This specification conforms to FHIR®© R4
Getting Started – EKG Recording
This page provides an overview of where you, as a vendor, can find information, documentation, and tools to get started with the development and testing of the MedCom standard EKG Recording.
Table of Contents
General Introduction and Governance
New to FHIR?
If you are new to FHIR, this page gives you a short introduction to the basic principles and structure of the FHIR standard.
In addition, MedCom offers two introductory webinars that provide a good starting point for understanding FHIR:
- FHIR Introduction Webinar (May 17, 2022).
- FHIR Demo Webinar with MedCom, Mjølner, and Trifork (February 10, 2022).
MedCom Landing Page
This is the best place to start if you are already familiar with FHIR. Here you can find:
- General information about MedCom’s FHIR standards
- Governance for MedCom FHIR Documents and Terminology
- Versioning principles
- Information about the testing and certification process
Dependencies and Inheritance
The EKG Recording Implementation Guide is not a standalone specification. It builds on and inherits rules, profiles, and design principles from other MedCom Implementation Guides (IG) and MedCom FHIR Governance. When implementing EKG Recording, it is therefore essential to be aware of what applies implicitly through inheritance.
In particular, the EKG Recording IG depends on these highlighted IGs:
Note that the IG versions linked may be newer than the versions used as dependencies in the EKG IG. For the exact dependency versions applied, see the Dependencies tab in the top menu under More in the EKG IG.
These Implementation Guides define common structures, constraints, and governance principles that apply across all MedCom FHIR standards and FHIR Documents. Vendors are strongly encouraged to familiarize themselves with MedCom Core and MedCom Document treat them as integral parts of the EKG Recording standard.
MedCom Core
MedCom Core provides the foundational profiles and rules that are reused across MedCom standards.
MedCom Document
MedCom Document defines the general framework for document-based FHIR exchanges within MedCom.
A mapping from IHE XDS metadata to FHIR can be found here IHE XDS metadata to FHIR as part of the MedCom FHIR Document documentation. DocumentReference is currently not used in the Danish infrastructure, but the mapping to Bundle and Composition can be helpful.
Guidance for Narrative Text
This page provides guidance on what the narrative text must contain and the associated requirements.
Guidance for narrative texts.
Governance for MedCom FHIR Validation
The governance for MedCom FHIR Validation can be found here, and contains both governance and guidance.
FHIR Forum and Support
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- Well suited for technical and professional discussions on FHIR-specific topics.
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MedCom EKG Recording standard
EKG Recording Implementation Guide (IG)
The technical documentation for EKG Recording, including profiles, constraints, examples, and usage rules is found here: EKG Recording Implementation Guide.
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The version of this documentation is: Version 1.0.0 You can find the release note of the version here"FHIR® is the registered trademark of HL7 and is used with the permission of HL7. Use of the FHIR trademark does not constitute endorsement of this implementation guide by HL7, nor affirmation that this content is conformant to the various applicable standards"