description: This profile sets minimum expectations for an Observation resource to record, search, and fetch observations that represent simple measurements and assertions about a patient. It is based on the core FHIR [Observation](http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/observation.html) resource and identifies the *additional* mandatory core elements, extensions, vocabularies and value sets that **SHALL** be present in the Observation resource when conforming to this profile. It provides the floor for standards development for specific uses cases in an Australian context.
package_name: hl7.fhir.au.core
derivation: constraint
name: AUCoreObservation
type: Observation
elements:
  category: {mustSupport: true, index: 1}
  encounter:
    type: Reference
    mustSupport: true
    refers: ['http://hl7.org.au/fhir/core/StructureDefinition/au-core-encounter']
    index: 4
  value:
    mustSupport: true
    choices: []
    index: 10
  note: {mustSupport: true, index: 12}
  effectiveDateTime:
    constraint:
      au-core-obs-01: {human: Date shall be at least to day, source: 'http://hl7.org.au/fhir/core/StructureDefinition/au-core-observation', severity: error, expression: $this is DateTime implies $this.toString().length() >= 10}
    short: Date, and optionally time, the observation was performed
    type: dateTime
    mustSupport: true
    choiceOf: effective
    index: 7
  status: {mustSupport: true, index: 0}
  effective:
    constraint:
      au-core-obs-01: {human: Date shall be at least to day, source: 'http://hl7.org.au/fhir/core/StructureDefinition/au-core-observation', severity: error, expression: $this is DateTime implies $this.toString().length() >= 10}
    short: Date, and optionally time, the observation was performed
    mustSupport: true
    choices: [effectiveDateTime]
    index: 6
  code: {mustSupport: true, index: 2}
  subject:
    type: Reference
    mustSupport: true
    refers: ['http://hl7.org.au/fhir/core/StructureDefinition/au-core-patient']
    index: 3
  performer:
    type: Reference
    mustSupport: true
    refers: ['http://hl7.org.au/fhir/core/StructureDefinition/au-core-organization', 'http://hl7.org.au/fhir/core/StructureDefinition/au-core-patient', 'http://hl7.org.au/fhir/core/StructureDefinition/au-core-practitioner', 'http://hl7.org.au/fhir/core/StructureDefinition/au-core-practitionerrole', 'http://hl7.org.au/fhir/core/StructureDefinition/au-core-relatedperson']
    index: 8
  dataAbsentReason: {mustSupport: true, index: 11}
package_version: 0.2.2-preview
class: profile
kind: resource
url: http://hl7.org.au/fhir/core/StructureDefinition/au-core-observation
base: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Observation
version: 0.2.2-preview
required: [effectiveDateTime, subject, category, effective]