---
title: "clinical_pathway_order"
description: "An order for a standardised care process for a specific condition or treatment."
---

An order for a standardised care process for a specific condition or treatment.

**Purpose.** To order the initiation of a standardised care process for a specific condition or treatment.

## Source

| Model | Leg | Role |
|---|---|---|
| `openEHR-EHR-INSTRUCTION.clinical_pathway_order.v0` | openEHR | defines this table |

## Columns

| Column | Type | Null | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `id` | `uuid primary key` | no | Primary key. | — |
| `form_id` | `uuid` → [`form`](/docs/tables/form) | no | The form this entry was recorded on. | — |
| `form_block_id` | `uuid` | yes | The block within the form, when the entry is bound to one. | — |
| `care_pathway_name`<br />`care_pathway_name_code`<br />`care_pathway_name_system`<br />`care_pathway_name_valueset_id` | coded text<br />`text`, `text`, `text`, `text` | yes | Care pathway name | `/activities[at0001]/description[at0002]/items[at0003]` |
| `description` | `text` | yes | Description | `/activities[at0001]/description[at0002]/items[at0005]` |
| `clinical_indication`<br />`clinical_indication_code`<br />`clinical_indication_system`<br />`clinical_indication_valueset_id` | coded text<br />`text`, `text`, `text`, `text` | yes | Clinical indication | `/activities[at0001]/description[at0002]/items[at0014]` |
| `start_date_time` | `timestamptz` | yes | Start date/time | `/activities[at0001]/description[at0002]/items[at0004]` |
| `end_date_time` | `timestamptz` | yes | End date/time | `/activities[at0001]/description[at0002]/items[at0015]` |
| `comment` | `text` | yes | Comment | `/activities[at0001]/description[at0002]/items[at0013]` |
| `review_date` | `timestamptz` | yes | Review date | `/protocol[at0007]/items[at0016]` |

## Constraints

```sql
check ((care_pathway_name_code is null and care_pathway_name_system is null and care_pathway_name_valueset_id is null) or (care_pathway_name is not null and care_pathway_name_code is not null and care_pathway_name_system is not null and care_pathway_name_valueset_id is not null))
check ((clinical_indication_code is null and clinical_indication_system is null and clinical_indication_valueset_id is null) or (clinical_indication is not null and clinical_indication_code is not null and clinical_indication_system is not null and clinical_indication_valueset_id is not null))
```

## Unique

- `form_block_id`

## References

| Columns | Target | On delete |
|---|---|---|
| `form_id` | [`form`](/docs/tables/form) | cascade |
| `form_id, form_block_id` | [`form_block`](/docs/tables/form_block) | cascade |
| `care_pathway_name_valueset_id, care_pathway_name_code, care_pathway_name_system, care_pathway_name` | [`valueset_code`](/docs/tables/valueset_code) | restrict |
| `clinical_indication_valueset_id, clinical_indication_code, clinical_indication_system, clinical_indication` | [`valueset_code`](/docs/tables/valueset_code) | restrict |

## Referenced by

- [`clinical_pathway_order_knowledge_base_reference`](/docs/tables/clinical_pathway_order_knowledge_base_reference) via `clinical_pathway_order_id`

## Indexes

- `clinical_pathway_order_form_id_idx` on `form_id`

## Child tables

1 table hang off `clinical_pathway_order`, one row per repetition.

### `clinical_pathway_order_knowledge_base_reference`

Child table — one row per repetition, deleted with its parent.

| Column | Type | Null | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `id` | `uuid primary key` | no | Primary key. | — |
| `clinical_pathway_order_id` | `uuid` → [`clinical_pathway_order`](/docs/tables/clinical_pathway_order) | no | — | — |
| `position` | `integer` | no | Order of this row within its parent, from zero. | — |
| `knowledge_base_reference_id` | `uuid` | no | Knowledge base reference | `/activities[at0001]/description[at0002]/items[at0017]` |

#### Unique

- `clinical_pathway_order_id, position`
- `clinical_pathway_order_id, knowledge_base_reference_id`

#### References

| Columns | Target | On delete |
|---|---|---|
| `clinical_pathway_order_id` | [`clinical_pathway_order`](/docs/tables/clinical_pathway_order) | cascade |
| `knowledge_base_reference_id` | [`knowledge_base_reference`](/docs/tables/knowledge_base_reference) | no action |

#### Indexes

- `clinical_pathway_order_knowledge_base_reference_knowledg_edf211` on `knowledge_base_reference_id`