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title: Procedures
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# Procedures

## :new: Procedures Data Elements

Activity performed for or on a patient as part of the provision of care.

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DATA ELEMENT|APPLICABLE VOCABULARY STANDARD(S)|US Core V6 Proposal
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**Time of Procedure**<br/>Time and/or date a procedure or other action is performed.<br/><br/>Examples include but are not limited to vaccine or medication administration times, surgery start time, and time ultrasound performed.|| **No Change**:<br/> - US Core Procedure Profile (surgery start time) `Procedure.performed[x]` is a Must Support element <br/> - US Core DiagnosticReport Profile (time ultrasound performed) `DiagnosticReport.effective[x]` is a Must Support element <br/> - US Core Immunization Profile (vaccine administration time) `Immunization.occurrence[x]` is a Must Support element <!--<br/>- :New::US Core MedicationAdministration Profile (medication administration time) `MedicationAdministration.effective[x]` is a Must Support element-->

### Known issues

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### Decisions

No Changes to updates. (see table)

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### IG Updates

- [ ] USCDI Mapping Table

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