This template is used to represent ordered procedures for a patient. A procedure is an activity that is performed on, with, or for a patient as part of the provision of care. Examples include surgical procedures, diagnostic procedures, endoscopic procedures, biopsies, counseling, physiotherapy, personal support services, adult day care services, non-emergency transportation, home modification, exercise, etc. Procedures may be performed by a healthcare professional, a service provider, a friend or relative or in some cases by the patient themselves.

Planned Procedure Usage Note: Common practice in the industry has shown that Planned Procedure is the usually implemented CDA template for any type of intervention or procedure regardless of if the "immediate and primary outcome (post-condition) is the alteration of the physical condition of the patient", or not. As a result, it is recommended to use Planned Procedure when sending procedures also thought of as "interventions" such as "Home Environment Evaluation" or "Assessment of nutritional status".

Templates Used

Although open templates may contain any valid CDA content, the following templates are specifically called out by this template:

Optional EntryRelationships: AssessmentScaleObservation, EntryReference, Indication, InstructionObservation, PlannedCoverage, PriorityPreference