Release 4B R5 Final QA

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10.7.11 10.8.12 Specimen HL7 H L7 Extensions

Orders and Observations icon Work Group Maturity Level : N/A Standards Status : Informative
Defines common extensions used with or related to the Specimen resource

10.7.11.1 10.8.12.1 Content

Extensions : specimen-sequenceNumber sequenceNumber : An assigned number on the specimen denoting the order of collection. specimen-collectionPriority collectionPriority : The urgency of sample collection, such as STAT, ASAP, ASAP-ED, ROUTINE, ROUTINE-AM, etc…. specimen-specialHandling specialHandling : Special handling during the collection, transport, or storage of the specimen. specimen-isDryWeight isDryWeight : If the recorded quantity of the specimen is reported as a weight, if it is a dry weight. specimen-processingTime processingTime : Period or duration of processing.