HL7 Europe Extensions
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HL7 Europe Extensions, published by HL7 Europe. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 0.1.1 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/hl7-eu/extensions/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

Scope and Content

This guide sets out a collection of HL7 Europe extensions designed for applicability within the EU realm for both HL7 FHIR R4 and R5.

This includes extensions defined for HL7 Europe implementation guides, such as:

  • HL7 Europe Laboratory Report
  • HL7 Europe Medication Prescription and Dispense
  • HL7 Europe Hospital Discharge Report
  • HL7 Europe Imaging Study Report

Purpose

This guide aims to:

  • Promote reuse of FHIR artefacts across different European Implementation Guides and projects.
  • Avoid duplication by complementing, rather than duplicating, existing FHIR core extensions or other widely adopted implementation guides.
  • Support harmonisation across Member States to facilitate cross-border data exchange and EU-wide interoperability.
  • Encourage adoption beyond Europe, contributing to globally usable solutions where appropriate.

Content Overview

Extension Description Context
Composition: Based On Order

This extension provides a link to the order [(Reference(ServiceRequest)] or requisition [ServiceRequest.requisition (i.e., 'Request.groupIdentifier')] that this report document is based on and fulfills.

 Composition
Composition: Information recipient

This extension applies to the Composition resource and is used to represent an intended recipient of the composition.

 Composition
Consent: Related Condition

The problem or disorder to which the living will applies.

 Consent
Document DiagnosticReport Reference

This extension provides a reference to the DiagnosticReport instance that is associated with this Composition.

 DiagnosticReport
Encounter: Legal Status

Legal status/situation at admission. This extension may be used for representing the basis on which the patient is staying in a healthcare organisation. This can be either voluntary or involuntary. A patient can also receive healthcare based on a forensic status. (voluntary, involuntary, admission by legal authority).

 Encounter
Medication: Package type

This extension applies to Medication and expresses the type of the container for the product (e.g. bottle, unit-dose blister, pre-filled pen).

 Medication
Periods of Life

Extensions used to indicate a time period in a person's life as a reference to a coded value for that life period.

 Age, Period, Range.low, Range.high