This resource comprises one or more results, findings, or measurements to inform a patient’s clinical condition (e.g., vitals, imaging results, lab results, device measurements). Observations can help to identify baselines and patterns or define personal characteristics for a patient (e.g., height, weight, eye color). Observations may be referenced by a DiagnosticReport resource to provide the metadata for a complete diagnostic report.
You can receive, retrieve, or save observations for a patient.
We support any valid FHIR® field. However, we only display the fields that we’ve defined in the schema, which are usually based on what’s included in the US Core profile.
This operation allows you to save one or more vital signs to a patient’s chart.
cURL request example
curl 'https://api.redoxengine.com/fhir/R4/{destinationId}/{environmentFlag}/Observation/$write-vitals' \--request POST \--header 'Authorization: Bearer $API_TOKEN' \--header 'Content-Type: application/fhir+json' \--data '{"resourceType": "Bundle","id": "RedoxVitalSignsBloodPressureObservationExampleTimothy","type": "message","timestamp": "2021-12-17T20:33:22.422Z","entry": [{"resource": {"resourceType": "MessageHeader","id": "RedoxMessageHeaderExample","source": {"name": "Good Health Clinics","endpoint": "05107c08-fe2f-4740-8c1d-c7107d18ebe5"},"eventCoding": {"system": "urn:redox:event-type","code": "Observation-New"}}},{"resource": {"resourceType": "Patient","id": "RedoxPatientExampleTimothyMinimal","identifier": [{"value": "0000000001","system": "urn:redox:health-one:MR"},{"value": "101-01-0001","system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/sid/us-ssn"}],"name": [{"given": ["Timothy","Paul"],"family": "Bixby"}],"gender": "male","birthDate": "2008-01-06"}},{"resource": {"resourceType": "Observation","id": "RedoxBloodPressureObservationExample","category": [{"coding": [{"system": "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/observation-category","code": "vital-signs","display": "Vital Signs"}],"text": "vital-signs"}],"code": {"coding": [{"system": "http://loinc.org","code": "85354-9"}],"text": "Blood pressure systolic & diastolic"},"component": [{"code": {"coding": [{"system": "http://loinc.org","code": "8480-6"}]},"valueQuantity": {"system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org","code": "mm[Hg]","value": 132,"unit": "mm[Hg]"},"interpretation": [{"coding": [{"code": "N","system": "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-ObservationInterpretation","display": "Normal"}]}]},{"code": {"coding": [{"system": "http://loinc.org","code": "8462-4"}]},"valueQuantity": {"system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org","code": "mm[Hg]","value": 82,"unit": "mm[Hg]"},"interpretation": [{"coding": [{"code": "N","system": "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-ObservationInterpretation","display": "Normal"}]}]}],"identifier": [{"system": "urn:oid:1.2.840.114350.1.13.12345.1.7.2.798268","value": "1893025234"}],"subject": {"reference": "Patient/RedoxPatientExampleTimothy"},"status": "final","effectiveDateTime": "1999-11-14T00:00:00.000Z","note": [{"text": "Blood pressure measurement performed"}],"performer": [{"reference": "Practitioner/RedoxPractitionerExamplePat"}],"referenceRange": [{"low": {"value": 110,"unit": "mm[Hg]"},"high": {"value": 160,"unit": "mm[Hg]"},"text": "Blood pressure range"}]}}]}'
Identifies the type of the resource
Bundle
Identifies this bundle as a message
message
An array of FHIR resources. At a minimum, a Vital Signs Observation should include the following entries:
An entry in the bundle containing a FHIR resource
Additional metadata about the message including the event
Identifies the type of the resource
MessageHeader
Information about the sender of the message. This will typically be populated by Redox.
Identifies the routing target to send acknowledgements to.
Human-readable name for the source system.
This describes the message being communicated
The identification of the code system that defines the meaning of the symbol in the code.
A symbol in syntax defined by the system. The symbol may be a predefined code or an expression in a syntax defined by the coding system (e.g. post-coordination).
Observation-New
The date/time that the bundle was assembled - i.e. when the resources were placed in the bundle.