Clinical Document Architecture
2.0.1-sd - release

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

Logical Model: ExternalAct - Detailed Descriptions

Active as of 2024-12-18

Definitions for the ExternalAct logical model.

Guidance on how to interpret the contents of this table can be found here

0. ExternalAct
Control1..1
Logical ContainerClinicalDocument (CDA Class)
ValidationInstance of this type are validated by templateId
XML FormatIn the XML format, this property has the namespace urn:hl7-org:v3.
2. ExternalAct.classCode
Control0..1
BindingThe codes SHALL be taken from CDAActClass
(required to http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDAActClass)
Typecode(cs: Coded Simple Value)
Primitive ValueThis primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
XML FormatIn the XML format, this property is represented as an attribute.
Default ValueACT
4. ExternalAct.moodCode
Control0..1
BindingThe codes SHALL be taken from CDAActMood
(required to http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDAActMood)
Typecode(cs: Coded Simple Value)
Primitive ValueThis primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
XML FormatIn the XML format, this property is represented as an attribute.
Fixed ValueEVN
6. ExternalAct.id
Control0..*
Typehttp://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/StructureDefinition/II
8. ExternalAct.code
Control0..1
BindingFor example codes, see v3 Code System ActCode
(example to http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v3-ActCode)
Typehttp://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/StructureDefinition/CD
10. ExternalAct.text
Control0..1
Typehttp://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/StructureDefinition/ED
12. ExternalAct.sdtcAuthor
Control0..*
Typehttp://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/StructureDefinition/Author
XML FormatIn the XML format, this property has the namespace urn:hl7-org:sdtc.In the XML format, this property has the actual nameauthor.