A problem observation may reference a health status observation. This structure is
included in the target observation using the <entryRelationship> element defined in
the CDA Schema. The health status observation records information about the current
health status of the patient. The example below shows the recording the health status,
and is used as the context for the following sections.
Context
Parent nodes of template element with id 1.3.6.1.4.1.19376.1.5.3.1.4.1.2
epsos-issue-184: displayname and codesystem name are optional (Open)
Item
DT
Card
Conf
Description
Label
hl7:observation
(Ent…ion)
@classCode
0 … 1
F
OBS
@moodCode
0 … 1
F
EVN
hl7:templateId
II
1 … 1
R
(Ent…ion)
@root
1 … 1
F
2.16.840.1.113883.10.20.1.51
hl7:templateId
II
1 … 1
R
(Ent…ion)
@root
1 … 1
F
1.3.6.1.4.1.19376.1.5.3.1.4.1.2
hl7:code
CD
1 … 1
R
This observation is of health status, as indicated by the <code> element. This element
must be present.
(Ent…ion)
@code
CONF
0 … 1
F
11323-3
@displayName
0 … 1
F
Health Status
@codeSystem
0 … 1
F
2.16.840.1.113883.6.1 (LOINC)
@codeSystemName
0 … 1
F
LOINC
hl7:text
ED
1 … 1
M
The <text> element is required and points to the text describing the problem being
recorded; including any dates, comments, et cetera. The <reference> contains a URI
in value attribute. This URI points to the free text description of the problem in
the document that is being described.
(Ent…ion)
hl7:reference
TEL
1 … 1
M
(Ent…ion)
@value
1 … 1
R
Reference pointing to the narrative, typically #{label}-{generated-id}, e.g. #xxx-1
hl7:statusCode
CS
1 … 1
M
The code attribute of <statusCode> for all clinical status observations shall be completed.
While the <statusCode> element is required in all acts to record the status of the
act, the only sensible value of this element in this context is completed.
(Ent…ion)
@code
CONF
1 … 1
F
completed
hl7:value
CE.EPSOS
1 … 1
R
The <value> element contains the health status. It is always represented using the
CE datatype (xsi:type='CE'). It shall contain a code from the following set of values
from SNOMED CT.