US Public Health Profiles Library
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US Public Health Profiles Library, published by HL7 International / Public Health. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 2.0.0 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/HL7/fhir-us-ph-library/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

Change Log

Page standards status: Informative

STU 2

Jira Tickets

JIRA Ticket Ticket Description
FHIR-52228 Fix typos
FHIR-52469 Fix typo
FHIR-52763 Use the FHIR cqf-alternativeExpression extension and remove the US Public Health Alternative Expression Extension
FHIR-52764 Use the FHIR cqf-expansionParameters extension and remove the US Public Health Expansion Parameters Extension
FHIR-52765 Use FHIR valueset-warning extension and remove the US Public Health Usage Warning Extension
FHIR-52768 Use the FHIR codesystem-property-valueset extension and remove the US Public Health CodeSystem Property Required Binding Extension
FHIR-51948 Remove constraint on US PH PractitionerRole.identifier
FHIR-51789 Chief Complaint Observation: constrain Observation.value to string data type, update the text to: "further constrains Observation.value[x] to the string data type"
FHIR-51947 Relax constraint on profiles that require only a US PH Patient to also allow US Core Patient
FHIR-52766 Derive the US Public Health Value Set profile from CRMIShareableValueSet, rather than the base Shareable; State that published value sets should conform to the
CRMIPublishableValueSet profile; Remove Public Health Computable and referring instead to the CRMIComputableValueSet profile; Remove Public Health Executable and referring instead to the CRMIExpandedValueSet profile.  
FHIR-52767 Derive the US Public Health Specification Library from the CRMIShareableLibrary, rather than the ShareableLibrary; Require that published libraries conform to the CRMIPublishableLibrary profile; Remove the Public Health Computable Library and instead require conformance with the Using CQL CQL Library profile; Remove the Public Health Executable Library and instead require conformance with the Using CQL ELM Library profile
FHIR-52769 Derive the US Public Health PlanDefinition profile from CRMIShareablePlanDefinition; Require that published PlanDefinitions conform to the CRMIPublishablePlanDefinition profile.

STU 2 - Ballot

Jira Tickets

JIRA Ticket Ticket Description
FHIR-50332 Update US Core version to 6.1.0
FHIR-50333 Where necessary, update PHPL profiles that are dependent on US Core profiles.
FHIR-50334 Remove any profiles/extensions from PHPL that now exist in US Core 6.1.0
FHIR-50335 Add USCDI+ mapping table(s)
FHIR-50336 Add change log
FHIR-50337 Add new profiles/extensions for USCDI+ data elements that are not currently represented in PHPL (or US Core)
FHIR-50338 Update existing PHPL profiles based on latest USCDI+ data requirements
FHIR-50339 Update guidance page

Detailed Description of Changes

Artifact Change Description
Whole IG Update dependency on US Core to US Core 6.1.0
Guidance Update guidance
Mapping Add USCDI+ mapping table
Change Log Add Change Log
All relevant profiles Update descriptions, update examples, add USCDI+ mappings to descriptions
Observation profile examples Add Observation.performer to all Observation profile examples
All examples Update examples to support changes
US Public Health Chief Complaint Observation New Profile
US Public Health Country of Nationality New Profile
US Public Health Specimen New Profile
US Public Health Symptom Observation New Profile
US Public Health Vaccine Credential Patient Assertion New Profile
US PH Tribal Affiliation Extension Remove extension (now exists in US Core: US Core Tribal Affiliation Extension)
US Public Health Patient Replace reference to US PH Tribal Affiliation Extension with reference to US Core Tribal Affiliation Extension and set reference to MS
US Public Health Patient Remove reference to Gender Identity extension
US Public Health Characteristics of Home Environment Add US Core Simple Observation Profile as parent
US Public Health Characteristics of Home Environment Set Observation.category to 'SDOH'
US Public Health Characteristics of Home Environment Remove Observation.code and Observation.value MS (already set in US Core)
US Public Health Emergency Outbreak Information Add US Core Simple Observation Profile as parent
US Public Health Emergency Outbreak Information Remove Observation.code constraints and Observation.value MS (already set in US Core)
US Public Health Pregnancy Status Observation Add Add US Core Observation Pregnancy Status Profile as parent
US Public Health Pregnancy Status Observation Remove Observation.code, Observation.effective[x], and Observation.value[x] constraints (already set in US Core)
US Public Health Pregnancy Status Observation Remove Pregnancy Status value set (exists in US Core)
US Public Health Laboratory Result Observation Update reference to specimen to new US Public Health Specimen profile
US Public Health MedicationAdministration Add Medication.administration.dosage.dose.code and dosage.dose.units MS constraints
US Public Health Pregnancy Outcome Observation Add US Core Simple Observation Profile as parent
US Public Health Pregnancy Outcome Observation Set Observation.category to 'social-history'
US Public Health Pregnancy Outcome Observation Remove Observation.code MS constraint (already set in US Core)
US Public Health Travel History Add US Core Simple Observation Profile as parent
US Public Health Transportation Details Add US Core Simple Observation Profile as parent
US Public Health Is Postpartum Add US Core Simple Observation Profile as parent
US Public Health Disability Status Add US Core Simple Observation Profile as parent
US Public Health Exposure Contact Information Add US Core Simple Observation Profile as parent
US Public Health Exposure Contact Information Add Observation.component
US Public Health Encounter Diagnosis Add guidance and example to support Suspected Diagnosis
US Public Health Condition Problems and Health Concerns Add guidance and example to support Suspected Diagnosis
US Public Health Encounter Add guidance and update example to support Chief Complaint