Edit flags section

Definition

The section contains the edit flags that specify whether the data provided originally passed validation checks. This term was created for, but is not limited in use to, the "Edit Flags Section" in the HL7 Implementation Guide for CDA® Release 2: Birth and Fetal Death Reporting, R1 STU 2, US Realm, Volume 2, which is used for validation checks done at the jurisdiction prior to sending to the National Statistical Agency. The validation checks are based on edit criteria in the Birth Edit Specifications for the 2003 Proposed Revision of the U.S. Standard Certificate of Birth and the Fetal Death Edit Specifications for the 2003 Revision of the U.S. Standard Report of Fetal Death.