Release 4B Snapshot 3: Connectathon 32 Base

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10.7.11 10.8.11 Specimen HL7 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 10.8.11.1 Content

Extensions :
specimen-sequenceNumber sequenceNumber SpecSequenceNumber :

An assigned number on the specimen denoting the order of collection.

specimen-collectionPriority collectionPriority SpecCollectionPriority :

The urgency of sample collection, such as STAT, ASAP, ASAP-ED, ROUTINE, ROUTINE-AM, etc….

specimen-specialHandling specialHandling SpecSpecialHandling :

Special handling during the collection, transport, or storage of the specimen.

specimen-isDryWeight isDryWeight SpecIsDryWeight :

If the recorded quantity of the specimen is reported as a weight, if it is a dry weight.

specimen-processingTime processingTime SpecProcessingTime :

Period or duration of processing.