EHDS Logical Information Models
0.2.1 - qa-preview

EHDS Logical Information Models, published by Xt-EHR. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 0.2.1 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: EHDSHumanName - Detailed Descriptions

Draft as of 2026-02-05

Definitions for the EHDSHumanName logical model.

- Key Elements Table
- Differential Elements Table
- Snapshot Elements Table

Guidance on how to interpret the contents of this table can be foundhere

0. EHDSHumanName
Definition | EHDS refined base model for Human name Base definition for all types defined in FHIR type system.
Short | Human name 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. EHDSHumanName.use
Definition | Identifies the purpose for this name.
Short | Use
Control | 0..1
Binding | hl7:NameUse
Type | CodeableConcept
4. EHDSHumanName.text
Definition | Specifies the entire name as it should be displayed e.g. on an application UI. This may be provided instead of or as well as the specific parts.
Short | Text
Control | 0..1
Type | string
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
6. EHDSHumanName.family
Definition | The family name/surname/last name of the patient. This field can contain more than one element or multiple fields could be present.
Short | Family
Control | 0..*
Type | string
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
8. EHDSHumanName.given
Definition | The given name/first name (also known as forename or first name).
Short | Given
Control | 0..*
Type | string
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
10. EHDSHumanName.prefix
Definition | Name parts that come before the name. Prefixes appear in the correct order for presenting the name.
Short | Prefix
Control | 0..*
Type | string
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
12. EHDSHumanName.suffix
Definition | Name parts that come after the name. Suffixes appear in the correct order for presenting the name.
Short | Suffix
Control | 0..*
Type | string
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension

Guidance on how to interpret the contents of this table can be foundhere

0. EHDSHumanName
Definition | EHDS refined base model for Human name
Short | Human name model
Logical Model | Instances of this logical model are not marked to be the target of a Reference
2. EHDSHumanName.use
Definition | Identifies the purpose for this name.
Short | Use
Control | 0..1
Binding | hl7:NameUse
Type | CodeableConcept
4. EHDSHumanName.text
Definition | Specifies the entire name as it should be displayed e.g. on an application UI. This may be provided instead of or as well as the specific parts.
Short | Text
Control | 0..1
Type | string
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
6. EHDSHumanName.family
Definition | The family name/surname/last name of the patient. This field can contain more than one element or multiple fields could be present.
Short | Family
Control | 0..*
Type | string
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
8. EHDSHumanName.given
Definition | The given name/first name (also known as forename or first name).
Short | Given
Control | 0..*
Type | string
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
10. EHDSHumanName.prefix
Definition | Name parts that come before the name. Prefixes appear in the correct order for presenting the name.
Short | Prefix
Control | 0..*
Type | string
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
12. EHDSHumanName.suffix
Definition | Name parts that come after the name. Suffixes appear in the correct order for presenting the name.
Short | Suffix
Control | 0..*
Type | string
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension

Guidance on how to interpret the contents of this table can be foundhere

0. EHDSHumanName
Definition | EHDS refined base model for Human name
Short | Human name model
Control | 0..*
Is Modifier | false
Logical Model | Instances of this logical model are not marked to be the target of a Reference
2. EHDSHumanName.use
Definition | Identifies the purpose for this name.
Short | Use
Control | 0..1
Binding | hl7:NameUse
Type | CodeableConcept
4. EHDSHumanName.text
Definition | Specifies the entire name as it should be displayed e.g. on an application UI. This may be provided instead of or as well as the specific parts.
Short | Text
Control | 0..1
Type | string
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
6. EHDSHumanName.family
Definition | The family name/surname/last name of the patient. This field can contain more than one element or multiple fields could be present.
Short | Family
Control | 0..*
Type | string
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
8. EHDSHumanName.given
Definition | The given name/first name (also known as forename or first name).
Short | Given
Control | 0..*
Type | string
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
10. EHDSHumanName.prefix
Definition | Name parts that come before the name. Prefixes appear in the correct order for presenting the name.
Short | Prefix
Control | 0..*
Type | string
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension
12. EHDSHumanName.suffix
Definition | Name parts that come after the name. Suffixes appear in the correct order for presenting the name.
Short | Suffix
Control | 0..*
Type | string
Primitive Value | This primitive element may be present, or absent, or replaced by an extension