This readme is included in a zip file which packages the ballot for:
  HL7 CDA® Release 2 Implementation Guide:
  Emergency Medical Services Patient Care Report
  Release 3, Normative—US Realm
  May 2022
  Normative Ballot

  CDAR2_IG_EMS_PCR_R3_N2_2022MAY

The specification was prepared by Ockham Information Services, LLC under the guidance of the HL7 Clinical Interoperability Council Work Group.

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Contents of the package
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readme.txt                      This file
CDAR2_IG_EMS_PCR_R3_N2.pdf      The specification
emspcr_v5.xml    				The sample

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Note to Readers
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The January ballot brought the CDA IG in line with the updated (3.5) NEMSIS data set. No ballot comment addressed those changes, and they are not subject to this ballot.

The subject of the ballot is changes based on ballot comments from January 2022. 
CDA-20256 - change lung assessment property cardinalities
CDA-20257 - move multiple cardinality for med/surg history down
CDA-20258 - align verb with cardinality for med admin approach site
CDA-20260 - remove redundant constraint
CDA-20261 - correct type for patient count: ST to CD
CDA-20267 - Change sDTCRaceCode to sdtc:raceCode
CDA-20268 - Typo correction misplaced quote: "Gende"r.
CDA-20269 - Section examples to include entry
CDA-20270 - PatientCareReportSample is not a valid xml file
CDA-20271 - Crew Disposition template missing value set

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Support files
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MDHT model files, dita content and related files (sample, Java classes for implementation and validation) are housed on the HL7 GitHub: https://github.com/HL7/cda-ems-patient-care-report
	
The latest CDA Schema is located on the HL7 GitHub site:
	https://github.com/HL7/cda-core-2.0/tree/master/schema/extensions 

Source materials: Project files are at https://confluence.hl7.org/display/CIC/Emergency+Medical+Services+Patient+Care+Report

Direct questions about the ballot to the HL7 CIC Working Group.
March 2022