Section 1a: Clinical Document Architecture (CDA®)
Section 3: Implementation Guides
HL7 CDA® R2 Implementation Guide: Emergency Medical Services; Patient Care Report Release 3 - US Realm
DESCRIPTION
This implementation guide supports the provision of emergency medical service data from provider agencies to hospital emergency departments using the CDA standard. The clinical specifications were developed by the National EMS Information System Technical Assistance Center in collaboration with thirteen professional societies and eight federal partners. Release 2 brings the Patient Care Report up to date with the NEMSIS 3.4 specification. Release 3 brings the Patient Care Report up to date with the NEMSIS 3.5 specification.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
HL7 CDA® R2 Implementation Guide: Emergency Medical Services; Patient Care Report Release 3 - US Realm may also go by the following names or acronyms:
TARGETS
- Payors
- EHR, PHR Vendors
- HIS Vendors
- EMS and ambulance systems vendors
- Emergency Services Providers
- Local and State Departments of Health
- Healthcare Institutions (hospitals, long term care, home care, mental health)
BENEFITS
- Provides a standardized channel for the submission of emergency medical service data to emergency departments and hospitals
- Supports re-use of information assets for both efficiency and quality by adopting the clinically validated National EMS Information System to use the CDA information model
- Establishes a technically standardized representation of elements defined by the NEMSIS Technical Assistance Center to maximize sharing and comprehension of clinical data between agency and provider
IMPLEMENTATIONS/CASE STUDIES
- Zoll Medical
- Epic
- Key HIE
DEVELOPMENT BACKGROUND
The guide was developed by modeling the NEMSIS clinical specification and mapping it into the CDA framework to support the reuse of commonly understood information.
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TOPICS
- Care Provision
- Emergency Management
- Patient Care
- Public Health
BALLOT TYPE
- Normative
STATUS DATE
2023-04-10RESPONSIBLE WORK GROUP
PRODUCT TYPE
- Implementation Guide
STAKEHOLDERS
- EHR, PHR Vendors
- Emergency Services Providers
- Healthcare Institutions
- HIS Vendors
- Local and State Departments of Health
- Payors
FAMILY
- CDA
CURRENT STATE
- Active
REALM
- US Realm