PPPPCC PC/pathway (problem-oriented) update (2.6)
This is the standard HL7 v2.6 spec, with 11 loops and 33 segment positions, as OpenEDI JSON, an ediFabric C# template and an ediFabric Native model. To change it for a trading partner, customize it in the EDI Spec Builder.
Use the PPPPCC spec in your code
ediFabric .NET
Add the C# template and its common files to your project, or reference the template NuGet package, and read PPPPCC files into TSPPPPCC objects. See ediFabric .NET.
ediFabric Native
Native supports X12 today, and HL7 is coming. When it's available, map version 2.6 to this Native model with set_map to parse PPPPCC files to JSON from Python, Java, C or C#. See ediFabric Native.
OpenEDI
Select Customize in Spec Builder to copy the spec under your own name, change it for your partner, and parse files against it in EdiNation, ediFabric Native or ediFabric Cloud. Read about OpenEDI.
Generate PPPPCC classes in Python, Java, Node.js, Go, Rust or C
The OpenEDI file describes each PPPPCC as JSON. To work with PPPPCC data as typed objects, generate classes from the OpenEDI file in your language; the root class is TSPPPPCC. The classes keep the loops, segments, lengths and code lists, but not the EDI data formats. Read more in Generate a class from OpenEDI.
Python: datamodel-code-generator. Node.js: openapi-typescript. Java, Go, Rust and C: OpenAPI Generator.
PPPPCC structure
Loops and segments of the standard PPPPCC, with their usage and maximum repeats.
| ID | Name | Usage | Max use |
|---|---|---|---|
| MSH | Message Header | Mandatory | 1 |
| SFT | Software Segment | Optional | >1 |
| UAC | User Authentication Credential Segment | Optional | 1 |
| PID | Patient Identification | Mandatory | 1 |
| Loop PV1 | Patient Visit | Optional | 1 |
| PV1 | Patient Visit | Mandatory | 1 |
| PV2 | Patient Visit Additional Information | Optional | 1 |
| Loop PTH | Pathway | Mandatory | >1 |
| PTH | Pathway | Mandatory | 1 |
| NTE | Notes And Comments | Optional | >1 |
| VAR | Variance | Optional | >1 |
| Loop ROL | Role | Optional | >1 |
| ROL | Role | Mandatory | 1 |
| VAR | Variance | Optional | >1 |
| Loop PRB | Problem Details | Optional | >1 |
| PRB | Problem Details | Mandatory | 1 |
| NTE | Notes And Comments | Optional | >1 |
| VAR | Variance | Optional | >1 |
| Loop ROL | Role | Optional | >1 |
| ROL | Role | Mandatory | 1 |
| VAR | Variance | Optional | >1 |
| Loop OBX | Observation Result | Optional | >1 |
| OBX | Observation Result | Mandatory | 1 |
| NTE | Notes And Comments | Optional | >1 |
| Loop GOL | Goal Detail | Optional | >1 |
| GOL | Goal Detail | Mandatory | 1 |
| NTE | Notes And Comments | Optional | >1 |
| VAR | Variance | Optional | >1 |
| Loop ROL | Role | Optional | >1 |
| ROL | Role | Mandatory | 1 |
| VAR | Variance | Optional | >1 |
| Loop OBX | Observation Result | Optional | >1 |
| OBX | Observation Result | Mandatory | 1 |
| NTE | Notes And Comments | Optional | >1 |
| Loop ORC | Common Order | Optional | >1 |
| ORC | Common Order | Mandatory | 1 |
| OBR | Observation Request | Mandatory | 1 |
| HXX | H L7 Segment | Mandatory | 1 |
| NTE | Notes And Comments | Optional | >1 |
| VAR | Variance | Optional | >1 |
| Loop OBX | Observation Result | Optional | >1 |
| OBX | Observation Result | Mandatory | 1 |
| NTE | Notes And Comments | Optional | >1 |
| VAR | Variance | Optional | >1 |