FHIR Design Requirements Sources

Introduction

This page lists the resources that could be considered when designing FHIR models. Note that the principles of model design come from the HL7 models, but the other models are also useful, especially to help describe which elements are actually used - which are core and which are not.

List of models

• HL7 v3 Domain Models, CMETS - HL7 Ballot / standards
• V2 segments - HL7 Ballot / standards
• CDA - HL7 Ballot / standards
  • templates - ?trifolia / HL7 ballot / standards
  • CCDA - HL7 ballot / standards
  • IHE templates [http://www.ihe.net]
  • NEHTA - [http://vendors.nehta.gov.au] (registration required but is free)
• EHR-FM - HL7 Ballot / standards
• OpenEHR archetypes [http://www.openehr.org/knowledge/]
• v3 implementation guides
  • US FHIM [http://www.fhims.org]
  • IHC models - [http://intermountainhealthcare.org/CEM/Pages/LicenseAgreement.aspx] (click through license)
• VMR [http://www.hl7.org/implement/standards/product_brief.cfm?product_id=270]
• IHE - Document Sharing (XDS, XCA, XDM, XDR, ..)
  • IHE IT Infrastructure Technical Framework
  • IHE ITI Volume 3 - Metadata Model
• DICOM - Imaging
  • DICOM Home

Candidate Models

These will only be added to the list if they become publicly available

• UK NHS [http://www.hl7.org.uk/repository/mim.asp]
• Singapore LIM - availability under review
  • Infoway - publicly available upon signing up for a free membership and agreeing to license terms
  • NICTIZ - ?