description: Proposed constraints on the Observation Resource for general use. This profile sets minimum expectations for the Observation resource to represent various observations if no other, more specific profile is applicable. An observation is a measurement or assertion about a subject (person, group, device, location, or another subject).
package_name: hl7.fhir.ca.baseline
derivation: constraint
name: ObservationProfile
type: Observation
elements:
  category: {mustSupport: true, index: 1}
  value:
    mustSupport: true
    choices: []
    index: 9
  component:
    index: 11
    elements:
      code:
        binding: {strength: preferred, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/observation-codes'}
        mustSupport: true
        index: 12
      value:
        mustSupport: true
        choices: []
        index: 14
      dataAbsentReason: {index: 15}
  effectiveDateTime: {type: dateTime, mustSupport: true, choiceOf: effective, index: 6}
  status: {index: 0}
  effective:
    mustSupport: true
    choices: [effectiveDateTime, effectivePeriod]
    index: 5
  code:
    binding: {strength: preferred, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/observation-codes'}
    mustSupport: true
    index: 2
  subject:
    type: Reference
    mustSupport: true
    refers: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Device', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Group', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Location', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ca/baseline/StructureDefinition/profile-patient']
    index: 3
  dataAbsentReason: {index: 10}
  effectivePeriod: {type: Period, mustSupport: true, choiceOf: effective, index: 7}
package_version: 1.1.6-pre
class: profile
kind: resource
url: http://hl7.org/fhir/ca/baseline/StructureDefinition/profile-observation
base: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Observation
version: 1.0.0
required: [subject]