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Logical Model: Informant (CDA Class)

An informant (or source of information) is a person that provides relevant information, such as the parent of a comatose patient who describes the patient's behavior prior to the onset of coma.

Usages:

• Use this Logical Model: Act (CDA Class), ClinicalDocument (CDA Class), Encounter (CDA Class), Observation (CDA Class)... Show 7 more, ObservationMedia (CDA Class), Organizer (CDA Class), Procedure (CDA Class), RegionOfInterest (CDA Class), Section (CDA Class), SubstanceAdministration (CDA Class) and Supply (CDA Class)

Formal Views of Template Content

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

• Key Elements Table
• Differential Table
• Snapshot Table
• Statistics/References
• All

This structure is derived from InfrastructureRoot

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints    Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
Informant	C	1..1	InfrastructureRoot	XML Namespace: urn:hl7-org:v3 Elements defined in Ancestors:@nullFlavor, realmCode, typeId, templateId Base for all types and resources Instance of this type are validated by templateId Logical Container: ClinicalDocument (CDA Class) Constraints: informant-entity
@typeCode		0..1	cs	Binding: CDAParticipationType (required) Fixed Value: INF
@contextControlCode		0..1	cs	Binding: CDAContextControl (required) Fixed Value: OP
(Choice of one)		1..1
assignedEntity		0..1	AssignedEntity
relatedEntity		0..1	RelatedEntity
Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings (Differential)

Path	Conformance	ValueSet / Code	URI
Informant.typeCode	required	Fixed Value: INF http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDAParticipationType From this IG
Informant.contextControlCode	required	Fixed Value: OP http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDAContextControl From this IG

Constraints

Id	Grade	Path(s)	Details	Requirements
informant-entity	error	Informant	AssignedEntity and RelatedEntity are mutually exclusive (one must be present) : (assignedEntity | relatedEntity).count() = 1

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints    Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
Informant	C	1..1	InfrastructureRoot	XML Namespace: urn:hl7-org:v3 Elements defined in Ancestors:@nullFlavor, realmCode, typeId, templateId Base for all types and resources Instance of this type are validated by templateId Logical Container: ClinicalDocument (CDA Class) Constraints: informant-entity
@nullFlavor		0..1	cs	Binding: CDANullFlavor (required)
realmCode		0..*	CS
typeId	C	0..1	II	Constraints: II-1
@nullFlavor		0..1	cs	Binding: CDANullFlavor (required)
@assigningAuthorityName		0..1	st
@displayable		0..1	bl
@root		1..1	oid, uuid, ruid	Fixed Value: 2.16.840.1.113883.1.3
@extension		1..1	st
templateId		0..*	II
@typeCode		0..1	cs	Binding: CDAParticipationType (required) Fixed Value: INF
@contextControlCode		0..1	cs	Binding: CDAContextControl (required) Fixed Value: OP
(Choice of one)		1..1
assignedEntity		0..1	AssignedEntity
relatedEntity		0..1	RelatedEntity
Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

Path	Conformance	ValueSet / Code	URI
Informant.nullFlavor	required	CDANullFlavor http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor From this IG
Informant.typeId.nullFlavor	required	CDANullFlavor http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor From this IG
Informant.typeCode	required	Fixed Value: INF http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDAParticipationType From this IG
Informant.contextControlCode	required	Fixed Value: OP http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDAContextControl From this IG

Constraints

Id	Grade	Path(s)	Details	Requirements
II-1	error	Informant.typeId	An II instance must have either a root or an nullFlavor. : root.exists() or nullFlavor.exists()
informant-entity	error	Informant	AssignedEntity and RelatedEntity are mutually exclusive (one must be present) : (assignedEntity | relatedEntity).count() = 1

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints    Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
Informant	C	1..1	InfrastructureRoot	XML Namespace: urn:hl7-org:v3 Elements defined in Ancestors:@nullFlavor, realmCode, typeId, templateId Base for all types and resources Instance of this type are validated by templateId Logical Container: ClinicalDocument (CDA Class) Constraints: informant-entity
@nullFlavor		0..1	cs	Binding: CDANullFlavor (required)
realmCode		0..*	CS
typeId	C	0..1	II	Constraints: II-1
@nullFlavor		0..1	cs	Binding: CDANullFlavor (required)
@assigningAuthorityName		0..1	st
@displayable		0..1	bl
@root		1..1	oid, uuid, ruid	Fixed Value: 2.16.840.1.113883.1.3
@extension		1..1	st
templateId		0..*	II
@typeCode		0..1	cs	Binding: CDAParticipationType (required) Fixed Value: INF
@contextControlCode		0..1	cs	Binding: CDAContextControl (required) Fixed Value: OP
(Choice of one)		1..1
assignedEntity		0..1	AssignedEntity
relatedEntity		0..1	RelatedEntity
Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

Path	Conformance	ValueSet / Code	URI
Informant.nullFlavor	required	CDANullFlavor http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor From this IG
Informant.typeId.nullFlavor	required	CDANullFlavor http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor From this IG
Informant.typeCode	required	Fixed Value: INF http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDAParticipationType From this IG
Informant.contextControlCode	required	Fixed Value: OP http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDAContextControl From this IG

Constraints

Id	Grade	Path(s)	Details	Requirements
II-1	error	Informant.typeId	An II instance must have either a root or an nullFlavor. : root.exists() or nullFlavor.exists()
informant-entity	error	Informant	AssignedEntity and RelatedEntity are mutually exclusive (one must be present) : (assignedEntity | relatedEntity).count() = 1

This structure is derived from InfrastructureRoot

Summary

Fixed: 2 elements

Structures

This structure refers to these other structures:

• cs: Coded Simple Value (http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/StructureDefinition/cs-simple)

Differential View

This structure is derived from InfrastructureRoot

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints    Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
Informant	C	1..1	InfrastructureRoot	XML Namespace: urn:hl7-org:v3 Elements defined in Ancestors:@nullFlavor, realmCode, typeId, templateId Base for all types and resources Instance of this type are validated by templateId Logical Container: ClinicalDocument (CDA Class) Constraints: informant-entity
@typeCode		0..1	cs	Binding: CDAParticipationType (required) Fixed Value: INF
@contextControlCode		0..1	cs	Binding: CDAContextControl (required) Fixed Value: OP
(Choice of one)		1..1
assignedEntity		0..1	AssignedEntity
relatedEntity		0..1	RelatedEntity
Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings (Differential)

Path	Conformance	ValueSet / Code	URI
Informant.typeCode	required	Fixed Value: INF http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDAParticipationType From this IG
Informant.contextControlCode	required	Fixed Value: OP http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDAContextControl From this IG

Constraints

Id	Grade	Path(s)	Details	Requirements
informant-entity	error	Informant	AssignedEntity and RelatedEntity are mutually exclusive (one must be present) : (assignedEntity | relatedEntity).count() = 1

Key Elements View

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints    Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
Informant	C	1..1	InfrastructureRoot	XML Namespace: urn:hl7-org:v3 Elements defined in Ancestors:@nullFlavor, realmCode, typeId, templateId Base for all types and resources Instance of this type are validated by templateId Logical Container: ClinicalDocument (CDA Class) Constraints: informant-entity
@nullFlavor		0..1	cs	Binding: CDANullFlavor (required)
realmCode		0..*	CS
typeId	C	0..1	II	Constraints: II-1
@nullFlavor		0..1	cs	Binding: CDANullFlavor (required)
@assigningAuthorityName		0..1	st
@displayable		0..1	bl
@root		1..1	oid, uuid, ruid	Fixed Value: 2.16.840.1.113883.1.3
@extension		1..1	st
templateId		0..*	II
@typeCode		0..1	cs	Binding: CDAParticipationType (required) Fixed Value: INF
@contextControlCode		0..1	cs	Binding: CDAContextControl (required) Fixed Value: OP
(Choice of one)		1..1
assignedEntity		0..1	AssignedEntity
relatedEntity		0..1	RelatedEntity
Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

Path	Conformance	ValueSet / Code	URI
Informant.nullFlavor	required	CDANullFlavor http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor From this IG
Informant.typeId.nullFlavor	required	CDANullFlavor http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor From this IG
Informant.typeCode	required	Fixed Value: INF http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDAParticipationType From this IG
Informant.contextControlCode	required	Fixed Value: OP http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDAContextControl From this IG

Constraints

Id	Grade	Path(s)	Details	Requirements
II-1	error	Informant.typeId	An II instance must have either a root or an nullFlavor. : root.exists() or nullFlavor.exists()
informant-entity	error	Informant	AssignedEntity and RelatedEntity are mutually exclusive (one must be present) : (assignedEntity | relatedEntity).count() = 1

Snapshot View

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints    Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
Informant	C	1..1	InfrastructureRoot	XML Namespace: urn:hl7-org:v3 Elements defined in Ancestors:@nullFlavor, realmCode, typeId, templateId Base for all types and resources Instance of this type are validated by templateId Logical Container: ClinicalDocument (CDA Class) Constraints: informant-entity
@nullFlavor		0..1	cs	Binding: CDANullFlavor (required)
realmCode		0..*	CS
typeId	C	0..1	II	Constraints: II-1
@nullFlavor		0..1	cs	Binding: CDANullFlavor (required)
@assigningAuthorityName		0..1	st
@displayable		0..1	bl
@root		1..1	oid, uuid, ruid	Fixed Value: 2.16.840.1.113883.1.3
@extension		1..1	st
templateId		0..*	II
@typeCode		0..1	cs	Binding: CDAParticipationType (required) Fixed Value: INF
@contextControlCode		0..1	cs	Binding: CDAContextControl (required) Fixed Value: OP
(Choice of one)		1..1
assignedEntity		0..1	AssignedEntity
relatedEntity		0..1	RelatedEntity
Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

Path	Conformance	ValueSet / Code	URI
Informant.nullFlavor	required	CDANullFlavor http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor From this IG
Informant.typeId.nullFlavor	required	CDANullFlavor http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavor From this IG
Informant.typeCode	required	Fixed Value: INF http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDAParticipationType From this IG
Informant.contextControlCode	required	Fixed Value: OP http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDAContextControl From this IG

Constraints

Id	Grade	Path(s)	Details	Requirements
II-1	error	Informant.typeId	An II instance must have either a root or an nullFlavor. : root.exists() or nullFlavor.exists()
informant-entity	error	Informant	AssignedEntity and RelatedEntity are mutually exclusive (one must be present) : (assignedEntity | relatedEntity).count() = 1

This structure is derived from InfrastructureRoot

Summary

Fixed: 2 elements

Structures

This structure refers to these other structures:

• cs: Coded Simple Value (http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/StructureDefinition/cs-simple)

Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel