HL7 Version 3 Domain Analysis Model: Care Plan, Release 1

The care plan is a tool used by clinicians to plan and coordinate care for an individual patient. The use of care plans varies across organisations and clinical settings.

This document describes the Care Plan Domain Analysis Model, which supports the consolidation and integration of various care planning processes and care plan structures to support coordinated care and delivery. It contains a range of storyboards that describe multiple settings where care planning occurs and includes functional requirements to support the creation, use, storage and exchange of care plans.

Main sections:

· Executive summary

· Care plan domain analysis model artefacts

· Care plan models

· Appendix 1: Example relevant quality data model definitions

· Appendix 2: International care plan structures comparison

· Appendix 3: Additional storyboards