Schema: Specimen

Introduction

The headings below list the elements of the Specimen resource and describe how to populate and consume them.

Important: Any element not specifically listed below will not be populated or consumed. A full list of elements not used is available here.

Tip: You’ll find it helpful to read it in conjunction with the underlying specimen profile definition.

Specimen Resource Elements

id

The logical identifier of the specimen resource.

meta.profile

The observation profile URL.

Fixed value https://fhir.nhs.uk/STU3/StructureDefinition/CareConnect-GPC-Specimen-1

identifier

This will be populated with a globally unique and persistent identifier (that is, it doesn’t change between requests and therefore stored with the source data).

accessionIdentifier

A business level identifier for the specimen supplied by the performing organisation - for example, the lab performing the test.

status

The availability of the specimen.

type

The kind of material that forms the specimen.

Examples from substance in SNOMED: 87612001 | Blood (substance) | 53130003 | Venous blood (substance) |

subject

A reference to the patient who the observation is about.

receivedTime

The time when specimen was received for processing.

collection

Details of when/how the specimen was collected.

collection.extension[fastingStatus]

Whether or how long patient abstained from food and/or drink.

Where this is indicated in the incoming EDIFACT report it will be indicated with an ‘F’. This willbe used to populate the coding.text element.

collection.collector

Reference to the resource for the practitioner who collected the specimen.

collection.collected

The date and time when the specimen was collected.

collection.quantity

The quantity of the specimen that was collected.

collection.bodysite

The anatomical site of the specimen collection.

note

Notes/comments relating to the specimen.