Query+Guidance

=Query for Documents Implementation Guidance=

Topic Outline (under construction) **Q. What value should be used for the coding scheme for XDSDocumentEntryFormatCode. ** Here are the steps I took in an effort to find this information: 1. Used ITI TF Vol2a, to find query parameters for FindDocuments found in Sec. 3.18.4.1.2.3.7.1. Found footnote for FormatCode which indicates that it shall be coded according to specification found in ITI TF-2a: 3.18.4.1.2.3.4 Coding of Code/Code-Scheme. 2. Continued to Sec. 3.18.4.1.2.3.4 as described in the footnote. Section provided details and an example. For specifying a coded value parameter, HL7 v2.5 CE format shall be used. For example: code^^coding-scheme ('code1^^coding-scheme1') 3. [From my personal experience and knowledge] Also looked at ITI TF Vol 3 to find FormatCode in Table 4.1-5 among Document Metadata Definitions. This was not fruitful. 4. [From my personal experience and knowledge] Continued the search using HITSP C80 Table 2-152 which defines the FormatCode Value Set. The value set contains multiple references urn:ihe:pcc. PCC refers to IHE Patient Care Coordination. That can be a useful source of information (but only if someone knows PCC = Patient Care Coordination) 5. In PCC Vol 1, searched for "format" but did not find it. Continued the search in Vol 2 and found Section 5.1.1 IHE Format Codes. The section states that the code system being used for codes is 1.3.6.1.4.19376.1.2.3 and is linked to IHE Wiki Page for XDS Coding System. 6. The wiki page states that the XDS Document Format codes that fall under the XDS Coding System have been assigned the OID 1.3.6.1.4.19376.1.2.3 and shall be associated with this OID. **Answer to Question:** 1.3.6.1.4.19376.1.2.3 **Process flow diagram below: **