EHDS Logical Information Models
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EHDS Logical Information Models, published by Xt-EHR. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 0.2.0 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/Xt-EHR/xt-ehr-common/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

Logical Model: Document model

Official URL: https://www.xt-ehr.eu/specifications/fhir/StructureDefinition/EHDSDocument Version: 0.2.0
Draft as of 2025-09-24 Computable Name: EHDSDocument

EHDS refined base model for common document data elements, including the common header. Data relevant to document type and its content for administrative and searching purposes.

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NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. EHDSDocument 0..* EHDSDataSet
Elements defined in Ancestors:header
Document model
Instances of this logical model can be the target of a Reference
... header 1..1 Base Document header elements
.... subject 1..1 EHDSPatient Patient/subject information
.... identifier 1..* Identifier Unique identifier of the document
.... authorship 1..* Base Resource authoring details
..... author[x] 1..1 Author(s) by whom the resource was/were authored. Multiple authors could be provided.
...... authorEHDSHealthProfessional EHDSHealthProfessional
...... authorEHDSOrganisation EHDSOrganisation
...... authorEHDSDevice EHDSDevice
..... datetime 1..1 dateTime Date and time of authoring/issuing
.... lastUpdate 0..1 dateTime Date and time of the last update to the resource (may be used for technical corrections).
.... status 1..1 CodeableConcept Status of the resource or document
.... statusReason[x] 0..1 Reason for the current status of the resource.
..... statusReasonCodeableConcept CodeableConcept
..... statusReasonString string
.... language 0..1 CodeableConcept Language in which the resource is written. Language is expressed by the IETF language tag.
Binding Description: (preferred): BCP 47
.... documentType 1..1 CodeableConcept Type of document at hand, e.g. 60591-5 Patient summary document.
Binding Description: (preferred): LOINC
.... documentTitle 1..1 string Human readable document title that can be displayed in search results, etc. This can be documentType's display name, or it can be assembled from multiple elements. Examples: 'Laboratory Result Report', 'Patient Summary of Jane Green 10.12.2024'
.... period 0..1 Period Time of service that is being documented
.... version 0..1 string Business version of the document.
.... attestation 0..* Base Document attestation details
..... attester 1..1 EHDSHealthProfessional Attester who validated the document. Mulitple attesters could be provided.
..... datetime 1..1 dateTime Date and time of the approval of the document by Attester.
.... legalAuthentication 0..1 Base Document legal authentication details
..... legalAuthenticator 1..1 EHDSHealthProfessional The person taking responsibility for the medical content of the document
..... datetime 1..1 dateTime Date and time when the document was authorised.
.... eventType 0..* CodeableConcept Categorisation of the event covered by the document (e.g. laboratory study types, imaging study types including modality, etc.). Selection of such tags or labels depends on the use case and agreement between data sharing parties. This meta-data element serves primarily for searching and filtering purposes.
Binding Description: (preferred): LOINC, SNOMED CT, dicom-cid-33-Modality
.... serviceSpecialty 0..* CodeableConcept Additional details about where the content was created (e.g. clinical specialty)
Binding Description: (preferred): SNOMED CT
.... custodian 0..1 EHDSOrganisation Organisation that is in charge of maintaining the document/report.
.... confidentiality 0..1 CodeableConcept Level of confidentiality of the document. Implicit value is normal.
Binding Description: (preferred): hl7:Confidentiality
... presentedForm 0..* EHDSAttachment A narrative easy-to-read representation of the full data set, e.g. PDF-version of a document

doco Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

PathConformanceValueSetURI
EHDSDocument.header.languagepreferred
EHDSDocument.header.documentTypepreferred
EHDSDocument.header.eventTypepreferred
EHDSDocument.header.serviceSpecialtypreferred
EHDSDocument.header.confidentialitypreferred

This structure is derived from EHDSDataSet

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. EHDSDocument 0..* EHDSDataSet
Elements defined in Ancestors:header
Document model
Instances of this logical model can be the target of a Reference
... header 1..1 Base Document header elements
.... identifier 1..* Identifier Unique identifier of the document
.... documentType 1..1 CodeableConcept Type of document at hand, e.g. 60591-5 Patient summary document.
Binding Description: (preferred): LOINC
.... documentTitle 1..1 string Human readable document title that can be displayed in search results, etc. This can be documentType's display name, or it can be assembled from multiple elements. Examples: 'Laboratory Result Report', 'Patient Summary of Jane Green 10.12.2024'
.... period 0..1 Period Time of service that is being documented
.... version 0..1 string Business version of the document.
.... attestation 0..* Base Document attestation details
..... attester 1..1 EHDSHealthProfessional Attester who validated the document. Mulitple attesters could be provided.
..... datetime 1..1 dateTime Date and time of the approval of the document by Attester.
.... legalAuthentication 0..1 Base Document legal authentication details
..... legalAuthenticator 1..1 EHDSHealthProfessional The person taking responsibility for the medical content of the document
..... datetime 1..1 dateTime Date and time when the document was authorised.
.... eventType 0..* CodeableConcept Categorisation of the event covered by the document (e.g. laboratory study types, imaging study types including modality, etc.). Selection of such tags or labels depends on the use case and agreement between data sharing parties. This meta-data element serves primarily for searching and filtering purposes.
Binding Description: (preferred): LOINC, SNOMED CT, dicom-cid-33-Modality
.... serviceSpecialty 0..* CodeableConcept Additional details about where the content was created (e.g. clinical specialty)
Binding Description: (preferred): SNOMED CT
.... custodian 0..1 EHDSOrganisation Organisation that is in charge of maintaining the document/report.
.... confidentiality 0..1 CodeableConcept Level of confidentiality of the document. Implicit value is normal.
Binding Description: (preferred): hl7:Confidentiality
... presentedForm 0..* EHDSAttachment A narrative easy-to-read representation of the full data set, e.g. PDF-version of a document

doco Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings (Differential)

PathConformanceValueSetURI
EHDSDocument.header.documentTypepreferred
EHDSDocument.header.eventTypepreferred
EHDSDocument.header.serviceSpecialtypreferred
EHDSDocument.header.confidentialitypreferred
NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. EHDSDocument 0..* EHDSDataSet
Elements defined in Ancestors:header
Document model
Instances of this logical model can be the target of a Reference
... header 1..1 Base Document header elements
.... subject 1..1 EHDSPatient Patient/subject information
.... identifier 1..* Identifier Unique identifier of the document
.... authorship 1..* Base Resource authoring details
..... author[x] 1..1 Author(s) by whom the resource was/were authored. Multiple authors could be provided.
...... authorEHDSHealthProfessional EHDSHealthProfessional
...... authorEHDSOrganisation EHDSOrganisation
...... authorEHDSDevice EHDSDevice
..... datetime 1..1 dateTime Date and time of authoring/issuing
.... lastUpdate 0..1 dateTime Date and time of the last update to the resource (may be used for technical corrections).
.... status 1..1 CodeableConcept Status of the resource or document
.... statusReason[x] 0..1 Reason for the current status of the resource.
..... statusReasonCodeableConcept CodeableConcept
..... statusReasonString string
.... language 0..1 CodeableConcept Language in which the resource is written. Language is expressed by the IETF language tag.
Binding Description: (preferred): BCP 47
.... documentType 1..1 CodeableConcept Type of document at hand, e.g. 60591-5 Patient summary document.
Binding Description: (preferred): LOINC
.... documentTitle 1..1 string Human readable document title that can be displayed in search results, etc. This can be documentType's display name, or it can be assembled from multiple elements. Examples: 'Laboratory Result Report', 'Patient Summary of Jane Green 10.12.2024'
.... period 0..1 Period Time of service that is being documented
.... version 0..1 string Business version of the document.
.... attestation 0..* Base Document attestation details
..... attester 1..1 EHDSHealthProfessional Attester who validated the document. Mulitple attesters could be provided.
..... datetime 1..1 dateTime Date and time of the approval of the document by Attester.
.... legalAuthentication 0..1 Base Document legal authentication details
..... legalAuthenticator 1..1 EHDSHealthProfessional The person taking responsibility for the medical content of the document
..... datetime 1..1 dateTime Date and time when the document was authorised.
.... eventType 0..* CodeableConcept Categorisation of the event covered by the document (e.g. laboratory study types, imaging study types including modality, etc.). Selection of such tags or labels depends on the use case and agreement between data sharing parties. This meta-data element serves primarily for searching and filtering purposes.
Binding Description: (preferred): LOINC, SNOMED CT, dicom-cid-33-Modality
.... serviceSpecialty 0..* CodeableConcept Additional details about where the content was created (e.g. clinical specialty)
Binding Description: (preferred): SNOMED CT
.... custodian 0..1 EHDSOrganisation Organisation that is in charge of maintaining the document/report.
.... confidentiality 0..1 CodeableConcept Level of confidentiality of the document. Implicit value is normal.
Binding Description: (preferred): hl7:Confidentiality
... presentedForm 0..* EHDSAttachment A narrative easy-to-read representation of the full data set, e.g. PDF-version of a document

doco Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

PathConformanceValueSetURI
EHDSDocument.header.languagepreferred
EHDSDocument.header.documentTypepreferred
EHDSDocument.header.eventTypepreferred
EHDSDocument.header.serviceSpecialtypreferred
EHDSDocument.header.confidentialitypreferred

This structure is derived from EHDSDataSet

Summary

Mandatory: 1 element(6 nested mandatory elements)

Key Elements View

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. EHDSDocument 0..* EHDSDataSet
Elements defined in Ancestors:header
Document model
Instances of this logical model can be the target of a Reference
... header 1..1 Base Document header elements
.... subject 1..1 EHDSPatient Patient/subject information
.... identifier 1..* Identifier Unique identifier of the document
.... authorship 1..* Base Resource authoring details
..... author[x] 1..1 Author(s) by whom the resource was/were authored. Multiple authors could be provided.
...... authorEHDSHealthProfessional EHDSHealthProfessional
...... authorEHDSOrganisation EHDSOrganisation
...... authorEHDSDevice EHDSDevice
..... datetime 1..1 dateTime Date and time of authoring/issuing
.... lastUpdate 0..1 dateTime Date and time of the last update to the resource (may be used for technical corrections).
.... status 1..1 CodeableConcept Status of the resource or document
.... statusReason[x] 0..1 Reason for the current status of the resource.
..... statusReasonCodeableConcept CodeableConcept
..... statusReasonString string
.... language 0..1 CodeableConcept Language in which the resource is written. Language is expressed by the IETF language tag.
Binding Description: (preferred): BCP 47
.... documentType 1..1 CodeableConcept Type of document at hand, e.g. 60591-5 Patient summary document.
Binding Description: (preferred): LOINC
.... documentTitle 1..1 string Human readable document title that can be displayed in search results, etc. This can be documentType's display name, or it can be assembled from multiple elements. Examples: 'Laboratory Result Report', 'Patient Summary of Jane Green 10.12.2024'
.... period 0..1 Period Time of service that is being documented
.... version 0..1 string Business version of the document.
.... attestation 0..* Base Document attestation details
..... attester 1..1 EHDSHealthProfessional Attester who validated the document. Mulitple attesters could be provided.
..... datetime 1..1 dateTime Date and time of the approval of the document by Attester.
.... legalAuthentication 0..1 Base Document legal authentication details
..... legalAuthenticator 1..1 EHDSHealthProfessional The person taking responsibility for the medical content of the document
..... datetime 1..1 dateTime Date and time when the document was authorised.
.... eventType 0..* CodeableConcept Categorisation of the event covered by the document (e.g. laboratory study types, imaging study types including modality, etc.). Selection of such tags or labels depends on the use case and agreement between data sharing parties. This meta-data element serves primarily for searching and filtering purposes.
Binding Description: (preferred): LOINC, SNOMED CT, dicom-cid-33-Modality
.... serviceSpecialty 0..* CodeableConcept Additional details about where the content was created (e.g. clinical specialty)
Binding Description: (preferred): SNOMED CT
.... custodian 0..1 EHDSOrganisation Organisation that is in charge of maintaining the document/report.
.... confidentiality 0..1 CodeableConcept Level of confidentiality of the document. Implicit value is normal.
Binding Description: (preferred): hl7:Confidentiality
... presentedForm 0..* EHDSAttachment A narrative easy-to-read representation of the full data set, e.g. PDF-version of a document

doco Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

PathConformanceValueSetURI
EHDSDocument.header.languagepreferred
EHDSDocument.header.documentTypepreferred
EHDSDocument.header.eventTypepreferred
EHDSDocument.header.serviceSpecialtypreferred
EHDSDocument.header.confidentialitypreferred

Differential View

This structure is derived from EHDSDataSet

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. EHDSDocument 0..* EHDSDataSet
Elements defined in Ancestors:header
Document model
Instances of this logical model can be the target of a Reference
... header 1..1 Base Document header elements
.... identifier 1..* Identifier Unique identifier of the document
.... documentType 1..1 CodeableConcept Type of document at hand, e.g. 60591-5 Patient summary document.
Binding Description: (preferred): LOINC
.... documentTitle 1..1 string Human readable document title that can be displayed in search results, etc. This can be documentType's display name, or it can be assembled from multiple elements. Examples: 'Laboratory Result Report', 'Patient Summary of Jane Green 10.12.2024'
.... period 0..1 Period Time of service that is being documented
.... version 0..1 string Business version of the document.
.... attestation 0..* Base Document attestation details
..... attester 1..1 EHDSHealthProfessional Attester who validated the document. Mulitple attesters could be provided.
..... datetime 1..1 dateTime Date and time of the approval of the document by Attester.
.... legalAuthentication 0..1 Base Document legal authentication details
..... legalAuthenticator 1..1 EHDSHealthProfessional The person taking responsibility for the medical content of the document
..... datetime 1..1 dateTime Date and time when the document was authorised.
.... eventType 0..* CodeableConcept Categorisation of the event covered by the document (e.g. laboratory study types, imaging study types including modality, etc.). Selection of such tags or labels depends on the use case and agreement between data sharing parties. This meta-data element serves primarily for searching and filtering purposes.
Binding Description: (preferred): LOINC, SNOMED CT, dicom-cid-33-Modality
.... serviceSpecialty 0..* CodeableConcept Additional details about where the content was created (e.g. clinical specialty)
Binding Description: (preferred): SNOMED CT
.... custodian 0..1 EHDSOrganisation Organisation that is in charge of maintaining the document/report.
.... confidentiality 0..1 CodeableConcept Level of confidentiality of the document. Implicit value is normal.
Binding Description: (preferred): hl7:Confidentiality
... presentedForm 0..* EHDSAttachment A narrative easy-to-read representation of the full data set, e.g. PDF-version of a document

doco Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings (Differential)

PathConformanceValueSetURI
EHDSDocument.header.documentTypepreferred
EHDSDocument.header.eventTypepreferred
EHDSDocument.header.serviceSpecialtypreferred
EHDSDocument.header.confidentialitypreferred

Snapshot View

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. EHDSDocument 0..* EHDSDataSet
Elements defined in Ancestors:header
Document model
Instances of this logical model can be the target of a Reference
... header 1..1 Base Document header elements
.... subject 1..1 EHDSPatient Patient/subject information
.... identifier 1..* Identifier Unique identifier of the document
.... authorship 1..* Base Resource authoring details
..... author[x] 1..1 Author(s) by whom the resource was/were authored. Multiple authors could be provided.
...... authorEHDSHealthProfessional EHDSHealthProfessional
...... authorEHDSOrganisation EHDSOrganisation
...... authorEHDSDevice EHDSDevice
..... datetime 1..1 dateTime Date and time of authoring/issuing
.... lastUpdate 0..1 dateTime Date and time of the last update to the resource (may be used for technical corrections).
.... status 1..1 CodeableConcept Status of the resource or document
.... statusReason[x] 0..1 Reason for the current status of the resource.
..... statusReasonCodeableConcept CodeableConcept
..... statusReasonString string
.... language 0..1 CodeableConcept Language in which the resource is written. Language is expressed by the IETF language tag.
Binding Description: (preferred): BCP 47
.... documentType 1..1 CodeableConcept Type of document at hand, e.g. 60591-5 Patient summary document.
Binding Description: (preferred): LOINC
.... documentTitle 1..1 string Human readable document title that can be displayed in search results, etc. This can be documentType's display name, or it can be assembled from multiple elements. Examples: 'Laboratory Result Report', 'Patient Summary of Jane Green 10.12.2024'
.... period 0..1 Period Time of service that is being documented
.... version 0..1 string Business version of the document.
.... attestation 0..* Base Document attestation details
..... attester 1..1 EHDSHealthProfessional Attester who validated the document. Mulitple attesters could be provided.
..... datetime 1..1 dateTime Date and time of the approval of the document by Attester.
.... legalAuthentication 0..1 Base Document legal authentication details
..... legalAuthenticator 1..1 EHDSHealthProfessional The person taking responsibility for the medical content of the document
..... datetime 1..1 dateTime Date and time when the document was authorised.
.... eventType 0..* CodeableConcept Categorisation of the event covered by the document (e.g. laboratory study types, imaging study types including modality, etc.). Selection of such tags or labels depends on the use case and agreement between data sharing parties. This meta-data element serves primarily for searching and filtering purposes.
Binding Description: (preferred): LOINC, SNOMED CT, dicom-cid-33-Modality
.... serviceSpecialty 0..* CodeableConcept Additional details about where the content was created (e.g. clinical specialty)
Binding Description: (preferred): SNOMED CT
.... custodian 0..1 EHDSOrganisation Organisation that is in charge of maintaining the document/report.
.... confidentiality 0..1 CodeableConcept Level of confidentiality of the document. Implicit value is normal.
Binding Description: (preferred): hl7:Confidentiality
... presentedForm 0..* EHDSAttachment A narrative easy-to-read representation of the full data set, e.g. PDF-version of a document

doco Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

PathConformanceValueSetURI
EHDSDocument.header.languagepreferred
EHDSDocument.header.documentTypepreferred
EHDSDocument.header.eventTypepreferred
EHDSDocument.header.serviceSpecialtypreferred
EHDSDocument.header.confidentialitypreferred

This structure is derived from EHDSDataSet

Summary

Mandatory: 1 element(6 nested mandatory elements)

 

Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel