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Data Type Profile: Human Name - Mappings

Active as of 2026-10-26

Mappings for the ch-elm-humanname data type profile.

Mappings to Structures in this Implementation Guide

No Mappings Found

Mappings to other Structures

No Mappings Found

Other Mappings

NameeCH-StandardsHL7 v2 MappingRIM MappingServDdoco
HumanName
XPN
  • EN (actually
  • PN)
ProviderName
HumanName / id
n/a
HumanName / Slices for extension
n/a
HumanName / Slices for extension / extension:vctcode
HumanName / Slices for extension / extension:hivcode
HumanName / use
  • XPN.7
  • but often indicated by which field contains the name
unique(./use)
./NamePurpose
HumanName / text
implied by XPN.11
./formatted
HumanName / family
lastName
XPN.1/FN.1
./part[partType = FAM]
./FamilyName
HumanName / family / id
HumanName / family / Slices for extension
HumanName / family / Slices for extension / extension:ech11name
  • officialName
  • originalName
  • allianceName
  • nameOnForeignPassport
  • aliasName
  • otherName
  • declaredForeignName
HumanName / family / Slices for extension / extension:dataabsentreason
ANY.nullFlavor
HumanName / family / value
HumanName / given
firstName equivalent to callName of eCH-0011
XPN.2 + XPN.3
./part[partType = GIV]
./GivenNames
HumanName / given / id
HumanName / given / Slices for extension
HumanName / given / Slices for extension / extension:ech11firstname
  • officialFirstName
  • callName
  • allianceName
  • firstNameOnForeignPassport
  • declaredForeignFirstName
HumanName / given / Slices for extension / extension:dataabsentreason
ANY.nullFlavor
HumanName / given / value
HumanName / prefix
  • mrMrs
  • title
XPN.5
./part[partType = PFX]
./TitleCode
HumanName / prefix / id
HumanName / prefix / Slices for extension
HumanName / prefix / Slices for extension / extension:salutationandtitle
ENXP.qualifier
HumanName / prefix / value
HumanName / suffix
XPN/4
./part[partType = SFX]
HumanName / period
XPN.13 + XPN.14
./usablePeriod[type="IVL<TS>"]
./StartDate and ./EndDate

doco Documentation for this format