Clinical Document Architecture with Australian Schema, published by Australian Digital Health Agency. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 1.0.1 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/AuDigitalHealth/cda-au-schema/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions
| Official URL: http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/StructureDefinition/CE | Version: 1.0.1 | |||
| Active as of 2025-11-02 | Maturity Level: 1 | Responsible: HL7 | Computable Name: CE | |
Coded data that consists of a coded value (CV) and, optionally, coded value(s) from other coding systems that identify the same concept. Used when alternative codes may exist.
Usages:
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Description of Profiles, Differentials, Snapshots and how the different presentations work.
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1..* | CD | XML Namespace: urn:hl7-org:v3 Base for all types and resources Elements defined in Ancestors:@nullFlavor, @code, @codeSystem, @codeSystemName, @codeSystemVersion, @displayName, @sdtcValueSet, @sdtcValueSetVersion, originalText, qualifier, translation Binding: This type can be bound to a value set using the CDA binding style Instances of this logical model are not marked to be the target of a Reference Logical Container: ClinicalDocument (CDA Class)  | |
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0..1 | cs | Binding: CDANullFlavor (required) | |
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0..1 | cs | ||
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0..1 | oid, uuid, ruid | ||
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0..1 | st | ||
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0..1 | st | ||
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0..1 | st | ||
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0..1 | oid | XML Namespace: urn:hl7-org:sdtc XML: valueSet (urn:hl7-org:sdtc)  | |
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0..1 | st | XML Namespace: urn:hl7-org:sdtc XML: valueSetVersion (urn:hl7-org:sdtc)  | |
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0..1 | ED | ||
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0..* | CD | ||
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| Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source | 
| CE.nullFlavor | Base | required | CDANullFlavor | 📦1.0.1 | This IG | 
This structure is derived from CD
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1..* | CD | XML Namespace: urn:hl7-org:v3 Base for all types and resources Elements defined in Ancestors:@nullFlavor, @code, @codeSystem, @codeSystemName, @codeSystemVersion, @displayName, @sdtcValueSet, @sdtcValueSetVersion, originalText, qualifier, translation Binding: This type can be bound to a value set using the CDA binding style Instances of this logical model are not marked to be the target of a Reference Logical Container: ClinicalDocument (CDA Class)  | |
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1..* | CD | XML Namespace: urn:hl7-org:v3 Base for all types and resources Elements defined in Ancestors:@nullFlavor, @code, @codeSystem, @codeSystemName, @codeSystemVersion, @displayName, @sdtcValueSet, @sdtcValueSetVersion, originalText, qualifier, translation Binding: This type can be bound to a value set using the CDA binding style Instances of this logical model are not marked to be the target of a Reference Logical Container: ClinicalDocument (CDA Class)  | |
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0..1 | cs | Binding: CDANullFlavor (required) | |
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0..1 | cs | ||
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0..1 | oid, uuid, ruid | ||
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0..1 | st | ||
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0..1 | st | ||
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0..1 | st | ||
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0..1 | oid | XML Namespace: urn:hl7-org:sdtc XML: valueSet (urn:hl7-org:sdtc)  | |
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0..1 | st | XML Namespace: urn:hl7-org:sdtc XML: valueSetVersion (urn:hl7-org:sdtc)  | |
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0..1 | ED | ||
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0..* | CD | ||
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| Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source | 
| CE.nullFlavor | Base | required | CDANullFlavor | 📦1.0.1 | This IG | 
Key Elements View
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1..* | CD | XML Namespace: urn:hl7-org:v3 Base for all types and resources Elements defined in Ancestors:@nullFlavor, @code, @codeSystem, @codeSystemName, @codeSystemVersion, @displayName, @sdtcValueSet, @sdtcValueSetVersion, originalText, qualifier, translation Binding: This type can be bound to a value set using the CDA binding style Instances of this logical model are not marked to be the target of a Reference Logical Container: ClinicalDocument (CDA Class)  | |
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0..1 | cs | Binding: CDANullFlavor (required) | |
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0..1 | cs | ||
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0..1 | oid, uuid, ruid | ||
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0..1 | st | ||
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0..1 | st | ||
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0..1 | st | ||
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0..1 | oid | XML Namespace: urn:hl7-org:sdtc XML: valueSet (urn:hl7-org:sdtc)  | |
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0..1 | st | XML Namespace: urn:hl7-org:sdtc XML: valueSetVersion (urn:hl7-org:sdtc)  | |
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0..1 | ED | ||
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0..* | CD | ||
  Documentation for this format | ||||
| Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source | 
| CE.nullFlavor | Base | required | CDANullFlavor | 📦1.0.1 | This IG | 
Differential View
This structure is derived from CD
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1..* | CD | XML Namespace: urn:hl7-org:v3 Base for all types and resources Elements defined in Ancestors:@nullFlavor, @code, @codeSystem, @codeSystemName, @codeSystemVersion, @displayName, @sdtcValueSet, @sdtcValueSetVersion, originalText, qualifier, translation Binding: This type can be bound to a value set using the CDA binding style Instances of this logical model are not marked to be the target of a Reference Logical Container: ClinicalDocument (CDA Class)  | |
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Snapshot View
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1..* | CD | XML Namespace: urn:hl7-org:v3 Base for all types and resources Elements defined in Ancestors:@nullFlavor, @code, @codeSystem, @codeSystemName, @codeSystemVersion, @displayName, @sdtcValueSet, @sdtcValueSetVersion, originalText, qualifier, translation Binding: This type can be bound to a value set using the CDA binding style Instances of this logical model are not marked to be the target of a Reference Logical Container: ClinicalDocument (CDA Class)  | |
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0..1 | cs | Binding: CDANullFlavor (required) | |
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0..1 | cs | ||
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0..1 | oid, uuid, ruid | ||
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0..1 | st | ||
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0..1 | st | ||
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0..1 | st | ||
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0..1 | oid | XML Namespace: urn:hl7-org:sdtc XML: valueSet (urn:hl7-org:sdtc)  | |
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0..1 | st | XML Namespace: urn:hl7-org:sdtc XML: valueSetVersion (urn:hl7-org:sdtc)  | |
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0..1 | ED | ||
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0..* | CD | ||
  Documentation for this format | ||||
| Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source | 
| CE.nullFlavor | Base | required | CDANullFlavor | 📦1.0.1 | This IG |