| Section code | Section name | TPP | EMIS | Vision | Microtest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OBS | Observations | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Clinical narrative
A clinical observation is a repeatable data element recorded by health professionals in the course of assessment or care of their patients or clients. Examples include, blood pressure measurement, weight, height or temperature measurement.
Purpose
The purpose of this section is to enable the clinician to view and compare chronological data pertaining to a patient’s physical condition.
Sections and subsections
There is only a single main section for observations with no subsections.
Section title
The section title MUST be ‘Observations’.
Date filter
A date filter is applicable for the Observations section.
Section content banner
Provider message describing at a summary level how they have populated this section.
Table columns
Providers must return all the columns as described in the table below, sorted by Date descending:
| Order | Name | Description | Value details |
|---|---|---|---|
Date |
The date of the observation | dd-Mmm-yyyy |
|
Entry |
A short human readable free-text title for the observation | free-text |
|
Value |
Value of the observation | free-text |
|
Range |
Range (where available) of the observation | free-text |
|
Details |
Longer human readable details for the observation | free-text |
HTML view
<div>
<h1>Observations</h1>
<div class="gptransfer-banner">
<p>
<!-- GP transfer banner -->
</p>
</div>
<div class="content-banner">
<p>
<!-- Content banner -->
</p>
</div>
<div class="date-banner">
<p>
<!-- Date banner -->
</p>
</div>
<div class="exclusion-banner">
<p>
<!-- Exclusion banner -->
</p>
</div>
<table id="obs-tab">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Date</th>
<th>Entry</th>
<th>Value</th>
<th>Details</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<!-- the <tr>...</tr> element will repeat for each observation-->
<td class="date-column">{{observation.date}}</td>
<td>{{observation.entry}}</td>
<td>{{observation.value}}</td>
<td>{{observation.details}}</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
Example view
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