Definition

An act of recognizing and noting information about the subject, and

whose immediate and primary outcome (post-condition) is new data about a subject.

Observations often involve measurement or other elaborate methods of investigation,

but may also be simply assertive statements. Diagnoses, findings, symptoms, etc.

are also Observations. Exemples: Symptoms, Findings, Diagnoses, Examination Measures, Test Results, Test Interpretations, Adverse Reactions, including Allergies.

Attributes
Name	Type	Initial Value
Interpretation Code
Method
Target Site
Value

Relations
Name	Type	Begins	Ends
Contains	association	Care Statement	Observation
Contains	association	Health Profile	Observation
Contains	association	Entry Choice	Observation
	generalization	Observation	Health Service Intervention