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| Left: | DiagnosticReport: Laboratory Report (http://hl7.eu/fhir/laboratory/StructureDefinition/DiagnosticReport-eu-lab) |
| Right: | DiagnosticReport: Laboratory Report (http://hl7.eu/fhir/laboratory/StructureDefinition/DiagnosticReport-eu-lab) |
| Error | StructureDefinition.version | Values for version differ: '2.0.0' vs '2.2.0-ci' |
| Information | StructureDefinition.status | Values for status differ: 'active' vs 'draft' |
| Information | StructureDefinition.date | Values for date differ: '2026-05-05T16:28:07+02:00' vs '2026-10-06T11:13:50+00:00' |
| Information | StructureDefinition.comment | Values for comment differ: 'Composition.identifier SHALL be equal to one of the DiagnosticReport.identifier, if at least one exists' vs 'Usually assigned by the Information System of the diagnostic service provider for facilitating the Report search. The order id can be used as one of the Report identifier if only one report is produced for that order. Composition.identifier SHALL have the same system and value as one of the DiagnosticReport.identifier, if at least one exists. This guidance is enforced by the invariant dr-comp-identifier, listed in the constraints section of the [Bundle: Laboratory Report](StructureDefinition-Bundle-eu-lab.html#constraints) profile.' |
| Information | StructureDefinition.comment | Values for comment differ: 'DiagnosticReport.status and Composition.status shall be aligned' vs 'The statuses amended, corrected, appended, cancelled and entered-in-error SHOULD be accompanied by the reason for that status, conveyed in the statusReason extension.' |
| Information | StructureDefinition.comment | Values for comment differ: 'DiagnosticReport.category and Composition.category shall be aligned' vs 'Multiple categories are allowed using various categorization schemes. The level of granularity is defined by the category concepts in the value set. More fine-grained filtering can be performed using the metadata and/or terminology hierarchy in DiagnosticReport.code.' |
| Information | StructureDefinition.comment | Values for comment differ: 'At least one DiagnosticReport.code.coding and Composition.type.coding SHALL be equal' vs 'At least one DiagnosticReport.code.coding and Composition.type.coding SHALL have the same system, version and code. This guidance is enforced by the invariant dr-comp-type, listed in the constraints section of the [Bundle: Laboratory Report](StructureDefinition-Bundle-eu-lab.html#constraints) profile.' |
| Information | StructureDefinition.short | Values for short differ: 'Who and/or what this report is about' vs 'The patient this report is about' |
| Information | StructureDefinition.comment | Values for comment differ: 'DiagnosticReport and Composition SHALL have the same subject' vs 'If both have a literal reference to a subject, DiagnosticReport and Composition SHOULD have the same subject. This guidance is checked by the invariant dr-comp-subj, listed in the constraints section of the [Bundle: Laboratory Report](StructureDefinition-Bundle-eu-lab.html#constraints) profile.' |
| Information | StructureDefinition.comment | Values for comment differ: 'This will typically be the encounter the event occurred within, but some events may be initiated prior to or after the official completion of an encounter but still be tied to the context of the encounter (e.g. pre-admission laboratory tests). DiagnosticReport and Composition SHALL have the same encounter.' vs 'This will typically be the encounter the event occurred within, but some events may be initiated prior to or after the official completion of an encounter but still be tied to the context of the encounter (e.g. pre-admission laboratory tests). If both have a literal reference to an encounter, DiagnosticReport and Composition SHOULD have the same encounter. This guidance is checked by the invariant dr-comp-enc, listed in the constraints section of the [Bundle: Laboratory Report](StructureDefinition-Bundle-eu-lab.html#constraints) profile.' |
| Error | DiagnosticReport.result | Type Mismatch: Reference([CanonicalType[http://hl7.eu/fhir/laboratory/StructureDefinition/Observation-resultslab-eu-lab]]) vs Reference([CanonicalType[http://hl7.eu/fhir/laboratory/StructureDefinition/Observation-resultslab-eu-lab]]) |
| Information | StructureDefinition.short | Values for short differ: 'Additional data (like images, diagrams or documents) associated with this report' vs 'Additional data (like images, diagrams) associated with this report' |
| Information | StructureDefinition.definition | Values for definition differ: 'A list of additional data, other then presented form of the report, associated with this report. This data is generally created during the diagnostic process, and may be directly of the patient, or of treated specimens (i.e. slides of interest).' vs 'A list of additional data associated with this report. This data is generally created during the diagnostic process, and may be directly of the patient, or of treated specimens (i.e. slides of interest).' |
| Information | StructureDefinition.short | Values for short differ: 'Additional content defined by implementations' vs 'Extension' |
| Information | StructureDefinition.definition | Values for definition differ: 'May be used to represent additional information that is not part of the basic definition of the element. To make the use of extensions safe and manageable, there is a strict set of governance applied to the definition and use of extensions. Though any implementer can define an extension, there is a set of requirements that SHALL be met as part of the definition of the extension.' vs 'An Extension' |
| Information | DiagnosticReport.media.link.extension | Element minimum cardinalities differ: '0' vs '1' |
| Information | StructureDefinition.short | Values for short differ: 'Text stating use of cross-version extension 'link'' vs 'Text stating use of the alternate-reference extension 'link'' |
| Information | StructureDefinition.definition | Values for definition differ: 'Text stating that instead of a reference to a Media resource, a DocumentReference resource is linked through the cross-version extension 'link'.' vs 'Text stating that instead of a reference to a Media resource, a DocumentReference resource is linked through the alternate-reference extension 'link'.' |
| Name | Value | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|
| abstract | false | ||
| baseDefinition | http://hl7.eu/fhir/base/StructureDefinition/diagnosticReport-eu-core | ||
| copyright | Copyright HL7 Europe. Licensed under creative commons public domain (CC0 1.0). | ||
| date | 2026-05-05T16:28:07+02:00 | 2026-10-06T11:13:50+00:00 |
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| description | DiagnosticReport used to represent an entry of a Laboratory Report, including its context, for the scope of the HL7 Europe project. | ||
| experimental | |||
| fhirVersion | 4.0.1 | ||
| jurisdiction | |||
| jurisdiction[0] | http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm#150 | ||
| kind | resource | ||
| name | DiagnosticReportLabEu | ||
| publisher | HL7 Europe | ||
| purpose | |||
| status | active | draft |
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| title | DiagnosticReport: Laboratory Report | ||
| type | DiagnosticReport | ||
| url | http://hl7.eu/fhir/laboratory/StructureDefinition/DiagnosticReport-eu-lab | ||
| version | 2.0.0 | 2.2.0-ci |
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| Name | L Flags | L Card. | L Type | L Description & Constraints | R Flags | R Card. | R Type | R Description & Constraints | Comments | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 DiagnosticReport | 0..* | DiagnosticReportEuCore | Laboratory Report DiagnosticReport | 0..* | DiagnosticReportEuCore | Laboratory Report DiagnosticReport | |||||||||||
 id | Σ | 0..1 | id | Logical id of this artifact | Σ | 0..1 | id | Logical id of this artifact | |||||||||
| meta | Σ | 0..1 | Meta | Metadata about the resource | Σ | 0..1 | Meta | Metadata about the resource | |||||||||
| implicitRules | ?!Σ | 0..1 | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created | ?!Σ | 0..1 | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created | |||||||||
| language | 0..1 | code | Language of the diagnostic report content Binding: ?? (preferred): A human language.
| 0..1 | code | Language of the diagnostic report content Binding: ?? (preferred): A human language.
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| 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 | 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 | 0..* | Resource | Contained, inline Resources | |||||||||||
 Slices for extension | 1..* | Extension | Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url | 1..* | Extension | Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url | |||||||||||
 modifierExtension | ?! | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored | ?! | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored | |||||||||
| identifier | Σ | 0..* | Identifier | Business identifier for report | Σ | 0..* | Identifier | Business identifier for report | |||||||||
| basedOn | 0..* | Reference(ServiceRequest: Laboratory Order) | What was requested | 0..* | Reference(ServiceRequest: Laboratory Order) | What was requested | |||||||||||
| status | ?!Σ | 1..1 | code | Status of the Report Binding: ?? (required): The status of the diagnostic report. | ?!Σ | 1..1 | code | Status of the Report Binding: ?? (required): The status of the diagnostic report. | |||||||||
| Slices for category | Σ | 0..* | CodeableConcept | Report Category Slice: Unordered, Open by value:$this Binding: ?? (example): Codes for diagnostic service sections. | Σ | 0..* | CodeableConcept | Report Category Slice: Unordered, Open by value:$this Binding: ?? (example): Codes for diagnostic service sections. | |||||||||
| code | Σ | 1..1 | CodeableConcept | Type of (Laboratory) Report Binding: ?? (preferred) | Σ | 1..1 | CodeableConcept | Type of (Laboratory) Report Binding: ?? (preferred) | |||||||||
| subject | Σ | 1..1 | Reference(Patient (EU core) | http://hl7.eu/fhir/base/StructureDefinition/patient-animal-eu-core | Group | Location | Device) | Who and/or what this report is about | Σ | 1..1 | Reference(Patient (EU core) | Group | Location | Device) | The patient this report is about | |||||||||
| encounter | Σ | 0..1 | Reference(Encounter) | The healthcare event which this Laboratory Report is about (when test ordered). | Σ | 0..1 | Reference(Encounter) | The healthcare event which this Laboratory Report is about (when test ordered). | |||||||||
| Slices for effective[x] | Σ | 0..1 | dateTime, Period | Clinically relevant time/time-period for report. Slice: Unordered, Open by type:$this | Σ | 0..1 | dateTime, Period | Clinically relevant time/time-period for report. Slice: Unordered, Open by type:$this | |||||||||
| issued | Σ | 0..1 | instant | Date and time this report was issued | Σ | 0..1 | instant | Date and time this report was issued | |||||||||
| Slices for performer | Σ | 0..* | Reference(PractitionerRole (EU core) | Practitioner (EU core) | Organization (EU core) | CareTeam) | Responsible Diagnostic Service. Slice: Unordered, Open by profile:$this | Σ | 0..* | Reference(PractitionerRole (EU core) | Practitioner (EU core) | Organization (EU core) | CareTeam) | Responsible Diagnostic Service. Slice: Unordered, Open by profile:resolve() | |||||||||
| Slices for resultsInterpreter | Σ | 0..* | Reference(PractitionerRole (EU core) | Practitioner (EU core) | Organization (EU core) | CareTeam) | Primary result interpreter Slice: Unordered, Open by profile:resolve() | Σ | 0..* | Reference(PractitionerRole (EU core) | Practitioner (EU core) | Organization (EU core) | CareTeam) | Primary result interpreter Slice: Unordered, Open by profile:resolve() | |||||||||
| specimen | 0..* | Reference(Specimen: Laboratory) | Specimens this report is based on. | 0..* | Reference(Specimen: Laboratory) | Specimens this report is based on. | |||||||||||
| result | 0..* | Reference(Observation Results: laboratory) | results | 0..* | Reference(Observation Results: laboratory) | results |
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| imagingStudy | 0..0 | Study subject to this report | 0..0 | Study subject to this report | |||||||||||||
 media | Σ | 0..* | BackboneElement | Additional data (like images, diagrams or documents) associated with this report | Σ | 0..* | BackboneElement | Additional data (like images, diagrams) associated with this report | |||||||||
 id | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |||||||||||
| extension | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations | |||||||||||
| modifierExtension | ?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized | ?!Σ | 0..* | Extension | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized | |||||||||
| comment | 0..1 | string | Comment about the image or data (e.g. explanation) | 0..1 | string | Comment about the image or data (e.g. explanation) | |||||||||||
 link | Σ | 1..1 | Reference(Media) | Reference to the image or data | Σ | 1..1 | Reference(Media) | Reference to the image or data | |||||||||
 id | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing | |||||||||||
| Slices for extension | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url | 1..* | Extension | Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url |
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| reference | ΣC | 0..0 | Literal reference, Relative, internal or absolute URL | ΣC | 0..0 | Literal reference, Relative, internal or absolute URL | |||||||||||
| type | Σ | 0..0 | Type the reference refers to (e.g. "Patient") Binding: ?? (extensible): Aa resource (or, for logical models, the URI of the logical model). | Σ | 0..0 | Type the reference refers to (e.g. "Patient") Binding: ?? (extensible): Aa resource (or, for logical models, the URI of the logical model). | |||||||||||
| identifier | Σ | 0..0 | Logical reference, when literal reference is not known | Σ | 0..0 | Logical reference, when literal reference is not known | |||||||||||
| display | Σ | 1..1 | string | Text stating use of cross-version extension 'link' | Σ | 1..1 | string | Text stating use of the alternate-reference extension 'link' | |||||||||
| conclusion | 0..1 | string | Clinical conclusion (interpretation) of test results | 0..1 | string | Clinical conclusion (interpretation) of test results | |||||||||||
| conclusionCode | 0..* | CodeableConcept | Codes for the clinical conclusion of test results Binding: ?? (example): Diagnosis codes provided as adjuncts to the report. | 0..* | CodeableConcept | Codes for the clinical conclusion of test results Binding: ?? (example): Diagnosis codes provided as adjuncts to the report. | |||||||||||
| presentedForm | 0..* | Attachment | Entire report as issued (pdf recommended) | 0..* | Attachment | Entire report as issued (pdf recommended) | |||||||||||
| Documentation for this format | |||||||||||||||||