Informant (CDA Class) - Clinical Document Architecture v2.0.1-sd-202510-matchbox-patch

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Logical Model: Informant (CDA Class)

Official URL:http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/StructureDefinition/Informant	Version:2.0.1-sd-202510-matchbox-patch
Active as of 2025-10-29	Computable Name:Informant

An informant (or source of information) is a person that provides relevant information, such as the parent of a comatose patient who describes the patient's behavior prior to the onset of coma.

Usages:

• Use this Logical Model: Act (CDA Class), ClinicalDocument (CDA Class), Encounter (CDA Class), Observation (CDA Class)...Show 7 more,ObservationMedia (CDA Class),Organizer (CDA Class),Procedure (CDA Class),RegionOfInterest (CDA Class),Section (CDA Class),SubstanceAdministration (CDA Class)andSupply (CDA Class)

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Resource Content

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  "resourceType" : "StructureDefinition",
  "id" : "Informant",
  "extension" : [
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      "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/tools/StructureDefinition/logical-target",
      "_valueBoolean" : {
        "extension" : [
          {
            "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/data-absent-reason",
            "valueCode" : "not-applicable"
          }
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/tools/StructureDefinition/xml-namespace",
      "valueUri" : "urn:hl7-org:v3"
    },
    {
      "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/tools/StructureDefinition/xml-name",
      "valueString" : "informant"
    },
    {
      "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/tools/StructureDefinition/logical-container",
      "valueUri" : "http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/StructureDefinition/ClinicalDocument"
    },
    {
      "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/tools/StructureDefinition/type-profile-style",
      "valueCode" : "cda"
    }
  ],
  "url" : "http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/StructureDefinition/Informant",
  "version" : "2.0.1-sd-202510-matchbox-patch",
  "name" : "Informant",
  "title" : "Informant (CDA Class)",
  "status" : "active",
  "experimental" : false,
  "date" : "2025-10-29T22:15:57+01:00",
  "publisher" : "Health Level 7",
  "contact" : [
    {
      "name" : "HL7 International - Structured Documents",
      "telecom" : [
        {
          "system" : "url",
          "value" : "http://www.hl7.org/Special/committees/structure"
        },
        {
          "system" : "email",
          "value" : "structdog@lists.HL7.org"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "description" : "An informant (or source of information) is a person that provides relevant information, such as the parent of a comatose patient who describes the patient's behavior prior to the onset of coma.",
  "fhirVersion" : "5.0.0",
  "mapping" : [
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      "identity" : "rim",
      "uri" : "http://hl7.org/v3",
      "name" : "RIM Mapping"
    }
  ],
  "kind" : "logical",
  "abstract" : false,
  "type" : "http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/StructureDefinition/Informant",
  "baseDefinition" : "http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/StructureDefinition/InfrastructureRoot",
  "derivation" : "specialization",
  "differential" : {
    "element" : [
      {
        "id" : "Informant",
        "path" : "Informant",
        "min" : 1,
        "max" : "1",
        "constraint" : [
          {
            "key" : "informant-entity",
            "severity" : "error",
            "human" : "AssignedEntity and RelatedEntity are mutually exclusive (one must be present)",
            "expression" : "(assignedEntity | relatedEntity).count() = 1"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "id" : "Informant.typeCode",
        "path" : "Informant.typeCode",
        "representation" : ["xmlAttr"],
        "min" : 0,
        "max" : "1",
        "type" : [
          {
            "code" : "code",
            "profile" : ["http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/StructureDefinition/cs-simple"]
          }
        ],
        "fixedCode" : "INF",
        "binding" : {
          "strength" : "required",
          "valueSet" : "http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDAParticipationType"
        }
      },
      {
        "id" : "Informant.contextControlCode",
        "path" : "Informant.contextControlCode",
        "representation" : ["xmlAttr"],
        "min" : 0,
        "max" : "1",
        "type" : [
          {
            "code" : "code",
            "profile" : ["http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/StructureDefinition/cs-simple"]
          }
        ],
        "fixedCode" : "OP",
        "binding" : {
          "strength" : "required",
          "valueSet" : "http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/ValueSet/CDAContextControl"
        }
      },
      {
        "id" : "Informant.assignedEntity",
        "path" : "Informant.assignedEntity",
        "min" : 0,
        "max" : "1",
        "type" : [
          {
            "code" : "http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/StructureDefinition/AssignedEntity"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "id" : "Informant.relatedEntity",
        "path" : "Informant.relatedEntity",
        "min" : 0,
        "max" : "1",
        "type" : [
          {
            "code" : "http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/StructureDefinition/RelatedEntity"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}