Finnish Base Profiles
2.0.0 - release

Finnish Base Profiles, published by HL7 Finland. 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/fhir-fi/finnish-base-profiles/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

## Resource Profile: FI Base EpisodeOfCare

Official URL: https://hl7.fi/fhir/finnish-base-profiles/StructureDefinition/fi-base-episode-of-care | Version: 2.0.0
Active as of 2025-10-05 | Computable Name: FiBaseEpisodeOfCare

This is the Finnish base profile for the EpisodeOfCare resource.

Usages:

- Refer to this Profile: FI Base Encounter, FI Base MedicationAdministration, FI Base MedicationStatement, FI Base Encounter... Show 2 more, FI Base MedicationAdministration and FI Base MedicationStatement
- Examples for this Profile: EpisodeOfCare/id-for-episode-1

You can also check for usages in the FHIR IG Statistics

### Formal Views of Profile Content

Description of Profiles, Differentials, Snapshots and how the different presentations work.

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Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
EpisodeOfCare |  | 0..* | EpisodeOfCare | An association of a Patient with an Organization and Healthcare Provider(s) for a period of time that the Organization assumes some level of responsibility
implicitRules | ?!Σ | 0..1 | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created
modifierExtension | ?! | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored
status | ?!Σ | 1..1 | code | planned | waitlist | active | onhold | finished | cancelled | entered-in-error Binding: EpisodeOfCareStatus (required): The status of the episode of care.
patient | Σ | 1..1 | Reference(FI Base Patient(2.0.0)) | The patient who is the focus of this episode of care
managingOrganization | Σ | 0..1 | Reference(FI Base Organization(2.0.0)) | Organization that assumes care
careManager |  | 0..1 | Reference(FI Base Practitioner(2.0.0) | FI Base PractitionerRole(2.0.0)) | Care manager/care coordinator for the patient
Documentation for this format

#### Terminology Bindings

Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source
EpisodeOfCare.status | Base | required | EpisodeOfCareStatus | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std.

#### Constraints

Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression
dom-2 | error | EpisodeOfCare | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources | `contained.contained.empty()`
dom-3 | error | EpisodeOfCare | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL be referred to from elsewhere in the resource or SHALL refer to the containing resource | `contained.where((('#'+id in (%resource.descendants().reference | %resource.descendants().as(canonical) | %resource.descendants().as(uri) | %resource.descendants().as(url))) or descendants().where(reference = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty()`
dom-4 | error | EpisodeOfCare | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a meta.versionId or a meta.lastUpdated | `contained.meta.versionId.empty() and contained.meta.lastUpdated.empty()`
dom-5 | error | EpisodeOfCare | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label | `contained.meta.security.empty()`
dom-6 | best practice | EpisodeOfCare | A resource should have narrative for robust management | `text.`div`.exists()`
ele-1 | error | **ALL** elements | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children | `hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`
ext-1 | error | **ALL** extensions | Must have either extensions or value[x], not both | `extension.exists() != value.exists()`

This structure is derived from EpisodeOfCare

Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
EpisodeOfCare |  | 0..* | EpisodeOfCare | An association of a Patient with an Organization and Healthcare Provider(s) for a period of time that the Organization assumes some level of responsibility
diagnosis |  |  |  |
condition |  | 1..1 | Reference(FI Base Condition(2.0.0)) | Conditions/problems/diagnoses this episode of care is for
patient |  | 1..1 | Reference(FI Base Patient(2.0.0)) | The patient who is the focus of this episode of care
managingOrganization |  | 0..1 | Reference(FI Base Organization(2.0.0)) | Organization that assumes care
careManager |  | 0..1 | Reference(FI Base Practitioner(2.0.0) | FI Base PractitionerRole(2.0.0)) | Care manager/care coordinator for the patient
Documentation for this format

Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
EpisodeOfCare |  | 0..* | EpisodeOfCare | An association of a Patient with an Organization and Healthcare Provider(s) for a period of time that the Organization assumes some level of responsibility
id | Σ | 0..1 | id | Logical id of this artifact
meta | Σ | 0..1 | Meta | Metadata about the resource
implicitRules | ?!Σ | 0..1 | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created
language |  | 0..1 | code | Language of the resource content Binding: CommonLanguages (preferred): A human language.
Additional Bindings | Purpose
AllLanguages | Max Binding
text |  | 0..1 | Narrative | Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation This profile does not constrain the narrative in regard to content, language, or traceability to data elements
contained |  | 0..* | Resource | Contained, inline Resources
extension |  | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension | ?! | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored
identifier |  | 0..* | Identifier | Business Identifier(s) relevant for this EpisodeOfCare
status | ?!Σ | 1..1 | code | planned | waitlist | active | onhold | finished | cancelled | entered-in-error Binding: EpisodeOfCareStatus (required): The status of the episode of care.
statusHistory |  | 0..* | BackboneElement | Past list of status codes (the current status may be included to cover the start date of the status)
id |  | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension |  | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension | ?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
status |  | 1..1 | code | planned | waitlist | active | onhold | finished | cancelled | entered-in-error Binding: EpisodeOfCareStatus (required): The status of the episode of care.
period |  | 1..1 | Period | Duration the EpisodeOfCare was in the specified status
type | Σ | 0..* | CodeableConcept | Type/class - e.g. specialist referral, disease management Binding: EpisodeOfCareType (example): The type of the episode of care.
diagnosis | Σ | 0..* | BackboneElement | The list of diagnosis relevant to this episode of care
id |  | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension |  | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension | ?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
condition | Σ | 1..1 | Reference(FI Base Condition(2.0.0)) | Conditions/problems/diagnoses this episode of care is for
role | Σ | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Role that this diagnosis has within the episode of care (e.g. admission, billing, discharge …) Binding: DiagnosisRole (preferred): The type of diagnosis this condition represents.
rank | Σ | 0..1 | positiveInt | Ranking of the diagnosis (for each role type)
patient | Σ | 1..1 | Reference(FI Base Patient(2.0.0)) | The patient who is the focus of this episode of care
managingOrganization | Σ | 0..1 | Reference(FI Base Organization(2.0.0)) | Organization that assumes care
period | Σ | 0..1 | Period | Interval during responsibility is assumed
referralRequest |  | 0..* | Reference(ServiceRequest) | Originating Referral Request(s)
careManager |  | 0..1 | Reference(FI Base Practitioner(2.0.0) | FI Base PractitionerRole(2.0.0)) | Care manager/care coordinator for the patient
team |  | 0..* | Reference(CareTeam) | Other practitioners facilitating this episode of care
account |  | 0..* | Reference(Account) | The set of accounts that may be used for billing for this EpisodeOfCare
Documentation for this format

#### Terminology Bindings

Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source
EpisodeOfCare.language | Base | preferred | Common Languages | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std.
EpisodeOfCare.status | Base | required | EpisodeOfCareStatus | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std.
EpisodeOfCare.statusHistory.​status | Base | required | EpisodeOfCareStatus | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std.
EpisodeOfCare.type | Base | example | Episode of care type | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std.
EpisodeOfCare.diagnosis.​role | Base | preferred | DiagnosisRole | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std.

#### Constraints

Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression
dom-2 | error | EpisodeOfCare | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources | `contained.contained.empty()`
dom-3 | error | EpisodeOfCare | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL be referred to from elsewhere in the resource or SHALL refer to the containing resource | `contained.where((('#'+id in (%resource.descendants().reference | %resource.descendants().as(canonical) | %resource.descendants().as(uri) | %resource.descendants().as(url))) or descendants().where(reference = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty()`
dom-4 | error | EpisodeOfCare | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a meta.versionId or a meta.lastUpdated | `contained.meta.versionId.empty() and contained.meta.lastUpdated.empty()`
dom-5 | error | EpisodeOfCare | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label | `contained.meta.security.empty()`
dom-6 | best practice | EpisodeOfCare | A resource should have narrative for robust management | `text.`div`.exists()`
ele-1 | error | **ALL** elements | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children | `hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`
ext-1 | error | **ALL** extensions | Must have either extensions or value[x], not both | `extension.exists() != value.exists()`

This structure is derived from EpisodeOfCare

Summary

Structures

This structure refers to these other structures:

- FI Base Condition (https://hl7.fi/fhir/finnish-base-profiles/StructureDefinition/fi-base-condition)
- FI Base Patient (https://hl7.fi/fhir/finnish-base-profiles/StructureDefinition/fi-base-patient)
- FI Base Organization (https://hl7.fi/fhir/finnish-base-profiles/StructureDefinition/fi-base-organization)
- FI Base Practitioner (https://hl7.fi/fhir/finnish-base-profiles/StructureDefinition/fi-base-practitioner)
- FI Base PractitionerRole (https://hl7.fi/fhir/finnish-base-profiles/StructureDefinition/fi-base-practitioner-role)

Key Elements View

Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
EpisodeOfCare |  | 0..* | EpisodeOfCare | An association of a Patient with an Organization and Healthcare Provider(s) for a period of time that the Organization assumes some level of responsibility
implicitRules | ?!Σ | 0..1 | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created
modifierExtension | ?! | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored
status | ?!Σ | 1..1 | code | planned | waitlist | active | onhold | finished | cancelled | entered-in-error Binding: EpisodeOfCareStatus (required): The status of the episode of care.
patient | Σ | 1..1 | Reference(FI Base Patient(2.0.0)) | The patient who is the focus of this episode of care
managingOrganization | Σ | 0..1 | Reference(FI Base Organization(2.0.0)) | Organization that assumes care
careManager |  | 0..1 | Reference(FI Base Practitioner(2.0.0) | FI Base PractitionerRole(2.0.0)) | Care manager/care coordinator for the patient
Documentation for this format

#### Terminology Bindings

Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source
EpisodeOfCare.status | Base | required | EpisodeOfCareStatus | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std.

#### Constraints

Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression
dom-2 | error | EpisodeOfCare | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources | `contained.contained.empty()`
dom-3 | error | EpisodeOfCare | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL be referred to from elsewhere in the resource or SHALL refer to the containing resource | `contained.where((('#'+id in (%resource.descendants().reference | %resource.descendants().as(canonical) | %resource.descendants().as(uri) | %resource.descendants().as(url))) or descendants().where(reference = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty()`
dom-4 | error | EpisodeOfCare | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a meta.versionId or a meta.lastUpdated | `contained.meta.versionId.empty() and contained.meta.lastUpdated.empty()`
dom-5 | error | EpisodeOfCare | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label | `contained.meta.security.empty()`
dom-6 | best practice | EpisodeOfCare | A resource should have narrative for robust management | `text.`div`.exists()`
ele-1 | error | **ALL** elements | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children | `hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`
ext-1 | error | **ALL** extensions | Must have either extensions or value[x], not both | `extension.exists() != value.exists()`

Differential View

This structure is derived from EpisodeOfCare

Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
EpisodeOfCare |  | 0..* | EpisodeOfCare | An association of a Patient with an Organization and Healthcare Provider(s) for a period of time that the Organization assumes some level of responsibility
diagnosis |  |  |  |
condition |  | 1..1 | Reference(FI Base Condition(2.0.0)) | Conditions/problems/diagnoses this episode of care is for
patient |  | 1..1 | Reference(FI Base Patient(2.0.0)) | The patient who is the focus of this episode of care
managingOrganization |  | 0..1 | Reference(FI Base Organization(2.0.0)) | Organization that assumes care
careManager |  | 0..1 | Reference(FI Base Practitioner(2.0.0) | FI Base PractitionerRole(2.0.0)) | Care manager/care coordinator for the patient
Documentation for this format

Snapshot View

Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints Filter: Bindings Constraints Obligations
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
EpisodeOfCare |  | 0..* | EpisodeOfCare | An association of a Patient with an Organization and Healthcare Provider(s) for a period of time that the Organization assumes some level of responsibility
id | Σ | 0..1 | id | Logical id of this artifact
meta | Σ | 0..1 | Meta | Metadata about the resource
implicitRules | ?!Σ | 0..1 | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created
language |  | 0..1 | code | Language of the resource content Binding: CommonLanguages (preferred): A human language.
Additional Bindings | Purpose
AllLanguages | Max Binding
text |  | 0..1 | Narrative | Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation This profile does not constrain the narrative in regard to content, language, or traceability to data elements
contained |  | 0..* | Resource | Contained, inline Resources
extension |  | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension | ?! | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored
identifier |  | 0..* | Identifier | Business Identifier(s) relevant for this EpisodeOfCare
status | ?!Σ | 1..1 | code | planned | waitlist | active | onhold | finished | cancelled | entered-in-error Binding: EpisodeOfCareStatus (required): The status of the episode of care.
statusHistory |  | 0..* | BackboneElement | Past list of status codes (the current status may be included to cover the start date of the status)
id |  | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension |  | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension | ?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
status |  | 1..1 | code | planned | waitlist | active | onhold | finished | cancelled | entered-in-error Binding: EpisodeOfCareStatus (required): The status of the episode of care.
period |  | 1..1 | Period | Duration the EpisodeOfCare was in the specified status
type | Σ | 0..* | CodeableConcept | Type/class - e.g. specialist referral, disease management Binding: EpisodeOfCareType (example): The type of the episode of care.
diagnosis | Σ | 0..* | BackboneElement | The list of diagnosis relevant to this episode of care
id |  | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension |  | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension | ?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
condition | Σ | 1..1 | Reference(FI Base Condition(2.0.0)) | Conditions/problems/diagnoses this episode of care is for
role | Σ | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Role that this diagnosis has within the episode of care (e.g. admission, billing, discharge …) Binding: DiagnosisRole (preferred): The type of diagnosis this condition represents.
rank | Σ | 0..1 | positiveInt | Ranking of the diagnosis (for each role type)
patient | Σ | 1..1 | Reference(FI Base Patient(2.0.0)) | The patient who is the focus of this episode of care
managingOrganization | Σ | 0..1 | Reference(FI Base Organization(2.0.0)) | Organization that assumes care
period | Σ | 0..1 | Period | Interval during responsibility is assumed
referralRequest |  | 0..* | Reference(ServiceRequest) | Originating Referral Request(s)
careManager |  | 0..1 | Reference(FI Base Practitioner(2.0.0) | FI Base PractitionerRole(2.0.0)) | Care manager/care coordinator for the patient
team |  | 0..* | Reference(CareTeam) | Other practitioners facilitating this episode of care
account |  | 0..* | Reference(Account) | The set of accounts that may be used for billing for this EpisodeOfCare
Documentation for this format

#### Terminology Bindings

Path | Status | Usage | ValueSet | Version | Source
EpisodeOfCare.language | Base | preferred | Common Languages | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std.
EpisodeOfCare.status | Base | required | EpisodeOfCareStatus | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std.
EpisodeOfCare.statusHistory.​status | Base | required | EpisodeOfCareStatus | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std.
EpisodeOfCare.type | Base | example | Episode of care type | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std.
EpisodeOfCare.diagnosis.​role | Base | preferred | DiagnosisRole | 📍4.0.1 | FHIR Std.

#### Constraints

Id | Grade | Path(s) | Description | Expression
dom-2 | error | EpisodeOfCare | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT contain nested Resources | `contained.contained.empty()`
dom-3 | error | EpisodeOfCare | If the resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL be referred to from elsewhere in the resource or SHALL refer to the containing resource | `contained.where((('#'+id in (%resource.descendants().reference | %resource.descendants().as(canonical) | %resource.descendants().as(uri) | %resource.descendants().as(url))) or descendants().where(reference = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists() or descendants().where(as(canonical) = '#').exists()).not()).trace('unmatched', id).empty()`
dom-4 | error | EpisodeOfCare | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a meta.versionId or a meta.lastUpdated | `contained.meta.versionId.empty() and contained.meta.lastUpdated.empty()`
dom-5 | error | EpisodeOfCare | If a resource is contained in another resource, it SHALL NOT have a security label | `contained.meta.security.empty()`
dom-6 | best practice | EpisodeOfCare | A resource should have narrative for robust management | `text.`div`.exists()`
ele-1 | error | **ALL** elements | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children | `hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())`
ext-1 | error | **ALL** extensions | Must have either extensions or value[x], not both | `extension.exists() != value.exists()`

This structure is derived from EpisodeOfCare

Summary

Structures

This structure refers to these other structures:

- FI Base Condition (https://hl7.fi/fhir/finnish-base-profiles/StructureDefinition/fi-base-condition)
- FI Base Patient (https://hl7.fi/fhir/finnish-base-profiles/StructureDefinition/fi-base-patient)
- FI Base Organization (https://hl7.fi/fhir/finnish-base-profiles/StructureDefinition/fi-base-organization)
- FI Base Practitioner (https://hl7.fi/fhir/finnish-base-profiles/StructureDefinition/fi-base-practitioner)
- FI Base PractitionerRole (https://hl7.fi/fhir/finnish-base-profiles/StructureDefinition/fi-base-practitioner-role)

Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel, Schematron