(CCD) Any problem or allergy observation may reference a problem status observation.
This structure is included in the target observation using the <entryRelationship>
element defined in the CDA Schema. The clinical status observation records information
about the current status of the problem or allergy, for example, whether it is active,
in remission, resolved, et cetera. The example below shows the recording of clinical
status of a condition or allergy, and is used as the context for the following sections.
This CCD models a problem status observation as a separate observation from the problem,
allergy or medication observation. While this model is different from work presently
underway by various organizations (i.e., SNOMED, HL7, TermInfo), it is not wholly
incompatible with that work. In that work, qualifiers may be used to identify problem
status in the coded condition observation, and a separate clinical status observation
is no longer necessary. The use of qualifiers in the problem observation is not precluded
by this specification or by CCD. However, to support semantic
interoperability between EMR systems using different vocabularies, this specification
does require that problem status information also be provided in a separate observation.
This ensures that all EMR systems have equal access to the information, regardless
of the vocabularies they support.
Context
Parent nodes of template element with id 1.3.6.1.4.1.19376.1.5.3.1.4.1.1
Classification
CDA Entry Level Template
Open/Closed
Open (other than defined elements are allowed)
Used by / Uses
Used by 0 transactions and 12 templates, Uses 0 templates
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.
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.
The <value> element contains the clinical 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.