EHDS Logical Information Models
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| Draft as of 2026-02-09 |
Definitions for the EHDSAdvanceDirective logical model.
Guidance on how to interpret the contents of this table can be foundhere
| 0. EHDSAdvanceDirective | |
| Definition | Healthcare directives concerning life or after life wishes of the patient Base definition for all types defined in FHIR type system. |
| Short | Advance directive modelBase for all types and resources |
| Control | 0..* |
| Is Modifier | false |
| Logical Model | Instances of this logical model are not marked to be the target of a Reference |
| 2. EHDSAdvanceDirective.header | |
| Definition | Basic metadata for this information |
| Short | Basic metadata for this information |
| Control | 1..1 |
| Type | Base |
| 4. EHDSAdvanceDirective.header.subject | |
| Definition | Patient/subject information |
| Short | Patient/subject information |
| Control | 1..1 |
| Type | http://www.xt-ehr.eu/fhir/models/StructureDefinition/EHDSPatient |
| 6. EHDSAdvanceDirective.header.identifier | |
| Definition | Business identifier for the object, unique within its system. Supporting disambiguation between different contexts (systems/countries). |
| Short | Business identifier for the object, unique within its system. Supporting disambiguation between different contexts (systems/countries). |
| Note | This is a business identifier, not a resource identifier (see discussion) |
| Control | 0..* |
| Type | Identifier |
| 8. EHDSAdvanceDirective.header.author[x] | |
| Definition | Author of the advance directive. |
| Short | Author of the advance directive. |
| Control | 0..* |
| Type | Choice of: http://www.xt-ehr.eu/fhir/models/StructureDefinition/EHDSHealthProfessional, http://www.xt-ehr.eu/fhir/models/StructureDefinition/EHDSOrganisation, http://www.xt-ehr.eu/fhir/models/StructureDefinition/EHDSDevice |
| [x] Note | SeeChoice of Data Typesfor further information about how to use [x] |
| 10. EHDSAdvanceDirective.header.date | |
| Definition | Date and optionally time of authoring/issuing |
| Short | Date and optionally time of authoring/issuing |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Type | dateTime |
| Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension |
| 12. EHDSAdvanceDirective.header.status | |
| Definition | Status of the resource or document |
| Short | Status of the resource or document |
| Control | 1..1 |
| Type | CodeableConcept |
| 14. EHDSAdvanceDirective.header.source | |
| Definition | Source of information (e.g. patient, patient's proxy). Used in case the patient has authored the information or the author has submitted patient-stated information. |
| Short | Source of information (e.g. patient, patient's proxy). Used in case the patient has authored the information or the author has submitted patient-stated information. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Type | CodeableConcept |
| 16. EHDSAdvanceDirective.header.language | |
| Definition | Language in which the resource is written. Language is expressed by the IETF language tag. |
| Short | Language in which the resource is written. Language is expressed by the IETF language tag. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Binding | BCP 47 |
| Type | CodeableConcept |
| 18. EHDSAdvanceDirective.category | |
| Definition | Categories of directives related to decisions prior and after death, such as life support, resuscitation or organ donation. |
| Short | Categories of directives related to decisions prior and after death, such as life support, resuscitation or organ donation. |
| Control | 0..* |
| Binding | SNOMED CT |
| Type | CodeableConcept |
| Requirements | ISO IPS |
| 20. EHDSAdvanceDirective.note | |
| Definition | Textual description of the directive |
| Short | Textual description of the directive |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Type | string |
| Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension |
| Requirements | eHN PS and HDR Guidelines, MyHealth@EU, ISO IPS |
| 22. EHDSAdvanceDirective.attachment | |
| Definition | Source document, such as a PDF, with the living will and the patient's signature. |
| Short | Source document, such as a PDF, with the living will and the patient's signature. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Type | http://www.xt-ehr.eu/fhir/models/StructureDefinition/EHDSAttachment |
| Requirements | eHN HDR Guideline, ISO IPS |
Guidance on how to interpret the contents of this table can be foundhere
| 0. EHDSAdvanceDirective | |
| Definition | Healthcare directives concerning life or after life wishes of the patient |
| Short | Advance directive model |
| Logical Model | Instances of this logical model are not marked to be the target of a Reference |
| 2. EHDSAdvanceDirective.header | |
| 4. EHDSAdvanceDirective.header.author[x] | |
| Definition | Author of the advance directive. |
| Short | Author of the advance directive. |
| [x] Note | SeeChoice of Data Typesfor further information about how to use [x] |
| 6. EHDSAdvanceDirective.category | |
| Definition | Categories of directives related to decisions prior and after death, such as life support, resuscitation or organ donation. |
| Short | Categories of directives related to decisions prior and after death, such as life support, resuscitation or organ donation. |
| Control | 0..* |
| Binding | SNOMED CT |
| Type | CodeableConcept |
| Requirements | ISO IPS |
| 8. EHDSAdvanceDirective.note | |
| Definition | Textual description of the directive |
| Short | Textual description of the directive |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Type | string |
| Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension |
| Requirements | eHN PS and HDR Guidelines, MyHealth@EU, ISO IPS |
| 10. EHDSAdvanceDirective.attachment | |
| Definition | Source document, such as a PDF, with the living will and the patient's signature. |
| Short | Source document, such as a PDF, with the living will and the patient's signature. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Type | http://www.xt-ehr.eu/fhir/models/StructureDefinition/EHDSAttachment |
| Requirements | eHN HDR Guideline, ISO IPS |
Guidance on how to interpret the contents of this table can be foundhere
| 0. EHDSAdvanceDirective | |
| Definition | Healthcare directives concerning life or after life wishes of the patient |
| Short | Advance directive model |
| Control | 0..* |
| Is Modifier | false |
| Logical Model | Instances of this logical model are not marked to be the target of a Reference |
| 2. EHDSAdvanceDirective.header | |
| Definition | Basic metadata for this information |
| Short | Basic metadata for this information |
| Control | 1..1 |
| Type | Base |
| 4. EHDSAdvanceDirective.header.subject | |
| Definition | Patient/subject information |
| Short | Patient/subject information |
| Control | 1..1 |
| Type | http://www.xt-ehr.eu/fhir/models/StructureDefinition/EHDSPatient |
| 6. EHDSAdvanceDirective.header.identifier | |
| Definition | Business identifier for the object, unique within its system. Supporting disambiguation between different contexts (systems/countries). |
| Short | Business identifier for the object, unique within its system. Supporting disambiguation between different contexts (systems/countries). |
| Note | This is a business identifier, not a resource identifier (see discussion) |
| Control | 0..* |
| Type | Identifier |
| 8. EHDSAdvanceDirective.header.author[x] | |
| Definition | Author of the advance directive. |
| Short | Author of the advance directive. |
| Control | 0..* |
| Type | Choice of: http://www.xt-ehr.eu/fhir/models/StructureDefinition/EHDSHealthProfessional, http://www.xt-ehr.eu/fhir/models/StructureDefinition/EHDSOrganisation, http://www.xt-ehr.eu/fhir/models/StructureDefinition/EHDSDevice |
| [x] Note | SeeChoice of Data Typesfor further information about how to use [x] |
| 10. EHDSAdvanceDirective.header.date | |
| Definition | Date and optionally time of authoring/issuing |
| Short | Date and optionally time of authoring/issuing |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Type | dateTime |
| Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension |
| 12. EHDSAdvanceDirective.header.status | |
| Definition | Status of the resource or document |
| Short | Status of the resource or document |
| Control | 1..1 |
| Type | CodeableConcept |
| 14. EHDSAdvanceDirective.header.source | |
| Definition | Source of information (e.g. patient, patient's proxy). Used in case the patient has authored the information or the author has submitted patient-stated information. |
| Short | Source of information (e.g. patient, patient's proxy). Used in case the patient has authored the information or the author has submitted patient-stated information. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Type | CodeableConcept |
| 16. EHDSAdvanceDirective.header.language | |
| Definition | Language in which the resource is written. Language is expressed by the IETF language tag. |
| Short | Language in which the resource is written. Language is expressed by the IETF language tag. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Binding | BCP 47 |
| Type | CodeableConcept |
| 18. EHDSAdvanceDirective.category | |
| Definition | Categories of directives related to decisions prior and after death, such as life support, resuscitation or organ donation. |
| Short | Categories of directives related to decisions prior and after death, such as life support, resuscitation or organ donation. |
| Control | 0..* |
| Binding | SNOMED CT |
| Type | CodeableConcept |
| Requirements | ISO IPS |
| 20. EHDSAdvanceDirective.note | |
| Definition | Textual description of the directive |
| Short | Textual description of the directive |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Type | string |
| Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension |
| Requirements | eHN PS and HDR Guidelines, MyHealth@EU, ISO IPS |
| 22. EHDSAdvanceDirective.attachment | |
| Definition | Source document, such as a PDF, with the living will and the patient's signature. |
| Short | Source document, such as a PDF, with the living will and the patient's signature. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Type | http://www.xt-ehr.eu/fhir/models/StructureDefinition/EHDSAttachment |
| Requirements | eHN HDR Guideline, ISO IPS |