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Gaurav Daga
Gaurav Daga

Reputation: 343

Representation of Vital Panel

Similar to Lab Panel ( Diagnostic Report with logical set of findings), Vitals are captured/displayed on a system in logical group ( BP,Height, Weight, BMI, O2 Saturation etc.).

FHIR does provide a way to group related lab panel item (wrap all related Observations under Diagnostic Report)however for vitals, what I understood is each vital will be stored as separate Observation. This adds an extra set of logic to build the panel and need for querying multiple times.

What is the recommendation/approach around it, to present all vital entries as logical group?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 148

Answers (2)

Grahame Grieve
Grahame Grieve

Reputation: 3586

You should look at this, which directly addresses the question: http://build.fhir.org/observation-vitalsigns.html

Upvotes: 1

Lloyd McKenzie
Lloyd McKenzie

Reputation: 6793

Both lab and vital signs would be handled similarly - each individual item would be captured as an Observation with the option of grouping them in a DiagnosticReport if appropriate. (Vitals might or might not be colated for reporting purposes, so the decision to create a DiagnosticReport would be dependent on local practice.)

Upvotes: 1

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