What information is contained in the CCR?
At present, the CCR consists of six sections of mandated core elements. Each of these sections has the possibility of five extensions, where appropriate. The sections are: • Header, or Document Identifying Information, contains required information about the referring or “from” clinician, as well as information about the referral or “to” provider, and document date. It also addresses the purpose for creating the document and reason for referral. • Patient Identifying Information: This section includes the required information to identify and distinguish the patient throughout the referral process, transitioning to and from hospital, clinic, physician office, or home environments (any care setting). The CCR can be used in both a centralized system and/or federated or distributed identification system that links various providers and contains the minimal set of identifying information that could be used by any record system [paper or electronic] to assign the individual their own identif
