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| Official URL: http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/StructureDefinition/TN | Version: 2.0.1-sd-202510-matchbox-patch | |||
| Active as of 2025-10-29 | Computable Name: TN | |||
A restriction of entity name that is effectively a simple string used for a simple name for things and places.
Usages:
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Description of Template, Differentials, Snapshots and how the different presentations work.
This structure is derived from EN
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints    Filter:  ![]() ![]()  | 
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1..* | EN | XML Namespace: urn:hl7-org:v3 Base for all types and resources Elements defined in Ancestors:@nullFlavor, @use, item, validTime Logical Container: ClinicalDocument (CDA Class)  | |
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0..* | cs | Binding: CDAEntityNameUse (required) | |
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  Documentation for this format | ||||
| Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source | 
| TN.use | Base | required | CDAEntityNameUse | 📦2.0.1-sd-202510-matchbox-patch | This IG | 
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints    Filter:  ![]() ![]()  | 
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1..* | EN | XML Namespace: urn:hl7-org:v3 Base for all types and resources Elements defined in Ancestors:@nullFlavor, @use, item, validTime Logical Container: ClinicalDocument (CDA Class)  | |
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0..1 | cs | Binding: CDANullFlavor (required) | |
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0..* | cs | Binding: CDAEntityNameUse (required) | |
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C | 0..* | Base | Choice Group: This is a repeating choice group that does not appear directly in the instance Constraints: EN-1  | 
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0..1 | st | Allows for mixed text content | |
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0..1 | IVL_TS | ||
  Documentation for this format | ||||
| Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source | 
| TN.nullFlavor | Base | required | CDANullFlavor | 📦2.0.1-sd-202510-matchbox-patch | This IG | 
| TN.use | Base | required | CDAEntityNameUse | 📦2.0.1-sd-202510-matchbox-patch | This IG | 
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression | 
| EN-1 | error | TN.item | Can only have only one of the possible item elements in each choice | 
      (delimiter | family | given | prefix | suffix | xmlText).count() = 1
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1..* | EN | XML Namespace: urn:hl7-org:v3 Base for all types and resources Elements defined in Ancestors:@nullFlavor, @use, item, validTime Logical Container: ClinicalDocument (CDA Class)  | |
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0..1 | cs | Binding: CDANullFlavor (required) | |
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0..* | cs | Binding: CDAEntityNameUse (required) | |
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C | 0..* | Base | Choice Group: This is a repeating choice group that does not appear directly in the instance Constraints: EN-1  | 
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0..1 | st | Allows for mixed text content | |
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0..1 | IVL_TS | ||
  Documentation for this format | ||||
| Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source | 
| TN.nullFlavor | Base | required | CDANullFlavor | 📦2.0.1-sd-202510-matchbox-patch | This IG | 
| TN.use | Base | required | CDAEntityNameUse | 📦2.0.1-sd-202510-matchbox-patch | This IG | 
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression | 
| EN-1 | error | TN.item | Can only have only one of the possible item elements in each choice | 
      (delimiter | family | given | prefix | suffix | xmlText).count() = 1
     | 
  
This structure is derived from EN
Differential View
This structure is derived from EN
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints    Filter:  ![]() ![]()  | 
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1..* | EN | XML Namespace: urn:hl7-org:v3 Base for all types and resources Elements defined in Ancestors:@nullFlavor, @use, item, validTime Logical Container: ClinicalDocument (CDA Class)  | |
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0..* | cs | Binding: CDAEntityNameUse (required) | |
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0..0 | |||
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0..0 | |||
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  Documentation for this format | ||||
| Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source | 
| TN.use | Base | required | CDAEntityNameUse | 📦2.0.1-sd-202510-matchbox-patch | This IG | 
Key Elements View
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints    Filter:  ![]() ![]()  | 
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1..* | EN | XML Namespace: urn:hl7-org:v3 Base for all types and resources Elements defined in Ancestors:@nullFlavor, @use, item, validTime Logical Container: ClinicalDocument (CDA Class)  | |
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0..1 | cs | Binding: CDANullFlavor (required) | |
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0..* | cs | Binding: CDAEntityNameUse (required) | |
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C | 0..* | Base | Choice Group: This is a repeating choice group that does not appear directly in the instance Constraints: EN-1  | 
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0..1 | st | Allows for mixed text content | |
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0..1 | IVL_TS | ||
  Documentation for this format | ||||
| Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source | 
| TN.nullFlavor | Base | required | CDANullFlavor | 📦2.0.1-sd-202510-matchbox-patch | This IG | 
| TN.use | Base | required | CDAEntityNameUse | 📦2.0.1-sd-202510-matchbox-patch | This IG | 
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression | 
| EN-1 | error | TN.item | Can only have only one of the possible item elements in each choice | 
      (delimiter | family | given | prefix | suffix | xmlText).count() = 1
     | 
  
Snapshot View
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints    Filter:  ![]() ![]()  | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
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1..* | EN | XML Namespace: urn:hl7-org:v3 Base for all types and resources Elements defined in Ancestors:@nullFlavor, @use, item, validTime Logical Container: ClinicalDocument (CDA Class)  | |
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0..1 | cs | Binding: CDANullFlavor (required) | |
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0..* | cs | Binding: CDAEntityNameUse (required) | |
![]() ![]()  | 
C | 0..* | Base | Choice Group: This is a repeating choice group that does not appear directly in the instance Constraints: EN-1  | 
![]() ![]() ![]()  | 
0..1 | st | Allows for mixed text content | |
![]() ![]()  | 
0..1 | IVL_TS | ||
  Documentation for this format | ||||
| Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source | 
| TN.nullFlavor | Base | required | CDANullFlavor | 📦2.0.1-sd-202510-matchbox-patch | This IG | 
| TN.use | Base | required | CDAEntityNameUse | 📦2.0.1-sd-202510-matchbox-patch | This IG | 
| Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression | 
| EN-1 | error | TN.item | Can only have only one of the possible item elements in each choice | 
      (delimiter | family | given | prefix | suffix | xmlText).count() = 1
     | 
  
This structure is derived from EN