C-CDA Companion Guide update (PSS In Confluence; updates in Jira at Jira PSS-1833)

Description

The Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) releases periodic proposed rules, and final rules, which reference the use of Consolidated CDA (C-CDA). The Companion Guide to Consolidated Clinical Document Architecture (C-CDA) provides supplemental guidance to the Health Level Seven (HL7) CDA® R2 IG: C-CDA Templates for Clinical Notes STU. The prior version of the companion guide is specific to a rule, the 2015 ONC Certification rule.

This project will update the guide to make it rule independent and will consider updates to meet current and proposed regulations. New C-CDA templates to support USCDI will be considered. Future regulations when published may also be considered appropriate for the scope of this project.

Misc Notes
2023 April: TSC approved STU Publication Request for HL7 CDA R2 Implementation Guide: C-CDA Templates for Clinical Notes STU Companion Guide Release 4 (US Realm) Standard for Trial Use through 5/3/2025 2022 May: TSC Approved STU Publication Request for HL7 CDA R2 IG: C-CDA Templates for Clinical Notes STU Companion Guide, Release 3 - US Realm 2021 Sept: TSC approved STU extension request for HL7 CDA R2 IG: C-CDA Templates for Clinical Notes R2.1 Companion Guide, Release 2 - US Realm for 2 years. 2021: August: The 2021-2022 C-CDA Companion Guide update will focus on providing this USCDI V2 design and guidance. This PSS covers future C-CDA Companion Guide balloted updates, supporting the concept of C-CDA becoming a maintained and supported standard, periodically requiring clarification and guidance as needed by stakeholders. The exact scope of these updates will be discussed with the SDWG and documented on SDWG Confluence project pages.