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Abbreviation
Healthcare

observation duration

obs_dur

Usage Notes

Clinical finding or measurement - Time span length

Global Definition

The time span length for a clinical finding or measurement. Used in healthcare data management and clinical workflows. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for observation management and reporting.

Sources

Healthcare Data Standards & Best Practices

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● application/json
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  "fullTerm": "observation duration",
  "domain": "healthcare",
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  }
}