Clinical Document Architecture
2.0.1 - active

Clinical Document Architecture, published by Health Level 7. This is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 2.0.1). This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/HL7/CDA-core-2.0/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

Logical Model: Section (CDA Class)

Official URL: http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/StructureDefinition/Section Version: 2.0.1
Active as of 2023-10-03 Computable Name: CDAR2.Section

Document sections can nest, can override context propagated from the header (See CDA Context), and can contain narrative and CDA entries. An XML attribute “ID” of type XML ID, is added to Section within the CDA Schema. This attribute serves as the target of a linkHtml reference (see linkHtml). All values of attributes of type XML ID must be unique within the document (per the W3C XML specification).

Usage:

Formal Views of Profile Content

Description of Profiles, Differentials, Snapshots and how the different presentations work.

This structure is derived from Base

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraintsdoco
.. Section 1..1BaseXML Namespace: urn:hl7-org:v3
Base for all types and resources
... @ID 0..1xs:ID
... @nullFlavor 0..1csBinding: NullFlavor (required)
... @classCode 0..1csBinding: ActClassRecordOrganizer (required)
Fixed Value: DOCSECT
... templateId 0..*II
... id 0..1II
... code 0..1CEBinding: DocumentSectionType (extensible)
... title 0..1ST
... text S0..1xhtml
... confidentialityCode 0..1CE
... languageCode 0..1CSBinding: HumanLanguage (required)
... subject 0..1Subject
... author 0..*Author
... informant 0..*Informant
... entry 0..*Entry
... component 0..*InfrastructureRoot
.... @typeCode 0..1csFixed Value: COMP
.... @contextConductionInd 0..1blFixed Value: true
.... section 1..1Section

doco Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings (Differential)

PathConformanceValueSet / Code
Section.nullFlavorrequiredNullFlavor
Section.classCoderequiredFixed Value: DOCSECT
Section.moodCoderequiredFixed Value: EVN
Section.codeextensibleDocumentSectionType
Section.languageCoderequiredHumanLanguage (a valid code from http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/ietf3066)
NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraintsdoco
.. Section 1..1BaseXML Namespace: urn:hl7-org:v3
Base for all types and resources
... @ID 0..1xs:ID
... @nullFlavor 0..1csBinding: NullFlavor (required)
... @classCode 0..1csBinding: ActClassRecordOrganizer (required)
Fixed Value: DOCSECT
... templateId 0..*II
... id 0..1II
... code 0..1CEBinding: DocumentSectionType (extensible)
... title 0..1ST
... text S0..1xhtml
... confidentialityCode 0..1CE
... languageCode 0..1CSBinding: HumanLanguage (required)
... subject 0..1Subject
... author 0..*Author
... informant 0..*Informant
... entry 0..*Entry
... component 0..*InfrastructureRoot
.... @typeCode 0..1csFixed Value: COMP
.... @contextConductionInd 0..1blFixed Value: true
.... section 1..1Section

doco Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

PathConformanceValueSet / Code
Section.nullFlavorrequiredNullFlavor
Section.classCoderequiredFixed Value: DOCSECT
Section.moodCoderequiredFixed Value: EVN
Section.codeextensibleDocumentSectionType
Section.languageCoderequiredHumanLanguage (a valid code from http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/ietf3066)

Constraints

IdGradePath(s)DetailsRequirements
ele-1error**ALL** elementsAll FHIR elements must have a @value or children
: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraintsdoco
.. Section 1..1BaseXML Namespace: urn:hl7-org:v3
Base for all types and resources
... @ID 0..1xs:ID
... @nullFlavor 0..1csBinding: NullFlavor (required)
... @classCode 0..1csBinding: ActClassRecordOrganizer (required)
Fixed Value: DOCSECT
... templateId 0..*II
... id 0..1II
... code 0..1CEBinding: DocumentSectionType (extensible)
... title 0..1ST
... text S0..1xhtml
... confidentialityCode 0..1CE
... languageCode 0..1CSBinding: HumanLanguage (required)
... subject 0..1Subject
... author 0..*Author
... informant 0..*Informant
... entry 0..*Entry
... component 0..*InfrastructureRoot
.... @nullFlavor 0..1csBinding: NullFlavor (required)
.... realmCode 0..*CS
.... typeId 0..1II
.... templateId 0..*II
.... @typeCode 0..1csFixed Value: COMP
.... @contextConductionInd 0..1blFixed Value: true
.... section 1..1Section

doco Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

PathConformanceValueSet / Code
Section.nullFlavorrequiredNullFlavor
Section.classCoderequiredFixed Value: DOCSECT
Section.moodCoderequiredFixed Value: EVN
Section.codeextensibleDocumentSectionType
Section.languageCoderequiredHumanLanguage (a valid code from http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/ietf3066)
Section.component.nullFlavorrequiredNullFlavor

Constraints

IdGradePath(s)DetailsRequirements
ele-1error**ALL** elementsAll FHIR elements must have a @value or children
: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

This structure is derived from Base

Summary

Mandatory: 0 element (1 nested mandatory element)
Must-Support: 1 element
Fixed Value: 4 elements

Structures

This structure refers to these other structures:

Differential View

This structure is derived from Base

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraintsdoco
.. Section 1..1BaseXML Namespace: urn:hl7-org:v3
Base for all types and resources
... @ID 0..1xs:ID
... @nullFlavor 0..1csBinding: NullFlavor (required)
... @classCode 0..1csBinding: ActClassRecordOrganizer (required)
Fixed Value: DOCSECT
... templateId 0..*II
... id 0..1II
... code 0..1CEBinding: DocumentSectionType (extensible)
... title 0..1ST
... text S0..1xhtml
... confidentialityCode 0..1CE
... languageCode 0..1CSBinding: HumanLanguage (required)
... subject 0..1Subject
... author 0..*Author
... informant 0..*Informant
... entry 0..*Entry
... component 0..*InfrastructureRoot
.... @typeCode 0..1csFixed Value: COMP
.... @contextConductionInd 0..1blFixed Value: true
.... section 1..1Section

doco Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings (Differential)

PathConformanceValueSet / Code
Section.nullFlavorrequiredNullFlavor
Section.classCoderequiredFixed Value: DOCSECT
Section.moodCoderequiredFixed Value: EVN
Section.codeextensibleDocumentSectionType
Section.languageCoderequiredHumanLanguage (a valid code from http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/ietf3066)

Key Elements View

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraintsdoco
.. Section 1..1BaseXML Namespace: urn:hl7-org:v3
Base for all types and resources
... @ID 0..1xs:ID
... @nullFlavor 0..1csBinding: NullFlavor (required)
... @classCode 0..1csBinding: ActClassRecordOrganizer (required)
Fixed Value: DOCSECT
... templateId 0..*II
... id 0..1II
... code 0..1CEBinding: DocumentSectionType (extensible)
... title 0..1ST
... text S0..1xhtml
... confidentialityCode 0..1CE
... languageCode 0..1CSBinding: HumanLanguage (required)
... subject 0..1Subject
... author 0..*Author
... informant 0..*Informant
... entry 0..*Entry
... component 0..*InfrastructureRoot
.... @typeCode 0..1csFixed Value: COMP
.... @contextConductionInd 0..1blFixed Value: true
.... section 1..1Section

doco Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

PathConformanceValueSet / Code
Section.nullFlavorrequiredNullFlavor
Section.classCoderequiredFixed Value: DOCSECT
Section.moodCoderequiredFixed Value: EVN
Section.codeextensibleDocumentSectionType
Section.languageCoderequiredHumanLanguage (a valid code from http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/ietf3066)

Constraints

IdGradePath(s)DetailsRequirements
ele-1error**ALL** elementsAll FHIR elements must have a @value or children
: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

Snapshot View

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraintsdoco
.. Section 1..1BaseXML Namespace: urn:hl7-org:v3
Base for all types and resources
... @ID 0..1xs:ID
... @nullFlavor 0..1csBinding: NullFlavor (required)
... @classCode 0..1csBinding: ActClassRecordOrganizer (required)
Fixed Value: DOCSECT
... templateId 0..*II
... id 0..1II
... code 0..1CEBinding: DocumentSectionType (extensible)
... title 0..1ST
... text S0..1xhtml
... confidentialityCode 0..1CE
... languageCode 0..1CSBinding: HumanLanguage (required)
... subject 0..1Subject
... author 0..*Author
... informant 0..*Informant
... entry 0..*Entry
... component 0..*InfrastructureRoot
.... @nullFlavor 0..1csBinding: NullFlavor (required)
.... realmCode 0..*CS
.... typeId 0..1II
.... templateId 0..*II
.... @typeCode 0..1csFixed Value: COMP
.... @contextConductionInd 0..1blFixed Value: true
.... section 1..1Section

doco Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

PathConformanceValueSet / Code
Section.nullFlavorrequiredNullFlavor
Section.classCoderequiredFixed Value: DOCSECT
Section.moodCoderequiredFixed Value: EVN
Section.codeextensibleDocumentSectionType
Section.languageCoderequiredHumanLanguage (a valid code from http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/ietf3066)
Section.component.nullFlavorrequiredNullFlavor

Constraints

IdGradePath(s)DetailsRequirements
ele-1error**ALL** elementsAll FHIR elements must have a @value or children
: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())

This structure is derived from Base

Summary

Mandatory: 0 element (1 nested mandatory element)
Must-Support: 1 element
Fixed Value: 4 elements

Structures

This structure refers to these other structures:

 

Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel