Guidance for populating the NEWS2 Respiratory Rate Observation.

The NEWS2 respiratory rate observation reading uses the CareConnect-RespiratoryRate-Observation-1 profile.

Guidance for Populating a NEWS2 Respiratory Rate Observation

Note that some elements are “Left uncurated as no use case in NEWS2”, and are not needed for NEWS2.

CareConnect-RespiratoryRate-Observation-1 elementPopulation Guidance
identifierA unique identifier assigned to this observation (such as a generated Universally Unique Identifier {UUID})
basedOnLeft uncurated as no use case in NEWS2
statusFixed to "final"
categoryThe code is fixed to "vital-signs", system is fixed to "http://hl7.org/fhir/observation-category"
codeThe code MUST contain the Magic Code as per the HL7 vital signs guidance, MUST also have a SNOMED CT equivalent Magic Code and MAY have a more refined SNOMED CT concept code

For NEWS2 Respiratory Rate Magic Code, the code is fixed to "9279-1" and the system is fixed to "http://loinc.org"

For NEWS2 respiratory rate SNOMED CT Magic Code, the code is fixed to "86290005" and the system is fixed to "http://snomed.info/sct"

For more refined SNOMED CT codes, the code is from the valueSet defined here and the system is fixed to "http://snomed.info/sct"

If a more refined SNOMED CT code is used, then the userSelected element for that code MUST be checked
subjectA link to the Patient
contextLeft uncurated as no use case in NEWS2
effective[x]The date and time that the respiratory rate was taken, using effectiveDateTime
issuedLeft uncurated as no use case in NEWS2
performerA link to the performer who carried out this observation. This must be a qualified practitioner and associated organisation
value[x]The actual respiratory rate reading as a valueQuantity. The unit is fixed to "/min" and the system fixed to UCUM "http://unitsofmeasure.org"
dataAbsentReasonLeft uncurated as no use case in NEWS2 (as only observations with values should be sent for NEWS2)
interpretationLeft uncurated as no use case in NEWS2
commentAny additional notes or actions that the performer wishes to convey
bodySiteLeft uncurated as no use case in NEWS2. Body site information may be implied by the pre-coordinated SNOMED CT concept used in Observation.code
methodLeft uncurated as no use case in NEWS2
deviceLeft uncurated as no use case in NEWS2
referenceRangeLeft uncurated as no use case in NEWS2
relatedA link to any related observations
componentNone of the component elements are required for NEWS2 Pulse Rate Observation

More Refined SNOMED CT Codes for Respiratory Rate

86290005|Respiratory rate (observable entity)|
MINUS «927961000000102|Baseline respiratory rate (observable entity)|

Example

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