Definition for Value SetObservation Methods

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  <id value="observation-methods"/> 
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    <lastUpdated value="2025-11-10T15:17:08.817+00:00"/> 
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  <text> 
    <status value="generated"/> 
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        <b> Generated Narrative: ValueSet observation-methods</b> 
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      <a name="hcobservation-methods"> </a> 
      <p> This value set includes codes based on the following rules:</p> 
      <ul> 
        Include codes from 

        <li> Include codes from
          <a href="http://www.snomed.org/">
            <code> http://snomed.info/sct</code> 
           where concept  is-a  272394005 (Technique)

          </a> 
          <span title="Version is not explicity stated. No matching Code System found"> version Not Stated (use latest from terminology server)</span>  where concept  is-a 272394005 (Technique)
        </li> 
        Include codes from 

        <li> Include codes from
          <a href="http://www.snomed.org/">
            <code> http://snomed.info/sct</code> 
           where concept  is-a  129264002 (Action)

          </a> 
          <span title="Version is not explicity stated. No matching Code System found"> version Not Stated (use latest from terminology server)</span>  where concept  is-a 129264002 (Action)
        </li> 
        Include codes from 

        <li> Include codes from
          <a href="http://www.snomed.org/">
            <code> http://snomed.info/sct</code> 
           where concept  is-a  386053000 (Patient evaluation procedure)

          </a> 
          <span title="Version is not explicity stated. No matching Code System found"> version Not Stated (use latest from terminology server)</span>  where concept  is-a 386053000 (Investigations)
        </li> 
      </ul> 
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    <valueCode value="oo"/> 
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  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status">
    <valueCode value="draft"/> 
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  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm">
    <valueInteger value="1"/> 
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  <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/observation-methods"/> 
  <identifier> 
    <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/> 
    <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.3.395"/> 
  </identifier> 
  <identifier> 
    <use value="old"/> 
    <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/> 
    <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.3.382"/> 
  </identifier> 
  <identifier> 
    <use value="old"/> 
    <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/> 
    <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.2.215"/> 
  </identifier> 
  

  <version value="6.0.0-ballot3"/> 
  <name value="ObservationMethods"/> 
  <title value="Observation Methods"/> 
  <status value="draft"/> 
  

  <experimental value="false"/> 
  <publisher value="FHIR Project team"/> 
  <contact> 
    <telecom> 
      <system value="url"/> 
      <value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/> 
    </telecom> 
  </contact> 
  <description value="Observation Method codes from [SNOMED CT](http://snomed.info/sct) where concept
   is-a 272394005 (Technique (qualifier value)) or is-a 129264002 (Action (qualifier
   value)) or is-a 386053000 (Evaluation procedure(procedure))"/> 
  <jurisdiction> 
    <coding> 
      <system value="http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm"/> 
      <code value="001"/> 
      <display value="World"/> 
    </coding> 
  </jurisdiction> 
  <copyright value="This resource includes content from SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) which is
   copyright of the International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation
   (IHTSDO). Implementers of these specifications must have the appropriate SNOMED
   CT Affiliate license - for more information contact http://www.snomed.org/snomed-ct/get-snome
  d-ct or info@snomed.org"/> 
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    <include> 
      <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> 
      <filter> 
        <property value="concept"/> 
        <op value="is-a"/> 
        <value value="272394005"/> 
      </filter> 
    </include> 
    <include> 
      <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> 
      <filter> 
        <property value="concept"/> 
        <op value="is-a"/> 
        <value value="129264002"/> 
      </filter> 
    </include> 
    <include> 
      <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> 
      <filter> 
        <property value="concept"/> 
        <op value="is-a"/> 
        <value value="386053000"/> 
      </filter> 
    </include> 
  </compose> 


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