CH EMED (R4)
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CH EMED (R4), published by HL7 Switzerland. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 6.0.0-ci-build built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/hl7ch/ch-emed/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

Data Type Profile: CH EMED UUID Identifier

Official URL: http://fhir.ch/ig/ch-emed/StructureDefinition/ch-emed-uuid-identifier Version: 6.0.0-ci-build
Active as of 2025-11-10 Computable Name: CHEMEDUUIDIdentifier

Copyright/Legal: CC0-1.0

An Identifier profile enforcing CH EMED rules for UUID-based identifiers.

  • system SHALL be urn:ietf:rfc:3986
  • value SHALL be a UUID in URN format (urn:uuid:[uuid])

See also Relationship between Documents for more information.

Usages:

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Formal Views of Profile Content

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

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. Identifier 0..* Identifier An identifier intended for computation
... use ?!Σ 0..1 code usual | official | temp | secondary | old (If known)
Binding: IdentifierUse (required): Identifies the purpose for this identifier, if known .
... system Σ 1..1 uri The namespace for the identifier value
Fixed Value: urn:ietf:rfc:3986
... value ΣC 1..1 string The value that is unique
Constraints: uuid-format
Example General: 123456
Example CH EMED: urn:uuid:daa8cd41-34a1-4a9c-9a6d-cd3f850142e9

doco Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

Path Status Usage ValueSet Version Source
Identifier.use Base required IdentifierUse 📍4.0.1 FHIR Std.

Constraints

Id Grade Path(s) Description Expression
ele-1 error **ALL** elements All FHIR elements must have a @value or children hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
uuid-format error Identifier.value The value SHALL start with 'urn:uuid:' followed by a valid UUID. matches('^urn:uuid:[0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}$')

This structure is derived from Identifier

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. Identifier Identifier
... system 1..1 uri The namespace for the identifier value
Fixed Value: urn:ietf:rfc:3986
... value C 1..1 string The value that is unique
Constraints: uuid-format
Example CH EMED: urn:uuid:daa8cd41-34a1-4a9c-9a6d-cd3f850142e9

doco Documentation for this format

Constraints

Id Grade Path(s) Description Expression
uuid-format error Identifier.value The value SHALL start with 'urn:uuid:' followed by a valid UUID. matches('^urn:uuid:[0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}$')
NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. Identifier 0..* Identifier An identifier intended for computation
... id 0..1 string Unique id for inter-element referencing
... extension 0..* Extension Additional content defined by implementations
Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
... use ?!Σ 0..1 code usual | official | temp | secondary | old (If known)
Binding: IdentifierUse (required): Identifies the purpose for this identifier, if known .
... system Σ 1..1 uri The namespace for the identifier value
Fixed Value: urn:ietf:rfc:3986
... value ΣC 1..1 string The value that is unique
Constraints: uuid-format
Example General: 123456
Example CH EMED: urn:uuid:daa8cd41-34a1-4a9c-9a6d-cd3f850142e9
... period Σ 0..1 Period Time period when id is/was valid for use
... assigner Σ 0..1 Reference(Organization) Organization that issued id (may be just text)

doco Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

Path Status Usage ValueSet Version Source
Identifier.use Base required IdentifierUse 📍4.0.1 FHIR Std.
Identifier.type Base extensible IdentifierType 📍4.0.1 FHIR Std.

Constraints

Id Grade Path(s) Description Expression
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()
uuid-format error Identifier.value The value SHALL start with 'urn:uuid:' followed by a valid UUID. matches('^urn:uuid:[0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}$')

This structure is derived from Identifier

Summary

Mandatory: 2 elements
Fixed: 1 element

Key Elements View

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. Identifier 0..* Identifier An identifier intended for computation
... use ?!Σ 0..1 code usual | official | temp | secondary | old (If known)
Binding: IdentifierUse (required): Identifies the purpose for this identifier, if known .
... system Σ 1..1 uri The namespace for the identifier value
Fixed Value: urn:ietf:rfc:3986
... value ΣC 1..1 string The value that is unique
Constraints: uuid-format
Example General: 123456
Example CH EMED: urn:uuid:daa8cd41-34a1-4a9c-9a6d-cd3f850142e9

doco Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

Path Status Usage ValueSet Version Source
Identifier.use Base required IdentifierUse 📍4.0.1 FHIR Std.

Constraints

Id Grade Path(s) Description Expression
ele-1 error **ALL** elements All FHIR elements must have a @value or children hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
uuid-format error Identifier.value The value SHALL start with 'urn:uuid:' followed by a valid UUID. matches('^urn:uuid:[0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}$')

Differential View

This structure is derived from Identifier

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. Identifier Identifier
... system 1..1 uri The namespace for the identifier value
Fixed Value: urn:ietf:rfc:3986
... value C 1..1 string The value that is unique
Constraints: uuid-format
Example CH EMED: urn:uuid:daa8cd41-34a1-4a9c-9a6d-cd3f850142e9

doco Documentation for this format

Constraints

Id Grade Path(s) Description Expression
uuid-format error Identifier.value The value SHALL start with 'urn:uuid:' followed by a valid UUID. matches('^urn:uuid:[0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}$')

Snapshot View

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
.. Identifier 0..* Identifier An identifier intended for computation
... id 0..1 string Unique id for inter-element referencing
... extension 0..* Extension Additional content defined by implementations
Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
... use ?!Σ 0..1 code usual | official | temp | secondary | old (If known)
Binding: IdentifierUse (required): Identifies the purpose for this identifier, if known .
... system Σ 1..1 uri The namespace for the identifier value
Fixed Value: urn:ietf:rfc:3986
... value ΣC 1..1 string The value that is unique
Constraints: uuid-format
Example General: 123456
Example CH EMED: urn:uuid:daa8cd41-34a1-4a9c-9a6d-cd3f850142e9
... period Σ 0..1 Period Time period when id is/was valid for use
... assigner Σ 0..1 Reference(Organization) Organization that issued id (may be just text)

doco Documentation for this format

Terminology Bindings

Path Status Usage ValueSet Version Source
Identifier.use Base required IdentifierUse 📍4.0.1 FHIR Std.
Identifier.type Base extensible IdentifierType 📍4.0.1 FHIR Std.

Constraints

Id Grade Path(s) Description Expression
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()
uuid-format error Identifier.value The value SHALL start with 'urn:uuid:' followed by a valid UUID. matches('^urn:uuid:[0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}$')

This structure is derived from Identifier

Summary

Mandatory: 2 elements
Fixed: 1 element

 

Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel, Schematron