Extensions
The HL7 FHIR specification covers the most common resource types and the most common elements within those resources for the healthcare industry. Concepts that are of less common use can be added to the generic resources by adding so called FHIR extensions.
The profiles in this guide relies on extensions to extend the generic and international FHIR specification with concepts specific to Sweden. See the section below for a list of all extensions used in this guide. Systems must be able to handle this as long as the new data is not vital for existing use cases. This applies to standard FHIR elements as well. Elements not used in one version may come to use in a later version.
Extensions defined in this guide
| Name | Description | URL |
|---|---|---|
| NPPRCommissionPeriodExtension | The period during which a commission was active. | http://electronichealth.se/fhir/NPPR/StructureDefinition/NPPRCommissionPeriodExtension |
| NPPRMiddleNameExtension | Extension for HumanName to express middle names. | http://electronichealth.se/fhir/NPPR/StructureDefinition/NPPRMiddleNameExtension |
| NPPROfficialAddressTypeExtension | Extension for Address to express official address type. | http://electronichealth.se/fhir/NPPR/StructureDefinition/NPPROfficialAddressTypeExtension |
Extensions defined by external parties
| Name | Description | URL |
|---|---|---|
| ADXPHouseNumber | The number of a building, house or lot alongside the street. Also known as "primary street number". This does not number the street but rather the building. | http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/iso21090-ADXP-houseNumber |
| ADXPPostBox | A numbered box located in a post station. | http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/iso21090-ADXP-postBox |
| ADXPStreetName | streetName. | http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/iso21090-ADXP-streetName |
| CodedString | Provides a coded expression for the content represented in a string. | http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/iso21090-codedString |
| ENQualifier | A set of codes each of which specifies a certain subcategory of the name part in addition to the main name part type. | http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/iso21090-EN-qualifier |
| PRJobTitle | The job title may be independent of the role. For example, a surgeon (role) may have a title of Head of Surgery. Some titles may overlap with roles and could be represented as discrete PractitionerRoles, but some titles may be independent of role. | http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/practitioner-job-title |