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Introduction to the technical specification
Table of Contents
In case of discrepancies between the MedCom Core Implementation Guide (IG) and this page, it is the IG which should be followed. Please contact fhir@medcom.dk if you find discrepancies.
1 Content overview
The MedCom Core IG describes five FHIR profiles, which can be seen in the Table 1.
| Profile | Resource | Description | MustSupport elements |
|---|---|---|---|
| MedComCorePatient | Patient | Contains central information about a citizen or patient when exchanging information. | id Identifier (CPR-number or eCPR-number) Name Address Telecom Managing Organization Deceased or not |
| MedComCoreOrganization | Organization | Information useful to identify an organization. | id Identifier (SOR-id) Name |
| MedComCoreEncounter | Encounter | An interaction between a patient/citizen and healthcare provider(s) for the purpose of providing healthcare service(s) or assessing the health status of a patient/citizen. | id Encounter status Encounter classification Subject of the encounter Episode of care identifier Service provider organization |
| MedComCoreCareTeam | CareTeam | A CareTeam is one or more professionals who plan to participate in the coordination and delivery of care for a patient or citizen. | id Name Reference to an organization |
| MedComCorePractitioner | Practitioner | Practitioner resource is used to describe a healthcare professional or another actor involved in citizen or patient care. | id Name |
| MedComCorePractitionerRole | PractitionerRole | PractitionerRole resource used to describe the role of a healthcare professional or another actor involved in citizen or patient care. | id References a practitioner Reference to an organization |
2 Civil registration number and Replacement person identifier
In MedComCorePatient it is required to include an identifier, that represents the patient identification number. In Denmark there are two types of identification numbers: The civil registration number (Danish: CPR), that is the official identification number and the replacement person identifier (E-CPR), which is used when the patient does not have an official registration number.
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