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2024 May HL7 WGM �Dallas

VSAC US Core/C-CDA Value Set Update

Status and Stewardship

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2024 VSAC C-CDA/US Core VSAC Value Set Update

  • What: Management, Maintenance and Updates for C-CDA Value Sets housed in VSAC
  • 2024 VS Project Page
    • Performed Annually since 2019
    • Published value sets must be properly managed and updated
    • C-CDA (besides Companion Guides) had not been balloted since 2015
    • Each year:
      • Terminology (value set) trackers were addressed
      • Intensional value sets re-expanded
      • All sets reviewed for expired codes (etc.)

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What’s different this year?

  • C-CDA 3.0 was balloted!
    • Terminology trackers were addressed during march to ballot or during ballot reconciliation
    • Work was done to align and share C-CDA and US Core Value sets
    • Move some (more) US Core Value Sets to VSAC
    • Author and Stewardship consolidation …..
  • FYI: C-CDA 3.0 Published using Structure Definition

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Author and Stewardship Consolidation

Value sets used in C-CDA have had many author and steward groups assigned over the years

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  • HL7 Terminology
  • HL7 Structured Documents
  • ONC
  • MD Partners
  • etc

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  • Patient Care Work Group

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Value Sets Stewarded by PC

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Value Set

OID

Initial Author

Date

2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.3.155

Lisa Nelson

2019-OCT-12

2.16.840.1.113762.1.4.1099.27

Lisa Nelson

2019-APR-04

2.16.840.1.113762.1.4.1186.8

Jay Lyle

2018-APR-26

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Discuss path forward

  • Keep PC as steward of record?
  • Change to USRPM Steward?
  • Degree of PC Involvement in annual maintenance?

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