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Acronym Expansion

Clinical Document Architecture

Description

The CDA was initially known as the Patient Record Architecture (PRA). It is an XML vocabulary that was designed to provide an exchange model for clinical documents such as discharge summaries and progress notes. CDA brings the healthcare industry one step closer to the realization of an electronic medical record. The CDA Standard is expected to be published as an ANSI approved standard.

Additional information

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