Create a new Observation (and possibly a new Patient, if needed)

about-description.md

Goal of the transaction below: "Always create a new lab Observation, and also -- if needed -- create a new Patient to serve as the subject of that observation".

create-observation-and-maybe-patient.json

{
  "resourceType": "Bundle",
  "id": "bundle-transaction",
  "type": "transaction",
  "base": "http://client-specific-namespace.org/base",
  "entry": [
    {
      "resource": {
        "resourceType": "Patient",
        "id": "temporary-id-one",
        "identifier": {
          "system": "http://hospital.org/mrn",
          "value": "123456"
        }
        "gender": ...
      },
      "transaction": {
        "method": "POST",
        "url": "Patient?identifier=http://hospital.org/mrn|123456"
      }
    },
    {
      "resource": {
        "resourceType": "Observation",
        "subject": {
          "reference": "Patient/temporary-id-one"
        }
        "appliesDateTime": ...
      },
      "transaction": {
        "method": "POST",
        "url": "Observation"
      }
    }
  ]
}