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IPS to EPS Procedure Comparison

ISO 27269 → EU Patient Summary — History of Procedures

ISO 27269 (IPS)	Conformance	Relationship	EU Patient Summary
Element	Conf.	Relation	Element	Notes
Procedures content status	C	Equivalent	section.emptyReason	Same purpose; EU PS follows the IPS FHIR representation with emptyReason.
Procedures	C	Equivalent	EHDSProcedure (list)	Represents the list of procedure entries.
Procedure	M	Equivalent	EHDSProcedure	Core entry element; identical concept.
Procedure code	R	Equivalent	code	Identification of the procedure; EU PS uses SNOMED CT or relevant code systems.
Procedure description	RK	TBD	note	The model includes only the notes as additional info. Available in the EU core FHIR Procedure
Body site	O	Equivalent	bodySite	Anatomical location of the procedure.
Procedure date	R	Equivalent	date[x]	Optional in the model

EU Patient Summary (EHDS Model) → ISO 27269 — History of Procedures

EU Patient Summary	Relationship	ISO 27269 (IPS)
Element	Relation	Element	Notes
EHDSProcedure	Equivalent	Procedure	Core entry concept is aligned.
header	Not represented	—	Administrative header (subject, authorship, status, etc.) not part of ISO 27269 clinical section content.
header.subject	Not represented	—	Patient identification handled elsewhere in ISO Document Header.
header.identifier	Not represented	—
header.authorship / author[x] / datetime	Not represented	—	Authorship metadata; ISO 27269 section does not define this.
header.lastUpdate	Not represented	—	Technical metadata.
code	Equivalent	Procedure code	Coded procedure type.
date[x]	Equivalent	Procedure date
performer	Not represented	—	Present in the EU FHIR Core
bodySite	Equivalent	Body site	Anatomical focus.
reason[x]	Not represented	—	Present in the EU FHIR Core
outcome	Not represented	—	Present in the EU FHIR Core
complication	Not represented	—	Present in the EU FHIR Core
deviceUsed	Not represented	—	Present in the EU FHIR Core
focalDevice	Not represented	—	Present in the EU FHIR Core
note	source-is-narrower-than-target	description	description is not limited to Additional information.