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| Official URL: http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/StructureDefinition/Entity | Version: 2.0.1-sd | |||
| Active as of 2024-12-18 | Computable Name: Entity | |||
A physical thing, group of physical things or an organization capable of participating in Acts while in a role.
An entity is a physical object that has, had or will have existence. The only exception to this is Organization, which while not having a physical presence, fulfills the other characteristics of an Entity. Entity stipulates the thing itself, not the Roles it may play: the Role of Patient, e.g., is played by the Person Entity.
Living subjects (including human beings), organizations, materials, places and their specializations.
Usage:
Description of Template, Differentials, Snapshots and how the different presentations work.
This structure is derived from InfrastructureRoot
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints  | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|   Entity | 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) | |
|    @classCode | 0..1 | cs | Binding: EntityClassRoot (required) | |
|    @determinerCode | 0..1 | cs | Binding: EntityDeterminer (required) Fixed Value: INSTANCE | |
|    id | 0..* | II | ||
|    code | 0..1 | CE | Binding: CDAEntityCode (example) | |
|    desc | 0..1 | ED | ||
|  Documentation for this format | ||||
| Path | Conformance | ValueSet / Code | URI | 
| Entity.classCode | required | EntityClassRoot http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v3-EntityClassRoot | |
| Entity.determinerCode | required | Fixed Value: INSTANCE http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v3-EntityDeterminer | |
| Entity.code | example | CDAEntityCode http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDAEntityCodefrom this IG | 
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints  | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|   Entity | 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) | |
|    @nullFlavor | 0..1 | cs | Binding: CDANullFlavor (required) | |
|    realmCode | 0..* | CS | ||
|    typeId | C | 0..1 | II | II-1: An II instance must have either a root or an nullFlavor. | 
|     @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 | ||
|    @classCode | 0..1 | cs | Binding: EntityClassRoot (required) | |
|    @determinerCode | 0..1 | cs | Binding: EntityDeterminer (required) Fixed Value: INSTANCE | |
|    id | 0..* | II | ||
|    code | 0..1 | CE | Binding: CDAEntityCode (example) | |
|    desc | 0..1 | ED | ||
|  Documentation for this format | ||||
| Path | Conformance | ValueSet / Code | URI | 
| Entity.nullFlavor | required | CDANullFlavor http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavorfrom this IG | |
| Entity.typeId.nullFlavor | required | CDANullFlavor http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavorfrom this IG | |
| Entity.classCode | required | EntityClassRoot http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v3-EntityClassRoot | |
| Entity.determinerCode | required | Fixed Value: INSTANCE http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v3-EntityDeterminer | |
| Entity.code | example | CDAEntityCode http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDAEntityCodefrom this IG | 
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Details | Requirements | 
| II-1 | error | Entity.typeId | An II instance must have either a root or an nullFlavor. : root.exists() or nullFlavor.exists() | 
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints  | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|   Entity | 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) | |
|    @nullFlavor | 0..1 | cs | Binding: CDANullFlavor (required) | |
|    realmCode | 0..* | CS | ||
|    typeId | C | 0..1 | II | II-1: An II instance must have either a root or an nullFlavor. | 
|     @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 | ||
|    @classCode | 0..1 | cs | Binding: EntityClassRoot (required) | |
|    @determinerCode | 0..1 | cs | Binding: EntityDeterminer (required) Fixed Value: INSTANCE | |
|    id | 0..* | II | ||
|    code | 0..1 | CE | Binding: CDAEntityCode (example) | |
|    desc | 0..1 | ED | ||
|  Documentation for this format | ||||
| Path | Conformance | ValueSet / Code | URI | 
| Entity.nullFlavor | required | CDANullFlavor http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavorfrom this IG | |
| Entity.typeId.nullFlavor | required | CDANullFlavor http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavorfrom this IG | |
| Entity.classCode | required | EntityClassRoot http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v3-EntityClassRoot | |
| Entity.determinerCode | required | Fixed Value: INSTANCE http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v3-EntityDeterminer | |
| Entity.code | example | CDAEntityCode http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDAEntityCodefrom this IG | 
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Details | Requirements | 
| II-1 | error | Entity.typeId | An II instance must have either a root or an nullFlavor. : root.exists() or nullFlavor.exists() | 
This structure is derived from InfrastructureRoot
Differential View
This structure is derived from InfrastructureRoot
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints  | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|   Entity | 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) | |
|    @classCode | 0..1 | cs | Binding: EntityClassRoot (required) | |
|    @determinerCode | 0..1 | cs | Binding: EntityDeterminer (required) Fixed Value: INSTANCE | |
|    id | 0..* | II | ||
|    code | 0..1 | CE | Binding: CDAEntityCode (example) | |
|    desc | 0..1 | ED | ||
|  Documentation for this format | ||||
| Path | Conformance | ValueSet / Code | URI | 
| Entity.classCode | required | EntityClassRoot http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v3-EntityClassRoot | |
| Entity.determinerCode | required | Fixed Value: INSTANCE http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v3-EntityDeterminer | |
| Entity.code | example | CDAEntityCode http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDAEntityCodefrom this IG | 
Key Elements View
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints  | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|   Entity | 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) | |
|    @nullFlavor | 0..1 | cs | Binding: CDANullFlavor (required) | |
|    realmCode | 0..* | CS | ||
|    typeId | C | 0..1 | II | II-1: An II instance must have either a root or an nullFlavor. | 
|     @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 | ||
|    @classCode | 0..1 | cs | Binding: EntityClassRoot (required) | |
|    @determinerCode | 0..1 | cs | Binding: EntityDeterminer (required) Fixed Value: INSTANCE | |
|    id | 0..* | II | ||
|    code | 0..1 | CE | Binding: CDAEntityCode (example) | |
|    desc | 0..1 | ED | ||
|  Documentation for this format | ||||
| Path | Conformance | ValueSet / Code | URI | 
| Entity.nullFlavor | required | CDANullFlavor http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavorfrom this IG | |
| Entity.typeId.nullFlavor | required | CDANullFlavor http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavorfrom this IG | |
| Entity.classCode | required | EntityClassRoot http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v3-EntityClassRoot | |
| Entity.determinerCode | required | Fixed Value: INSTANCE http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v3-EntityDeterminer | |
| Entity.code | example | CDAEntityCode http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDAEntityCodefrom this IG | 
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Details | Requirements | 
| II-1 | error | Entity.typeId | An II instance must have either a root or an nullFlavor. : root.exists() or nullFlavor.exists() | 
Snapshot View
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints  | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
|   Entity | 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) | |
|    @nullFlavor | 0..1 | cs | Binding: CDANullFlavor (required) | |
|    realmCode | 0..* | CS | ||
|    typeId | C | 0..1 | II | II-1: An II instance must have either a root or an nullFlavor. | 
|     @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 | ||
|    @classCode | 0..1 | cs | Binding: EntityClassRoot (required) | |
|    @determinerCode | 0..1 | cs | Binding: EntityDeterminer (required) Fixed Value: INSTANCE | |
|    id | 0..* | II | ||
|    code | 0..1 | CE | Binding: CDAEntityCode (example) | |
|    desc | 0..1 | ED | ||
|  Documentation for this format | ||||
| Path | Conformance | ValueSet / Code | URI | 
| Entity.nullFlavor | required | CDANullFlavor http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavorfrom this IG | |
| Entity.typeId.nullFlavor | required | CDANullFlavor http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDANullFlavorfrom this IG | |
| Entity.classCode | required | EntityClassRoot http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v3-EntityClassRoot | |
| Entity.determinerCode | required | Fixed Value: INSTANCE http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v3-EntityDeterminer | |
| Entity.code | example | CDAEntityCode http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDAEntityCodefrom this IG | 
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Details | Requirements | 
| II-1 | error | Entity.typeId | An II instance must have either a root or an nullFlavor. : root.exists() or nullFlavor.exists() | 
This structure is derived from InfrastructureRoot