Existing Wording: Observations are a central element in healthcare, used to support diagnosis, monitor progress, determine baselines and patterns and

even capture demographic characteristics. Most observations are simple name/value pair assertions with some metadata, but some

observations group other observations together logically, or even are multi-component observations. Note that the DiagnosticReport

(diagnosticreport.html) resource provide a clinical or workflow context for a set of observations. Expected uses for the Observation

resource include:

Vital signs: temperature, blood pressure, respiration rate

Laboratory Data

Imaging results like bone density or fetal measurements

Devices Measurements such as EKG data or Pulse Oximetry data

Clinical assessment tools such as APGAR

Personal characteristics: height, weight, eye-color

Social history: tobacco use, family supports, cognitive status

Core characteristics: pregnancy status, death assertion

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