Final Design awareness -  US Core

Final Design awareness -  C-CDA
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USCDI Definition and vocab

USCDI Recommended Terminology Present?

(Do Terminology bindings agree with what is declared in USCDI)

Design covers USCDI Definition?


USCDI Terminology Present?

(Do Terminology bindings agree with what is declared in USCDI)

Design covers USCDI Definition?


Team members present when awareness sign-off occurred

Allergies and Intolerances







Substance (Non-Medication)
  • Non-pharmacologic agent believed to cause a harmful or undesired physiologic response following exposure.
  • SNOMED CT

Yes

US Core AllergyIntolerance Profile

Yes

Allergy - Intolerance Observation

Sara, Matt, Al, Gay, Brett
Encounter Information







Encounter Identifier
  • Sequence of characters by which an encounter is known.
  • NA
NA

Yes

US Core Encounter Profile

Encounter.identifier has been required for several years

NA

Yes

Encounter Activity

Encounter.id has been required for several years

Sara, Matt, Al, Gay, Brett
Facility Information







Facility Identifier
  • Sequence of characters representing a physical place of available services or resources.
  • NA
NA

Yes

US Core Location Profile

  • Location.identifier
NA

Yes

Service Delivery Location

  • ParticipantRole.id
Alex, Matt, Sara, Brett , Gay

Facility Type
  • Category of service or resource available in a location.
  • NA
NA

Yes

US Core Location Profile

  • Location.type
NA

Yes

Service Delivery Location

  • ParticipantRole.code
Alex, Matt, Sara, Brett , Gay

Facility Name
  • Word or words by which a facility is known.
  • NA
NA

Yes

US Core Location Profile

  • Location.name
NA

Yes

Service Delivery Location

  • ParticipantRole.PlayingEntity.name
Alex, Matt, Sara, Brett , Gay
Goals and Preferences







Treatment Intervention Preference
  • Person's goals, preferences, and priorities for care and treatment in case that person is unable to make medical decisions because of a serious illness or injury.
  • LOINC
  • Yes, LOINC represents the "Question" code (@observation.code). 
  • "Answers" (@observation.value) are most often text, but systems must also be able to capture encoded values

Yes

US Core Treatment Intervention Preference Profile

  • Yes, LOINC represents the "Question" code (@observation.code). 
  • "Answers" (@observation.value) are most often text. This is described in the template as well as the usual guidance about text referencing

Yes

Treatment Intervention Preference

Sara, Matt, Al, Gay, Brett

We noted observation.value is required in C-CDA, but MS in US Core


Care Experience Preference
  • Person's goals, preferences, and priorities for overall experiences during their care and treatment.
  • LOINC
  • Yes, LOINC represents the "Question" code (@observation.code). 
  • "Answers" (@observation.value) are most often text, but systems must also be able to capture encoded values

Yes

US Core Care Experience Preference Profile

  • Yes, LOINC represents the "Question" code (@observation.code). 
  • "Answers" (@observation.value) are most often text. This is described in the template as well as the usual guidance about text referencing

Yes

Care Experience Preference


Sara, Matt, Al, Gay, Brett

We noted observation.value is required in C-CDA, but MS in US Core

Health Status Assessments







Alcohol Use
  • Evaluation of a patient's consumption of alcohol.
  • LOINC
  • Yes LOINC Panel and/or LOINC Panel item codes


Yes

Screening and Assesments Guidance

  • Yes LOINC Panel and/or LOINC Panel item codes

Yes

Screening and Asssessment Guidance

Alex, Matt, Sara, Brett , Gay

Team noted to create in C-CDA Guidance page a similar table to this in US Core https://build.fhir.org/ig/HL7/US-Core/screening-and-assessments.html#structured-screening-and-assessments


Substance Use
  • Evaluation of a patient's reported use of drugs or other substances for non-medical purposes or in excess of a valid prescription.
  • LOINC
  • Yes LOINC Panel and/or LOINC Panel item codes

Yes

Screening and Assesments Guidance

  • Yes LOINC Panel and/or LOINC Panel item codes

Yes

Screening and Asssessment Guidance

Alex, Matt, Sara, Brett , Gay

Team noted to create in C-CDA Guidance page a similar table to this in US Core https://build.fhir.org/ig/HL7/US-Core/screening-and-assessments.html#structured-screening-and-assessments


Physical Activity
  • Evaluation of a patient's current or usual exercise.
  • LOINC
  • Yes LOINC Panel and/or LOINC Panel item codes

Yes

Screening and Assesments Guidance

  • Yes LOINC Panel and/or LOINC Panel item codes

Yes

Screening and Asssessment Guidance

Alex, Matt, Sara, Brett , Gay

Team noted to create in C-CDA Guidance page a similar table to this in US Core https://build.fhir.org/ig/HL7/US-Core/screening-and-assessments.html#structured-screening-and-assessments

Laboratory







Result Unit of Measure
  • Unit of measurement to report quantitative laboratory test results.
  • UCUM
YesUS Core Laboratory Result Observation ProfileYesResult ObservationAlex, Matt, Sara, Brett , Gay

Result Reference Range
  • Upper and lower limit of quantitative test values expected for a designated population of individuals.
  • UCUM
YesUS Core Laboratory Result Observation ProfileYesResult ObservationAlex, Matt, Sara, Brett , Gay

Result Interpretation
  • Categorical assessment of a laboratory value, often in relation to a test's reference range.
  • SNOMED CT
  • HL7 Code System ObservationInterpretation
YesUS Core Laboratory Result Observation ProfileYesResult ObservationAlex, Matt, Sara, Brett , Gay

Specimen Source Site
  • Body location from where a specimen was obtained.
  • SNOMED CT
YesUS Core Specimen ProfileYes

Yes

Specimen Collection Procedure

Alex, Matt, Sara, Brett , Gay

Specimen Identifier
  • Sequence of characters assigned by a laboratory for an individual specimen.
  • NA
YesUS Core Specimen ProfileYes

Yes

Result Organizer

Alex, Matt, Sara, Brett , Gay

Specimen Condition Acceptability
  • Information regarding a specimen, including the container, that does not meet a laboratory’s criteria for acceptability.
  • SNOMED CT
  • Health Level 7® (HL7) Code System SpecimenCondition
YesUS Core Specimen ProfileYes

Yes

Specimen Condition Observation

Alex, Matt, Sara, Brett , Gay

Discussion about SNOMED vs the V2 sets. 

Value set update project - We will investigate to see if we can update the used V2 set (https://terminology.hl7.org/5.3.0/ValueSet-v2-0493.html) with additional terms from Specimen Reject Reason (https://terminology.hl7.org/5.3.0/ValueSet-v2-0490.html)

Medications







Medication InstructionsDirections for administering or taking a medication.NA

Yes

US Core Medication Request

NA

Yes

Medication Free Text Sig


Alex, Al, Sara, Brett , Gay

Medication AdherenceStatement of whether a medication has been consumed according to instructions.Yes, SNOMED CT for "answers"

Yes

US Core Medication Request

Yes,

SNOMED CT at observation.value for answers

Yes

Medication Adherence

Alex, Al, Sara, Brett , Gay
Procedures







Performance TimeTime and/or date a procedure is performed.NAUS Core Procedure Profile
US Core DiagnosticReport Profile for Report and Note Exchange
US Core Immunization Profile
NA

Yes

Procedure Activity Procedure (effectiveTime)

Alex, Al, Sara, Brett , Gay
Vital Signs







Average Blood Pressure

Arithmetic average of systolic and diastolic components of two of more blood pressure readings in a specified time period or according to a specified algorithm or protocol.Information Source for Medication Adherence

Yes, LOINC

Yes

US Core average Blood Pressure

Yes LOINC

Yes

Average Blood Pressure

Sara, Matt, Al, Gay, Brett

Notes:

C-CDA:

1) Contained Observations should not be VS Observations

2) should give guidance as to where the method could be sent if recorded

Changes to USCDI Data Elements Introduced Prior to v4


 Does change break any USCDI rules?Change



Patient Demographics







Gender Identity

No

Concept to cover conceptual definition of "X" added to value set.

33791000087105 | Identifies as nonbinary gender (finding) | which has a synonym that aligns with state a federal definitions of "X": 

"Fluctuating between male and female, or identifying as either having a gender that is in-between or beyond the two categories or as having no gender, either permanently or some of the time."

Gender Identity ExtensionGender Identity Observation Template
Sara, Matt, Al, Gay, Brett

Sex

No

Codes Added: SCT: Identifies as nonbinary gender (finding) DAR: Asked But Declined

US Core Sex ExtensionSex Observation
Alex, Al, Sara, Brett , Gay

Sexual Orientation

No

Codes Added: OTH other UNK unknown asked-declined Asked But Declined

US Core Observation Sexual Orientation ProfileSexual Orientation Observation
Alex, Al, Sara, Brett , Gay
Health Status Assessments






Alex, Al, Sara, Brett , Gay

Smoking Status

No

US Core:

  • Value set created at observation.code to allow encoded answer or an integer answer for  answers to "Pack Years"
  • Requested LOINC code for ""Electronic Cigarette Use Status" to be added to the observation.code value set (Submission ID: 7156)
  • Expanded (SNOMED CT) value set at Observation.value to include vaping codes and some situation codes missing

C-CDA:

  • Deprecated "Smoking Status Meaningful Use" Template
  • Deprecated "Tobacco Use" Template
  • Created new Smoking Status template that aligns with the new version of US Core Smoking Status
  • USCDI Table points to the new Smoking Status Template
US Core Smoking Status Observation ProfileSmoking Status
Alex, Al, Sara, Brett , Gay
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