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Observation Profile

Canonical../StructureDefinition/nexus-emr-core-observation
Statusdraft · 1.26.0
BaseObservation (constraint)
SourceFSH · JSON

Nexus EMR profile for the Observation resource, based on CA-Core. Represents measurements, tests, and simple assertions originating from source EMRs for aggregation.

TypedFhir API / TypeScript

The typed accessor surface Observation exposes for Observation — generated from this IG's compiled profile; each typed accessor has a validating raw-FHIR twin (xRaw) where marked. The three ports are parity-enforced.

class Observation extends ClinicalResourcegenerated source

Accessor Type Access Notes
$effectiveDate FuzzyDate | undefined read-only The resource's effective date — the first present of this profile's date elements (precedence), normalized to the canonical FuzzyDatetime f…
$display string | undefined read-only The resource's human headline — a coded concept's label, else a title / name, else undefined.
status string | undefined read/write Where the result is in its lifecycle
category Concepts read/write · raw twin Classification of type of observation
code Concept | undefined read/write · raw twin Observation type with raw code support
value Quantity | undefined read/write · raw twin Actual observation result
date FuzzyDate | undefined read/write Clinically relevant time/time-period for observation
interpretation Concepts read/write · raw twin High, low, normal, etc.
low Quantity | undefined read/write · raw twin Low Range, if relevant
high Quantity | undefined read/write · raw twin High Range, if relevant
dataAbsentReason Concept | undefined read/write · raw twin Why the result is missing
subject Reference | undefined read/write · raw twin Who and/or what the observation is about