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Logical Model: ED: EncapsulatedData (V3 Data Type)

Data that is primarily intended for human interpretation or for further machine processing outside the scope of HL7. This includes unformatted or formatted written language, multimedia data, or structured information in as defined by a different standard (e.g., XML-signatures.) Instead of the data itself, an may contain only a reference (see .) Note that the data type is a specialization of the data type when the media type is text/plain.

Usages:

• Use this Logical Model: Act (CDA Class), Authenticator (CDA Class), CD: ConceptDescriptor (V3 Data Type), Criterion (CDA Class)... Show 22 more, ED: EncapsulatedData (V3 Data Type), Encounter (CDA Class), Entity (CDA Class), ExternalAct (CDA Class), ExternalDocument (CDA Class), ExternalObservation (CDA Class), ExternalProcedure (CDA Class), LabCriterion (CDA Class), LegalAuthenticator (CDA Class), NonXMLBody (CDA Class), Observation (CDA Class), ObservationMedia (CDA Class), ObservationRange (CDA Class), Organizer (CDA Class), ParentDocument (CDA Class), Patient (CDA Class), Person (CDA Class), PlayingEntity (CDA Class), Procedure (CDA Class), SubjectPerson (CDA Class), SubstanceAdministration (CDA Class) and Supply (CDA Class)

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Formal Views of Template Content

Description of Template, Differentials, Snapshots and how the different presentations work.

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This structure is derived from ANY

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints    Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
ED	C	1..*	ANY	XML Namespace: urn:hl7-org:v3 Base for all types and resources Elements defined in Ancestors:@nullFlavor Logical Container: ClinicalDocument (CDA Class) Constraints: ed-base64
@compression		0..1	cs	Binding: CDACompressionAlgorithm (required)
@integrityCheck		0..1	bin
@integrityCheckAlgorithm		0..1	cs	Binding: IntegrityCheckAlgorithm (2.0.0) (required)
@language		0..1	cs
@mediaType		0..1	cs	Binding: MediaType (example)
@representation		0..1	cs	Binding: CDABinaryDataEncoding (required)
xmlText		0..1	st	Allows for mixed text content. If @representation='B64', this SHALL be a base64binary string.
reference		0..1	TEL
thumbnail		0..1	ED
Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings (Differential)

Path	Status	Usage	ValueSet	Version	Source
ED.compression	Base	required	CDACompressionAlgorithm	📦2.0.1-sd-202510-matchbox-patch	This IG
ED.integrityCheckAlgorithm	Base	required	IntegrityCheckAlgorithm	📍2.0.0	THO v5.3
ED.mediaType	Base	example	MediaType	📦2.0.0	THO v5.3
ED.representation	Base	required	CDABinaryDataEncoding	📦2.0.1-sd-202510-matchbox-patch	This IG

Constraints

Id	Grade	Path(s)	Description	Expression
ed-base64	error	ED	If @representation='B64', then xmlText SHALL be a base64binary string.	(representation.empty() or representation != 'B64') or xmlText.empty() or xmlText.matches('^(?:[A-Za-z0-9+//]{4})*(?:[A-Za-z0-9+//]{2}==|[A-Za-z0-9+//]{3}=)?$')

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints    Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
ED	C	1..*	ANY	XML Namespace: urn:hl7-org:v3 Base for all types and resources Elements defined in Ancestors:@nullFlavor Logical Container: ClinicalDocument (CDA Class) Constraints: ed-base64
@nullFlavor		0..1	cs	Binding: CDANullFlavor (required)
@compression		0..1	cs	Binding: CDACompressionAlgorithm (required)
@integrityCheck		0..1	bin
@integrityCheckAlgorithm		0..1	cs	Binding: IntegrityCheckAlgorithm (2.0.0) (required)
@language		0..1	cs
@mediaType		0..1	cs	Binding: MediaType (example)
@representation		0..1	cs	Binding: CDABinaryDataEncoding (required)
xmlText		0..1	st	Allows for mixed text content. If @representation='B64', this SHALL be a base64binary string.
reference		0..1	TEL
thumbnail		0..1	ED
Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

Path	Status	Usage	ValueSet	Version	Source
ED.nullFlavor	Base	required	CDANullFlavor	📦2.0.1-sd-202510-matchbox-patch	This IG
ED.compression	Base	required	CDACompressionAlgorithm	📦2.0.1-sd-202510-matchbox-patch	This IG
ED.integrityCheckAlgorithm	Base	required	IntegrityCheckAlgorithm	📍2.0.0	THO v5.3
ED.mediaType	Base	example	MediaType	📦2.0.0	THO v5.3
ED.representation	Base	required	CDABinaryDataEncoding	📦2.0.1-sd-202510-matchbox-patch	This IG

Constraints

Id	Grade	Path(s)	Description	Expression
ed-base64	error	ED	If @representation='B64', then xmlText SHALL be a base64binary string.	(representation.empty() or representation != 'B64') or xmlText.empty() or xmlText.matches('^(?:[A-Za-z0-9+//]{4})*(?:[A-Za-z0-9+//]{2}==|[A-Za-z0-9+//]{3}=)?$')

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints    Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
ED	C	1..*	ANY	XML Namespace: urn:hl7-org:v3 Base for all types and resources Elements defined in Ancestors:@nullFlavor Logical Container: ClinicalDocument (CDA Class) Constraints: ed-base64
@nullFlavor		0..1	cs	Binding: CDANullFlavor (required)
@compression		0..1	cs	Binding: CDACompressionAlgorithm (required)
@integrityCheck		0..1	bin
@integrityCheckAlgorithm		0..1	cs	Binding: IntegrityCheckAlgorithm (2.0.0) (required)
@language		0..1	cs
@mediaType		0..1	cs	Binding: MediaType (example)
@representation		0..1	cs	Binding: CDABinaryDataEncoding (required)
xmlText		0..1	st	Allows for mixed text content. If @representation='B64', this SHALL be a base64binary string.
reference		0..1	TEL
thumbnail		0..1	ED
Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

Path	Status	Usage	ValueSet	Version	Source
ED.nullFlavor	Base	required	CDANullFlavor	📦2.0.1-sd-202510-matchbox-patch	This IG
ED.compression	Base	required	CDACompressionAlgorithm	📦2.0.1-sd-202510-matchbox-patch	This IG
ED.integrityCheckAlgorithm	Base	required	IntegrityCheckAlgorithm	📍2.0.0	THO v5.3
ED.mediaType	Base	example	MediaType	📦2.0.0	THO v5.3
ED.representation	Base	required	CDABinaryDataEncoding	📦2.0.1-sd-202510-matchbox-patch	This IG

Constraints

Id	Grade	Path(s)	Description	Expression
ed-base64	error	ED	If @representation='B64', then xmlText SHALL be a base64binary string.	(representation.empty() or representation != 'B64') or xmlText.empty() or xmlText.matches('^(?:[A-Za-z0-9+//]{4})*(?:[A-Za-z0-9+//]{2}==|[A-Za-z0-9+//]{3}=)?$')

This structure is derived from ANY

Summary

Structures

This structure refers to these other structures:

• cs: Coded Simple Value (http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/StructureDefinition/cs-simple)
• bin: Binary Data (http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/StructureDefinition/bin)
• st: Character String (http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/StructureDefinition/st-simple)

Differential View

This structure is derived from ANY

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints    Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
ED	C	1..*	ANY	XML Namespace: urn:hl7-org:v3 Base for all types and resources Elements defined in Ancestors:@nullFlavor Logical Container: ClinicalDocument (CDA Class) Constraints: ed-base64
@compression		0..1	cs	Binding: CDACompressionAlgorithm (required)
@integrityCheck		0..1	bin
@integrityCheckAlgorithm		0..1	cs	Binding: IntegrityCheckAlgorithm (2.0.0) (required)
@language		0..1	cs
@mediaType		0..1	cs	Binding: MediaType (example)
@representation		0..1	cs	Binding: CDABinaryDataEncoding (required)
xmlText		0..1	st	Allows for mixed text content. If @representation='B64', this SHALL be a base64binary string.
reference		0..1	TEL
thumbnail		0..1	ED
Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings (Differential)

Path	Status	Usage	ValueSet	Version	Source
ED.compression	Base	required	CDACompressionAlgorithm	📦2.0.1-sd-202510-matchbox-patch	This IG
ED.integrityCheckAlgorithm	Base	required	IntegrityCheckAlgorithm	📍2.0.0	THO v5.3
ED.mediaType	Base	example	MediaType	📦2.0.0	THO v5.3
ED.representation	Base	required	CDABinaryDataEncoding	📦2.0.1-sd-202510-matchbox-patch	This IG

Constraints

Id	Grade	Path(s)	Description	Expression
ed-base64	error	ED	If @representation='B64', then xmlText SHALL be a base64binary string.	(representation.empty() or representation != 'B64') or xmlText.empty() or xmlText.matches('^(?:[A-Za-z0-9+//]{4})*(?:[A-Za-z0-9+//]{2}==|[A-Za-z0-9+//]{3}=)?$')

Key Elements View

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints    Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
ED	C	1..*	ANY	XML Namespace: urn:hl7-org:v3 Base for all types and resources Elements defined in Ancestors:@nullFlavor Logical Container: ClinicalDocument (CDA Class) Constraints: ed-base64
@nullFlavor		0..1	cs	Binding: CDANullFlavor (required)
@compression		0..1	cs	Binding: CDACompressionAlgorithm (required)
@integrityCheck		0..1	bin
@integrityCheckAlgorithm		0..1	cs	Binding: IntegrityCheckAlgorithm (2.0.0) (required)
@language		0..1	cs
@mediaType		0..1	cs	Binding: MediaType (example)
@representation		0..1	cs	Binding: CDABinaryDataEncoding (required)
xmlText		0..1	st	Allows for mixed text content. If @representation='B64', this SHALL be a base64binary string.
reference		0..1	TEL
thumbnail		0..1	ED
Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

Path	Status	Usage	ValueSet	Version	Source
ED.nullFlavor	Base	required	CDANullFlavor	📦2.0.1-sd-202510-matchbox-patch	This IG
ED.compression	Base	required	CDACompressionAlgorithm	📦2.0.1-sd-202510-matchbox-patch	This IG
ED.integrityCheckAlgorithm	Base	required	IntegrityCheckAlgorithm	📍2.0.0	THO v5.3
ED.mediaType	Base	example	MediaType	📦2.0.0	THO v5.3
ED.representation	Base	required	CDABinaryDataEncoding	📦2.0.1-sd-202510-matchbox-patch	This IG

Constraints

Id	Grade	Path(s)	Description	Expression
ed-base64	error	ED	If @representation='B64', then xmlText SHALL be a base64binary string.	(representation.empty() or representation != 'B64') or xmlText.empty() or xmlText.matches('^(?:[A-Za-z0-9+//]{4})*(?:[A-Za-z0-9+//]{2}==|[A-Za-z0-9+//]{3}=)?$')

Snapshot View

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints    Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
ED	C	1..*	ANY	XML Namespace: urn:hl7-org:v3 Base for all types and resources Elements defined in Ancestors:@nullFlavor Logical Container: ClinicalDocument (CDA Class) Constraints: ed-base64
@nullFlavor		0..1	cs	Binding: CDANullFlavor (required)
@compression		0..1	cs	Binding: CDACompressionAlgorithm (required)
@integrityCheck		0..1	bin
@integrityCheckAlgorithm		0..1	cs	Binding: IntegrityCheckAlgorithm (2.0.0) (required)
@language		0..1	cs
@mediaType		0..1	cs	Binding: MediaType (example)
@representation		0..1	cs	Binding: CDABinaryDataEncoding (required)
xmlText		0..1	st	Allows for mixed text content. If @representation='B64', this SHALL be a base64binary string.
reference		0..1	TEL
thumbnail		0..1	ED
Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

Path	Status	Usage	ValueSet	Version	Source
ED.nullFlavor	Base	required	CDANullFlavor	📦2.0.1-sd-202510-matchbox-patch	This IG
ED.compression	Base	required	CDACompressionAlgorithm	📦2.0.1-sd-202510-matchbox-patch	This IG
ED.integrityCheckAlgorithm	Base	required	IntegrityCheckAlgorithm	📍2.0.0	THO v5.3
ED.mediaType	Base	example	MediaType	📦2.0.0	THO v5.3
ED.representation	Base	required	CDABinaryDataEncoding	📦2.0.1-sd-202510-matchbox-patch	This IG

Constraints

Id	Grade	Path(s)	Description	Expression
ed-base64	error	ED	If @representation='B64', then xmlText SHALL be a base64binary string.	(representation.empty() or representation != 'B64') or xmlText.empty() or xmlText.matches('^(?:[A-Za-z0-9+//]{4})*(?:[A-Za-z0-9+//]{2}==|[A-Za-z0-9+//]{3}=)?$')

This structure is derived from ANY

Summary

Structures

This structure refers to these other structures:

• cs: Coded Simple Value (http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/StructureDefinition/cs-simple)
• bin: Binary Data (http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/StructureDefinition/bin)
• st: Character String (http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/StructureDefinition/st-simple)

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