NextGen Healthcare

NextGen Healthcare Specimen API

https://hl7.org/fhir/R4/specimen.html

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GET /fhir/r4/Specimen/{id}

GET /fhir/r4/Specimen

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  version: 1.0.0
  title: NextGen Office FHIR Specimen API
  description: 'Our API is coded against the US Core Specification (FHIR Version: 4.0.0) https://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/CapabilityStatement-server.html'
  contact:
    email: nextgen-office-api@nextgen.com
servers:
- url: https://fhir.meditouchehr.com/api/
security:
- OauthSecurity:
  - patient/*.read
tags:
- name: Specimen
  description: https://hl7.org/fhir/R4/specimen.html
paths:
  /fhir/r4/Specimen/{id}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Specimen
      description: 'Fetches a single Specimen by ID.


        FHIR Resource: [Specimen](http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/specimen.html)

        * Retrieves a specific Specimen resource by its logical ID.

        '
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The ID of the Specimen resource
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success - Returns the Specimen resource.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Specimen'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ResourceNotFound404'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ResourceNotAuthorized401'
  /fhir/r4/Specimen:
    get:
      tags:
      - Specimen
      description: 'Fetches a Bundle containing Specimen resources.


        Supports filtering by patient or _id. If neither parameter is provided, the server will return a 400 Bad Request.


        FHIR Resource: [Specimen](http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/specimen.html)

        '
      parameters:
      - name: _id
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Search by Specimen logical ID
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: patient
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Search by Patient reference (e.g., patient ID)
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success - Returns a Bundle of Specimen resources.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SpecimenBundled'
        '400':
          description: '**Invalid request:** The following conditions will result in a `400 Bad Request`:


            - `_id` and `patient` cannot be provided together.

            - Neither `_id` nor `patient` is provided.

            '
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ResourceNotFound404'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ResourceNotAuthorized401'
components:
  schemas:
    Specimen:
      type: object
      properties:
        resourceType:
          type: string
          example: Specimen
        id:
          type: string
        status:
          type: string
        type:
          type: object
        subject:
          type: object
        collection:
          type: object
      required:
      - resourceType
      - id
    SpecimenBundled:
      type: object
      description: A FHIR Bundle of Specimen resources
      properties:
        resourceType:
          type: string
          example: Bundle
        type:
          type: string
          example: searchset
        total:
          type: integer
          example: 1
        entry:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              fullUrl:
                type: string
                example: http://example.com/fhir/r4/Specimen/123
              resource:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Specimen'
  responses:
    ResourceNotAuthorized401:
      description: Resource not authorized to be viewed by this user
    ResourceNotFound404:
      description: Resource not found
  securitySchemes:
    OauthSecurity:
      type: oauth2
      flows:
        authorizationCode:
          scopes:
            openid: Open ID scope
            launch/patient: Used by clients to request a patient-scoped access token
            offline_access: Request a refresh_token that can be used to obtain a new access token to replace an expired one, and that will be usable for as long as the end-user remains online.
            patient/*.read: Read access to all Patient Resources
          authorizationUrl: https://idp-prod.prod.ngo.nextgenaws.net/auth/realms/nextgen/protocol/openid-connect/auth?aud=https://fhir.meditouchehr.com/api/fhir/r4
          tokenUrl: https://idp-prod.prod.ngo.nextgenaws.net/auth/realms/nextgen/protocol/openid-connect/token
      description: Access code based oauth authentication
externalDocs:
  description: Find out more about NextGen Office FHIR API
  url: https://www.nextgen.com/products-and-services/nextgen-office