---
type: "example"
title: "PlanDefinition Example: plandefinition-example-episode-of-care"
resource: "PlanDefinition"
example: "plandefinition-example-episode-of-care"
---
# PlanDefinition Example: plandefinition-example-episode-of-care

## Example XML



```xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<PlanDefinition xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <identifier>
    <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/>
    <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.11.11"/>
  </identifier>
  <status value="draft"/>
  <action>
    <title value="Create an episode of care to link the related events"/>
    <trigger>
      <type value="named-event"/>
      <name value="process-episodes"/>
    </trigger>
    <condition>
      <kind value="applicability"/>
      <expression>
        <language value="text/cql-expression"/>
        <expression value="ShouldCreateEpisodeOfCare"/>
      </expression>
    </condition>
    <type>
      <coding>
        <system value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/action-type"/>
        <code value="create"/>
      </coding>
    </type>
    <definitionCanonical value="http://example.org/fhir/ActivityDefinition/episode-of-care"/>

    <!-- Sub action to link related encounters to the new episode of care -->
    <action>
      <title value="Link related encounters"/>
      <type>
        <coding>
          <system value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/action-type"/>
          <code value="update"/>
        </coding>
      </type>
      <definitionCanonical>
        <extension>
          <url value="cqf-expression"/>
          <valueExpression>
            <language value="text/cql-expression"/>
            <expression value="RelatedEncounters"/>
          </valueExpression>
        </extension>
      </definitionCanonical>
      <dynamicValue>
        <path value="episodeOfCare"/> <!-- This is the path to the episodeOfCare element of the related encounter -->
        <expression>
          <language value="text/cql-expression"/>
          <expression value="%parent_target"/> <!-- This assumes the ability to "assign" a reference -->
        </expression>
      </dynamicValue>
    </action>
  </action>
</PlanDefinition>
```