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: Entity (CDA Class)

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

A physical thing, group of physical things or an organization capable of participating in Acts while in a role. An entity is a physical object that has, had or will have existence. The only exception to this is Organization, which while not having a physical presence, fulfills the other characteristics of an Entity. Entity stipulates the thing itself, not the Roles it may play: the Role of Patient, e.g., is played by the Person Entity. Living subjects (including human beings), organizations, materials, places and their specializations.

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
.. Entity 1..1BaseXML Namespace: urn:hl7-org:v3
Base for all types and resources
... @classCode 1..1csBinding: EntityClassRoot (required)
... @determinerCode 0..1csBinding: EntityDeterminer (required)
Fixed Value: INSTANCE
... templateId 0..*II
... code 0..1CEBinding: EntityCode (extensible)
... desc 0..1ED

doco Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings (Differential)

PathConformanceValueSet / Code
Entity.classCoderequiredEntityClassRoot
Entity.determinerCoderequiredFixed Value: INSTANCE
Entity.codeextensibleEntityCode

 

Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel