Specimen Resource REST Endpoints for Oracle Health AI Application Suite
FHIR R4 APIs for Oracle Health AI Application Suite - Specimen REST Endpoints
Summary
Oracle Health has published the FHIR API endpoint specifications for the Specimen resource within its AI application suite. This specification defines how specimen information—used for diagnostic and environmental testing—is collected, maintained, and processed, encouraging developers to begin implementation in anticipation of production availability.
Details
This document serves as a technical specification detailing the FHIR R4 compliant Specimen resource for Oracle Health's AI Application Suite. The Specimen resource is designed to handle information related to any sample used for diagnostic or environmental testing, covering its collection, maintenance, processing, and origin determination. The described API endpoints are currently pending production deployment in Electronic Health Record (EHR) environments, but specifications are provided early for developer use. Key operations defined include retrieving a list of specimens (`GET /Specimen`) and fetching a single specimen by ID (`GET /Specimen/{id}`). Structurally, the Specimen resource incorporates elements such as `CodeableConcept` (for type), and `Reference` (for Subject, Location, Device). It supports US Core Specimen Profile, utilizing SNOMED CT for identifying specimen types. This specification provides a standardized data structure crucial for improving interoperability in advanced healthcare IT systems, including those used in Japan.
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