This section describes all interventional, surgical, diagnostic, or therapeutic procedures
or treatments pertinent to the patient historically at the time the document is generated.
The section should include notable procedures, but can contain all procedures for
the period of time being summarized. The common notion of "procedure" is broader than
that specified
by the HL7 Version 3 Reference Information Model (RIM), therefore this section contains
procedure templates represented with three RIM classes: Act, Observation, and Procedure.
Procedure Activity Procedure (V2) is for procedures that alter the physical condition
of a patient (e.g., splenectomy). Procedure Activity Observation (V2) is for procedures
that result in new information
about a patient but do not cause physical alteration (e.g., EEG). Procedure Activity
Act (V2) is for all other types of procedures (e.g., dressing change).
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