FHIR Profiles

The work on the core dataset specifications is based, where possible, on international standards and terminologies. In particular, the International Patient Summary should be highlighted. Adaptation to the general conditions of the German healthcare system is achieved through the use of the German FHIR Base Profiles by HL7 Germany. Additionally, compatibility with the FHIR specifications of the National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians (KBV) and gematik is sought.

All elements of the core dataset, adapted to the details and requirements for the use cases of the Medical Informatics Initiative, are described below in the form of FHIR StructureDefinitions. The need for adaptation of the FHIR profiles is explained in textual form below the respective profiles.

Requirements Documentation

Requirements in this specification are indicated by the following uppercase keywords based on RFC-2119:

German	English
MUSS / MÜSSEN	MUST / SHALL
DARF NICHT / DÜRFEN NICHT	MUST NOT / SHALL NOT
VERPFLICHTEND	REQUIRED
SOLLTE / SOLLTEN	SHOULD
SOLLTE NICHT / SOLLTEN NICHT	SHOULD NOT
EMPFOHLEN	RECOMMENDED
KANN / OPTIONAL	MAY

Mandatory / must-support Elements

Note	Mandatory / must-support Elements
WARNING!	For mandatory or must-support elements, please refer to the corresponding IPS rules, which also apply to this ImplementationGuide.