Preferred Name

ObservationMethod

Synonyms
Definitions

<p>A code that provides additional detail about the means or technique used to ascertain the observation.</p><i>Examples:</i>Blood pressure measurement method: arterial puncture vs. sphygmomanometer (Riva-Rocci), sitting vs. supine position, etc.<i>Constraints:</i>In all observations the method is already partially specified by the Act.code. In this case, the methodCode NEED NOT be used at all. The methodCode MAY still be used to identify this method more clearly in addition to what is implied from the Act.code. However, an information consumer system or process SHOULD NOT depend on this methodCode information for method detail that is implied by the Act.code.<p>If the methodCode is used to express method detail that is also implied by the Act.code, the methodCode MUST NOT be in conflict with the implied method of the Act.code.</p><i>Discussion:</i>In all observations the method is already partially specified by simply knowing the kind of observation (observation definition, Act.code) and this implicit information about the method does not need to be specified in Observation.methodCode. Particularly, most LOINC codes are defined for specific methods as long as the method makes a practical difference in interpretation. For example, the difference between susceptibility studies using the "minimal inhibitory concentration" (MIC) or the "agar diffusion method" (Kirby-Baur) are specifically assigned to different LOINC codes. The methodCode therefore is only an additional qualifier to specify what may not be known already from the Act.code.<p>Also, some variances in methods may be tied to the particular device used. The methodCode should not be used to identify the specific device or test-kit material used in the observation. Such information about devices or test-kits should be associated with the observation as "device" participations.</p> <p>A code that provides additional detail about the means or technique used to ascertain the observation.</p><i>Examples:</i>Blood pressure measurement method: arterial puncture vs. sphygmomanometer (Riva-Rocci), sitting vs. supine position, etc.<i>Constraints:</i>In all observations the method is already partially specified by the Act.code. In this case, the methodCode NEED NOT be used at all. The methodCode MAY still be used to identify this method more clearly in addition to what is implied from the Act.code. However, an information consumer system or process SHOULD NOT depend on this methodCode information for method detail that is implied by the Act.code.<p>If the methodCode is used to express method detail that is also implied by the Act.code, the methodCode MUST NOT be in conflict with the implied method of the Act.code.</p>

ID

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/HL7/C1553848

Context binding of

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/HL7/C1553848

cui

C1553848

definition

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.Constraints:In all observations the method is already partially specified by the Act.code. In this case, the methodCode NEED NOT be used at all. The methodCode MAY still be used to identify this method more clearly in addition to what is implied from the Act.code. However, an information consumer system or process SHOULD NOT depend on this methodCode information for method detail that is implied by the Act.code.

If the methodCode is used to express method detail that is also implied by the Act.code, the methodCode MUST NOT be in conflict with the implied method of the Act.code.

Discussion:In all observations the method is already partially specified by simply knowing the kind of observation (observation definition, Act.code) and this implicit information about the method does not need to be specified in Observation.methodCode. Particularly, most LOINC codes are defined for specific methods as long as the method makes a practical difference in interpretation. For example, the difference between susceptibility studies using the "minimal inhibitory concentration" (MIC) or the "agar diffusion method" (Kirby-Baur) are specifically assigned to different LOINC codes. The methodCode therefore is only an additional qualifier to specify what may not be known already from the Act.code.

Also, some variances in methods may be tied to the particular device used. The methodCode should not be used to identify the specific device or test-kit material used in the observation. Such information about devices or test-kits should be associated with the observation as "device" participations.

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.

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.Constraints:In all observations the method is already partially specified by the Act.code. In this case, the methodCode NEED NOT be used at all. The methodCode MAY still be used to identify this method more clearly in addition to what is implied from the Act.code. However, an information consumer system or process SHOULD NOT depend on this methodCode information for method detail that is implied by the Act.code.

If the methodCode is used to express method detail that is also implied by the Act.code, the methodCode MUST NOT be in conflict with the implied method of the Act.code.

Has context binding

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/HL7/C1553848

Has supported concept property

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/HL7/C1553880

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/HL7/C0449438

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/HL7/C3244072

Has supported concept relationship

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/HL7/C4520708

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/HL7/C3245443

HL7 code status

active

HL7 history item

UPDATE: Migrated to the UTG maintenance environment and publishing tooling.

UPDATE: Migrated to the UTG maintenance environment and publishing tooling.

HL7 internal Id

19929

HL7 OID

2.16.840.1.113883.5.84

HL7 release date

2019-03-20

HL7 version date

2014-03-26

HL7AI

true

HL7CC

true

HL7MI

true

HL7PL

true

HL7RG

Health Level 7

HL7SCS

2.16.840.1.113883.5.84

HL7SL

en

HL7VC

notation

C1553848

prefLabel

ObservationMethod

tui

T170

subClassOf

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/HL7/C1610738

http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Thing

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