This template represents a health concern.

It is a wrapper for a single health concern which may be derived from a variety of sources within an EHR (such as Problem List, Family History, Social History, Social Worker Note, etc.).

A Health Concern Act is used to track non-optimal physical or psychological situations drawing the patient to the healthcare system. These may be from the perspective of the care team or from the perspective of the patient. When the underlying condition is of concern (i.e., as long as the condition, whether active or resolved, is of ongoing concern and interest), the statusCode is active. Only when the underlying condition is no longer of concern is the statusCode set to completed. The effectiveTime reflects the time that the underlying condition was felt to be a concern; it may or may not correspond to the effectiveTime of the condition (e.g., even five years later, a prior heart attack may remain a concern). Health concerns require intervention(s) to increase the likelihood of achieving the goals of care for the patient and they specify the condition oriented reasons for creating the plan.

Templates Used

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

Optional EntryRelationships: AllergyIntoleranceObservation, AssessmentScaleObservation, CaregiverCharacteristics, CharacteristicsofHomeEnvironment, CulturalandReligiousObservation, EncounterDiagnosis, EntryReference, FamilyHistoryOrganizer, FunctionalStatusObservation, HospitalAdmissionDiagnosis, LongitudinalCareWoundObservation, MentalStatusObservation, NutritionAssessment, NutritionalStatusObservation, PostprocedureDiagnosis, PregnancyStatusObservation, PreoperativeDiagnosis, PriorityPreference, ProblemObservation, ReactionObservation, ResultObservation, ResultOrganizer, SelfCareActivitiesADLandIADL, SensoryStatus, SmokingStatusMeaningfulUse, SocialHistoryObservation, SubstanceOrDeviceAllergyIntoleranceObservation, TobaccoUse, VitalSignObservation