Specimen

A Specimen resource represents a sample used for analysis.

Overview

See the FHIR documentation for more information about Specimen resources.

Mapped Concepts in HIEBus

  • LabReportSpecimen
  • LabReport

Supported Interactions

Specimen resources support the following interactions.

Search Parameters

When searching for Specimen resources, the following search parameters are supported.

Name Type Prefixes
Modifiers
Can be Chained? Description
_id Token Resource id.
_lastUpdated Date ne  lt  le  gt  ge  sa  eb  ap  When the resource last changed.
_source Uri :missing  Where the resource comes from.
bodysite Token :not  :in  :notin  :missing  The code for the body site from where the specimen originated.
date Date ne  lt  le  gt  ge  sa  eb  ap  :missing  See the HL7 FHIR documentation.
encounter Reference :missing  yes Searches for specimens by their associated encounter.
identifier Token :missing  The unique identifier associated with the specimen.
patient Reference :missing  yes The patient the specimen comes from.
provenance-agent Reference :missing  yes Search by provenance, specified by its author (aka originator) Organization.
subject Reference :missing  yes The subject of the specimen.
type Token :not  :in  :notin  :missing  The specimen type.

Sortable Parameters

When searching Specimen resources, it is possible to sort the returned values by the following search parameters.

  • _id
  • identifier

Only one sort parameter may be specified.

Supported Includes

When searching Specimen resources, it is possible to include the resources referenced by the following field names.

  • Encounter
  • Patient
  • Provenance Agent
  • Subject

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