for extensions that cannot be safely ignored to be clearly distinguished from the vast majority of extensions which can be safely ignored. This promotes interoperability by eliminating the need for implementers to prohibit the presence of extensions. For further information, see the definition of modifier extensions.

There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions. The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone.

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
• ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
  extension.exists() != value.exists()

• rim: n/a
• rim: N/A

Need to know what identifier to use when making queries about this report from the source laboratory, and for linking to the report outside FHIR context.

Usually assigned by the Information System of the diagnostic service provider (filler id).

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

• rim: n/a
• v2: CX / EI (occasionally, more often EI maps to a resource id or a URL)
• rim: II - The Identifier class is a little looser than the v3 type II because it allows URIs as well as registered OIDs or GUIDs. Also maps to Role[classCode=IDENT]
• servd: Identifier
• workflow: Event.identifier
• w5: FiveWs.identifier
• v2: OBR-51/ for globally unique filler ID - OBR-3 , For non-globally unique filler-id the flller/placer number must be combined with the universal service Id - OBR-2(if present)+OBR-3+OBR-4
• rim: id

This allows tracing of authorization for the report and tracking whether proposals/recommendations were acted upon.

Note: Usually there is one test request for each result, however in some circumstances multiple test requests may be represented using a single test result resource. Note that there are also cases where one request leads to multiple reports.

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
• ref-1: SHALL have a contained resource if a local reference is provided
  reference.startsWith('#').not() or (reference.substring(1).trace('url') in %rootResource.contained.id.trace('ids'))

• rim: n/a
• rim: The target of a resource reference is a RIM entry point (Act, Role, or Entity)
• workflow: Event.basedOn
• v2: ORC? OBR-2/3?
• rim: outboundRelationship[typeCode=FLFS].target

Diagnostic services routinely issue provisional/incomplete reports, and sometimes withdraw previously released reports.

Note that FHIR strings SHALL NOT exceed 1MB in size

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

• rim: n/a
• workflow: Event.status
• w5: FiveWs.status
• v2: OBR-25 (not 1:1 mapping)
• rim: statusCode Note: final and amended are distinguished by whether observation is the subject of a ControlAct event of type "revise"

Multiple categories are allowed using various categorization schemes. The level of granularity is defined by the category concepts in the value set. More fine-grained filtering can be performed using the metadata and/or terminology hierarchy in DiagnosticReport.code.

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

• rim: n/a
• v2: CE/CNE/CWE
• rim: CD
• orim: fhir:CodeableConcept rdfs:subClassOf dt:CD
• w5: FiveWs.class
• v2: OBR-24
• rim: inboundRelationship[typeCode=COMP].source[classCode=LIST, moodCode=EVN, code < LabService].code

Not all terminology uses fit this general pattern. In some cases, models should not use CodeableConcept and use Coding directly and provide their own structure for managing text, codings, translations and the relationship between elements and pre- and post-coordination.

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

• rim: n/a
• v2: CE/CNE/CWE
• rim: CD
• orim: fhir:CodeableConcept rdfs:subClassOf dt:CD
• workflow: Event.code
• w5: FiveWs.what[x]
• v2: OBR-4 (HL7 v2 doesn't provide an easy way to indicate both the ordered test and the performed panel)
• rim: code

SHALL know the subject context.

References SHALL be a reference to an actual FHIR resource, and SHALL be resolveable (allowing for access control, temporary unavailability, etc.). Resolution can be either by retrieval from the URL, or, where applicable by resource type, by treating an absolute reference as a canonical URL and looking it up in a local registry/repository.

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
• ref-1: SHALL have a contained resource if a local reference is provided
  reference.startsWith('#').not() or (reference.substring(1).trace('url') in %rootResource.contained.id.trace('ids'))

• rim: n/a
• rim: The target of a resource reference is a RIM entry point (Act, Role, or Entity)
• workflow: Event.subject
• w5: FiveWs.subject[x]
• v2: PID-3 (no HL7 v2 mapping for Group or Device)
• rim: participation[typeCode=SBJ]
• w5: FiveWs.subject

Links the request to the Encounter context.

This will typically be the encounter the event occurred within, but some events may be initiated prior to or after the official completion of an encounter but still be tied to the context of the encounter (e.g. pre-admission laboratory tests).

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
• ref-1: SHALL have a contained resource if a local reference is provided
  reference.startsWith('#').not() or (reference.substring(1).trace('url') in %rootResource.contained.id.trace('ids'))

• rim: n/a
• rim: The target of a resource reference is a RIM entry point (Act, Role, or Entity)
• workflow: Event.encounter
• w5: FiveWs.context
• v2: PV1-19
• rim: inboundRelationship[typeCode=COMP].source[classCode=ENC, moodCode=EVN]

Need to know where in the patient history to file/present this report.

If the diagnostic procedure was performed on the patient, this is the time it was performed. If there are specimens, the diagnostically relevant time can be derived from the specimen collection times, but the specimen information is not always available, and the exact relationship between the specimens and the diagnostically relevant time is not always automatic.

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

• rim: n/a
• workflow: Event.occurrence[x]
• w5: FiveWs.done[x]
• v2: OBR-7
• rim: effectiveTime

Clinicians need to be able to check the date that the report was released.

May be different from the update time of the resource itself, because that is the status of the record (potentially a secondary copy), not the actual release time of the report.

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

• rim: n/a
• w5: FiveWs.recorded
• v2: OBR-22
• rim: participation[typeCode=VRF or AUT].time

Need to know whom to contact if there are queries about the results. Also may need to track the source of reports for secondary data analysis.

This is not necessarily the source of the atomic data items or the entity that interpreted the results. It is the entity that takes responsibility for the clinical report.

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
• ref-1: SHALL have a contained resource if a local reference is provided
  reference.startsWith('#').not() or (reference.substring(1).trace('url') in %rootResource.contained.id.trace('ids'))

• rim: n/a
• rim: The target of a resource reference is a RIM entry point (Act, Role, or Entity)
• workflow: Event.performer.actor
• w5: FiveWs.actor
• v2: PRT-8 (where this PRT-4-Participation = "PO")
• rim: .participation[typeCode=PRF]

• rim: n/a

There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions. The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone.

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
• ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
  extension.exists() != value.exists()

• rim: n/a
• rim: N/A

There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions. The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone.

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
• ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
  extension.exists() != value.exists()

• rim: n/a
• rim: N/A

Using absolute URLs provides a stable scalable approach suitable for a cloud/web context, while using relative/logical references provides a flexible approach suitable for use when trading across closed eco-system boundaries. Absolute URLs do not need to point to a FHIR RESTful server, though this is the preferred approach. If the URL conforms to the structure "/[type]/[id]" then it should be assumed that the reference is to a FHIR RESTful server.

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

• rim: n/a
• rim: N/A

This element is used to indicate the type of the target of the reference. This may be used which ever of the other elements are populated (or not). In some cases, the type of the target may be determined by inspection of the reference (e.g. a RESTful URL) or by resolving the target of the reference; if both the type and a reference is provided, the reference SHALL resolve to a resource of the same type as that specified.

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

• rim: n/a
• rim: N/A

When an identifier is provided in place of a reference, any system processing the reference will only be able to resolve the identifier to a reference if it understands the business context in which the identifier is used. Sometimes this is global (e.g. a national identifier) but often it is not. For this reason, none of the useful mechanisms described for working with references (e.g. chaining, includes) are possible, nor should servers be expected to be able resolve the reference. Servers may accept an identifier based reference untouched, resolve it, and/or reject it - see CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.referencePolicy.

When both an identifier and a literal reference are provided, the literal reference is preferred. Applications processing the resource are allowed - but not required - to check that the identifier matches the literal reference

Applications converting a logical reference to a literal reference may choose to leave the logical reference present, or remove it.

Reference is intended to point to a structure that can potentially be expressed as a FHIR resource, though there is no need for it to exist as an actual FHIR resource instance - except in as much as an application wishes to actual find the target of the reference. The content referred to be the identifier must meet the logical constraints implied by any limitations on what resource types are permitted for the reference. For example, it would not be legitimate to send the identifier for a drug prescription if the type were Reference(Observation|DiagnosticReport). One of the use-cases for Reference.identifier is the situation where no FHIR representation exists (where the type is Reference (Any).

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

• rim: n/a
• v2: CX / EI (occasionally, more often EI maps to a resource id or a URL)
• rim: II - The Identifier class is a little looser than the v3 type II because it allows URIs as well as registered OIDs or GUIDs. Also maps to Role[classCode=IDENT]
• servd: Identifier
• rim: .identifier

This is generally not the same as the Resource.text of the referenced resource. The purpose is to identify what's being referenced, not to fully describe it.

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

• rim: n/a
• rim: N/A

Need to know whom to contact if there are queries about the results. Also may need to track the source of reports for secondary data analysis.

Might not be the same entity that takes responsibility for the clinical report.

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
• ref-1: SHALL have a contained resource if a local reference is provided
  reference.startsWith('#').not() or (reference.substring(1).trace('url') in %rootResource.contained.id.trace('ids'))

• rim: n/a
• rim: The target of a resource reference is a RIM entry point (Act, Role, or Entity)
• workflow: Event.performer.actor
• w5: FiveWs.actor
• v2: OBR-32, PRT-8 (where this PRT-4-Participation = "PI")
• rim: .participation[typeCode=PRF]

• rim: n/a

There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions. The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone.

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
• ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
  extension.exists() != value.exists()

• rim: n/a
• rim: N/A

There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions. The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone.

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
• ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
  extension.exists() != value.exists()

• rim: n/a
• rim: N/A

Using absolute URLs provides a stable scalable approach suitable for a cloud/web context, while using relative/logical references provides a flexible approach suitable for use when trading across closed eco-system boundaries. Absolute URLs do not need to point to a FHIR RESTful server, though this is the preferred approach. If the URL conforms to the structure "/[type]/[id]" then it should be assumed that the reference is to a FHIR RESTful server.

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

• rim: n/a
• rim: N/A

This element is used to indicate the type of the target of the reference. This may be used which ever of the other elements are populated (or not). In some cases, the type of the target may be determined by inspection of the reference (e.g. a RESTful URL) or by resolving the target of the reference; if both the type and a reference is provided, the reference SHALL resolve to a resource of the same type as that specified.

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

• rim: n/a
• rim: N/A

When an identifier is provided in place of a reference, any system processing the reference will only be able to resolve the identifier to a reference if it understands the business context in which the identifier is used. Sometimes this is global (e.g. a national identifier) but often it is not. For this reason, none of the useful mechanisms described for working with references (e.g. chaining, includes) are possible, nor should servers be expected to be able resolve the reference. Servers may accept an identifier based reference untouched, resolve it, and/or reject it - see CapabilityStatement.rest.resource.referencePolicy.

When both an identifier and a literal reference are provided, the literal reference is preferred. Applications processing the resource are allowed - but not required - to check that the identifier matches the literal reference

Applications converting a logical reference to a literal reference may choose to leave the logical reference present, or remove it.

Reference is intended to point to a structure that can potentially be expressed as a FHIR resource, though there is no need for it to exist as an actual FHIR resource instance - except in as much as an application wishes to actual find the target of the reference. The content referred to be the identifier must meet the logical constraints implied by any limitations on what resource types are permitted for the reference. For example, it would not be legitimate to send the identifier for a drug prescription if the type were Reference(Observation|DiagnosticReport). One of the use-cases for Reference.identifier is the situation where no FHIR representation exists (where the type is Reference (Any).

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

• rim: n/a
• v2: CX / EI (occasionally, more often EI maps to a resource id or a URL)
• rim: II - The Identifier class is a little looser than the v3 type II because it allows URIs as well as registered OIDs or GUIDs. Also maps to Role[classCode=IDENT]
• servd: Identifier
• rim: .identifier

This is generally not the same as the Resource.text of the referenced resource. The purpose is to identify what's being referenced, not to fully describe it.

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

• rim: n/a
• rim: N/A

Need to be able to report information about the collected specimens on which the report is based.

If the specimen is sufficiently specified with a code in the test result name, then this additional data may be redundant. If there are multiple specimens, these may be represented per observation or group.

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
• ref-1: SHALL have a contained resource if a local reference is provided
  reference.startsWith('#').not() or (reference.substring(1).trace('url') in %rootResource.contained.id.trace('ids'))

• rim: n/a
• rim: The target of a resource reference is a RIM entry point (Act, Role, or Entity)
• v2: SPM
• rim: participation[typeCode=SBJ]

Need to support individual results, or groups of results, where the result grouping is arbitrary, but meaningful.

Observations can contain observations.

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
• ref-1: SHALL have a contained resource if a local reference is provided
  reference.startsWith('#').not() or (reference.substring(1).trace('url') in %rootResource.contained.id.trace('ids'))

• rim: n/a
• rim: The target of a resource reference is a RIM entry point (Act, Role, or Entity)
• v2: OBXs
• rim: outboundRelationship[typeCode=COMP].target

ImagingStudy and the image element are somewhat overlapping - typically, the list of image references in the image element will also be found in one of the imaging study resources. However, each caters to different types of displays for different types of purposes. Neither, either, or both may be provided.

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
• ref-1: SHALL have a contained resource if a local reference is provided
  reference.startsWith('#').not() or (reference.substring(1).trace('url') in %rootResource.contained.id.trace('ids'))

• rim: n/a
• rim: The target of a resource reference is a RIM entry point (Act, Role, or Entity)
• rim: outboundRelationship[typeCode=COMP].target[classsCode=DGIMG, moodCode=EVN]

Many diagnostic services include images in the report as part of their service.

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

• rim: n/a
• v2: OBX?
• rim: outboundRelationship[typeCode=COMP].target

• rim: n/a

There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions. The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone.

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
• ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
  extension.exists() != value.exists()

• rim: n/a
• rim: N/A

Modifier extensions allow for extensions that cannot be safely ignored to be clearly distinguished from the vast majority of extensions which can be safely ignored. This promotes interoperability by eliminating the need for implementers to prohibit the presence of extensions. For further information, see the definition of modifier extensions.

There can be no stigma associated with the use of extensions by any application, project, or standard - regardless of the institution or jurisdiction that uses or defines the extensions. The use of extensions is what allows the FHIR specification to retain a core level of simplicity for everyone.

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
• ext-1: Must have either extensions or value[x], not both
  extension.exists() != value.exists()

• rim: n/a
• rim: N/A

The provider of the report should make a comment about each image included in the report.

The comment should be displayed with the image. It would be common for the report to include additional discussion of the image contents in other sections such as the conclusion.

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

• rim: n/a
• rim: .inboundRelationship[typeCode=COMP].source[classCode=OBS, moodCode=EVN, code="annotation"].value

References SHALL be a reference to an actual FHIR resource, and SHALL be resolveable (allowing for access control, temporary unavailability, etc.). Resolution can be either by retrieval from the URL, or, where applicable by resource type, by treating an absolute reference as a canonical URL and looking it up in a local registry/repository.

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
• ref-1: SHALL have a contained resource if a local reference is provided
  reference.startsWith('#').not() or (reference.substring(1).trace('url') in %rootResource.contained.id.trace('ids'))

• rim: n/a
• rim: The target of a resource reference is a RIM entry point (Act, Role, or Entity)
• rim: .value.reference

Need to be able to provide a conclusion that is not lost among the basic result data.

Note that FHIR strings SHALL NOT exceed 1MB in size

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

• rim: n/a
• v2: OBX
• rim: inboundRelationship[typeCode="SPRT"].source[classCode=OBS, moodCode=EVN, code=LOINC:48767-8].value (type=ST)

Not all terminology uses fit this general pattern. In some cases, models should not use CodeableConcept and use Coding directly and provide their own structure for managing text, codings, translations and the relationship between elements and pre- and post-coordination.

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

• rim: n/a
• v2: CE/CNE/CWE
• rim: CD
• orim: fhir:CodeableConcept rdfs:subClassOf dt:CD
• v2: OBX
• rim: inboundRelationship[typeCode=SPRT].source[classCode=OBS, moodCode=EVN, code=LOINC:54531-9].value (type=CD)

Gives laboratory the ability to provide its own fully formatted report for clinical fidelity.

"application/pdf" is recommended as the most reliable and interoperable in this context.

• ele-1: All FHIR elements must have a @value or children
  hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
• att-1: If the Attachment has data, it SHALL have a contentType
  data.empty() or contentType.exists()

• rim: n/a
• v2: ED/RP
• rim: ED
• v2: OBX
• rim: text (type=ED)