Person Name Formatting (C-CDA R2.1).xml

<recordTarget>
    <!-- Examples of how systems send names and logical display order -->
    <!-- Note: This snippet omits other data elements required to meet C-CDA R2.1 requirements (telecom, address, etc.) -->
    <patientRole>
        <id nullFlavor="NI" />
        <patient>
            <!-- This is okay; "Robin Taylor" is a logical display order -->
            <name>
                <given>Robin</given>
                <family>Taylor</family>
            </name>
            <!-- This is okay; "Taylor, Robin" implies Lastname, Firstname ordering in the US -->
            <name>
                <family>Taylor</family>
                <delimiter>, </delimiter>
                <given>Robin</given>
            </name>
            <!-- This is okay; "Dr. Robin Taylor" is a logical display order -->
            <name>
                <prefix qualifier="AC TITLE">Dr. </prefix><!-- Space in element is intentional (see CDA R2.0 Section 2.23.4) -->
                <given>Robin</given>
                <family>Taylor</family>
            </name>
            <!-- This is okay; "Robin Taylor MD" is a logical display order -->
            <name>
                <given>Robin</given>
                <family>Taylor</family>
                <suffix qualifier="AC TITLE"> MD</suffix><!-- Space in element is intentional (see CDA R2.0 Section 2.23.4) -->
            </name>
            <!-- Don't do this; "Robin Taylor Dr." isn't a logical display order -->
            <name>
                <given>Robin</given>
                <family>Taylor</family>
                <prefix qualifier="AC TITLE">Dr. </prefix><!-- Space in element is intentional -->
            </name>            
            <!-- Don't do this; "Taylor Robin" is confusing (is Taylor the given name?) -->
            <name>
                <family>Taylor</family>
                <given>Robin</given>
            </name>
        </patient>
    </patientRole>
</recordTarget>