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2.32.3 2.29.3 Element Definition Mappings

FHIR Infrastructure Work Group Maturity Level : N/A Ballot Status : Informative

This page provides mappings for Element Definition. Definition (see Mappings to Other Standards for further information & status).

2.32.3.1 2.29.3.1 Mappings for HL7 v2 Mapping (http://hl7.org/v2)

ElementDefinition OM1
    path N/A
    representation N/A
    sliceName N/A
    label
    code OM1.7
    slicing
        discriminator
            type
            path
        description
        ordered
        rules
    short
    definition OM1.6, OM1.41
    comment NTE, OM1.32, OM1.33, OM1.39
    requirements
    alias OM1.8, OM1.52
    min
    max OMC.10
    base
        path
        min
        max
    contentReference
    type OM1.3, OMC.9
        code OM1.3
        profile
        targetProfile
        aggregation
        versioning
    defaultValue[x]
    meaningWhenMissing
    orderMeaning
    fixed[x]
    pattern[x]
    example
        label
        value[x]
    minValue[x]
    maxValue[x]
    maxLength OMC.12
    condition
    constraint
        key
        requirements
        severity
        human
        expression
        xpath
        source
    mustSupport
    isModifier
    isModifierReason
    isSummary
    binding OM3, OMC.11
        strength N/A
        description
        valueSet[x]
    mapping
        identity
        language
        map
        comment

2.32.3.2 2.29.3.2 Mappings for RIM Mapping (http://hl7.org/v3)

ElementDefinition Observation[classCode=OBS, moodCode=DEFN]
    path N/A
    representation N/A
    sliceName N/A
    label ./code/display
    code ./code (root or translation)
    slicing N/A
        discriminator N/A
            type N/A
            path N/A
        description N/A
        ordered N/A
        rules N/A
    short N/A
    definition ./text
    comment ./inboundRelationship[typeCode=SUBJ]/source[classCode=LIST, moodCode=EVN]/code
    requirements ./inboundRelationship[typeCode=META]/source[classCode=ACT, moodCode=EVN, isCriterionInd=true]/reasonCode/originalText
    alias Not currently expressible
    min N/A (MIF territory)
    max N/A (MIF territory)
    base N/A (MIF territory)
        path N/A (MIF territory)
        min N/A (MIF territory)
        max N/A (MIF territory)
    contentReference N/A
    type N/A (MIF territory)
        code N/A (MIF territory)
        profile N/A (MIF territory)
        targetProfile N/A (MIF territory)
        aggregation N/A (MIF territory)
        versioning N/A (MIF territory)
    defaultValue[x] N/A (MIF territory)
    meaningWhenMissing N/A (MIF territory)
    orderMeaning N/A (MIF territory)
    fixed[x] N/A (MIF territory)
    pattern[x] N/A (MIF territory)
    example N/A (MIF territory)
        label N/A (MIF territory)
        value[x] N/A (MIF territory)
    minValue[x] N/A (MIF territory)
    maxValue[x] N/A (MIF territory)
    maxLength N/A (MIF territory)
    condition N/A (MIF territory)
    constraint N/A (MIF territory)
        key N/A (MIF territory)
        requirements N/A (MIF territory)
        severity N/A (MIF territory)
        human N/A (MIF territory)
        expression N/A (MIF territory)
        xpath N/A (MIF territory)
        source N/A (MIF territory)
    mustSupport N/A (MIF territory)
    isModifier N/A (MIF territory)
    isModifierReason N/A (MIF territory)
    isSummary N/A (MIF territory)
    binding N/A (MIF territory)
        strength N/A (MIF territory)
        description N/A (MIF territory)
        valueSet[x] N/A (MIF territory)
    mapping N/A (MIF territory)
        identity N/A (MIF territory)
        language N/A (MIF territory)
        map N/A (MIF territory)
        comment N/A (MIF territory)

2.32.3.3 2.29.3.3 Mappings for LOINC code for the element (http://loinc.org) IHE Data Element Exchange (DEX) (http://ihe.net/data-element-exchange)

ElementDefinition RetrieveMetadata response
    path
    representation
    sliceName
    label
    code LOINC_NUM
    slicing
        discriminator
            type
            path
        description
        ordered
        rules
    short
    definition TERM DEFINITION/DESCRIPTION(S)
    comment COMMENTS
    requirements R/O/C
    alias RELATED NAMES (only some of these apply)
    min
    max
    base
        path
        min
        max
    contentReference
    type HL7_V2_DATATYPE (translation required), HL7_V3_DATATYPE (translation required) valueDomain.dataType
        code HL7_V2_DATATYPE (translation required), HL7_V3_DATATYPE (translation required)
        profile
        targetProfile
        aggregation
        versioning
    defaultValue[x]
    meaningWhenMissing
    orderMeaning
    fixed[x]
    pattern[x]
    example
        label
        value[x] EXMPL_ANSWERS
    minValue[x]
    maxValue[x]
    maxLength
    condition
    constraint
        key
        requirements
        severity
        human
        expression
        xpath
        source
    mustSupport
    isModifier
    isModifierReason
    isSummary
    binding ANSWER LIST, NORMATIVE ANSWER LIST
        strength N/A
        description
        valueSet[x] CODE_TABLE valueDomain.valueSet
    mapping mappingSpecification
        identity
        language
        map
        comment

2.32.3.4 2.29.3.4 Mappings for ISO 11179 (http://metadata-standards.org/11179/) LOINC code for the element (http://loinc.org)

.domain.data+Q14type .domain.data+Q14type .example .domain.maximum_character_quantity .domain .domain.description
ElementDefinition Data_Element
    path Name, Identifier & Context
    representation n/a
    sliceName n/a
    label n/a
    code (Data_Element).data_element_concept.identifier LOINC_NUM
    slicing n/a
        discriminator n/a
            type
            path n/a
        description
        ordered n/a
        rules n/a
    short N/A
    definition (Designatable_Item).definition.text acceptability=preferred in default context TERM DEFINITION/DESCRIPTION(S)
    comment (Administered_Item).explanatory_comment COMMENTS
    requirements (Registered_item).document_reference[document_type=requirements].notation R/O/C
    alias (Designatable_Item).designation.sign acceptability!=preferred or context is other than default RELATED NAMES (only some of these apply)
    min Minimum size of data element values?
    max Maximum size of data element values?
    base n/a
        path n/a
        min n/a
        max n/a
    contentReference
    type HL7_V2_DATATYPE (translation required), HL7_V3_DATATYPE (translation required)
        code HL7_V2_DATATYPE (translation required), HL7_V3_DATATYPE (translation required)
        profile n/a
        targetProfile n/a
        aggregation n/a
        versioning
    defaultValue[x]
    meaningWhenMissing
    orderMeaning
    fixed[x] N/A (only relevant when constraining, which 11179 doesn't do)
    pattern[x]
    example
        label
        value[x] EXMPL_ANSWERS
    minValue[x]
    maxValue[x]
    maxLength
    condition
    constraint ??
        key
        requirements
        severity
        human
        expression
        xpath
        source
    mustSupport ??
    isModifier ??
    isModifierReason
    isSummary ??
    binding ANSWER LIST, NORMATIVE ANSWER LIST
        strength N/A
        description
        valueSet[x] points to explicit list or expression that evaluates to list of (Enumerated_Value_Domain).member CODE_TABLE
    mapping Registered_item).document_reference[document_type=mapping] Also, .meaning linkage to Data_Element_Concept is done as a mapping to a reference model. (Data_Element_Concepts are all defined in some sort of reference model, be that Object_Class and Property or some other mechanism)
        identity
        language
        map ObjectClass, Property (this is one possible data model that can be mapped to - the uri would identify the data model mappingSpecification.mappingScript
        comment

2.32.3.5 2.29.3.5 Mappings for IHE Data Element Exchange (DEX) (http://wiki.ihe.net/index.php?title=Data_Element_Exchange) ISO 11179 (http://metadata-standards.org/11179/)

valueDomain.dataType
ElementDefinition RetrieveMetadata response Data_Element
    path Name, Identifier & Context
    representation n/a
    sliceName n/a
    label n/a
    code (Data_Element).data_element_concept.identifier
    slicing n/a
        discriminator n/a
            type
            path n/a
        description
        ordered n/a
        rules n/a
    short N/A
    definition (Designatable_Item).definition.text acceptability=preferred in default context
    comment (Administered_Item).explanatory_comment
    requirements (Registered_item).document_reference[document_type=requirements].notation
    alias (Designatable_Item).designation.sign acceptability!=preferred or context is other than default
    min Minimum size of data element values?
    max Maximum size of data element values?
    base n/a
        path n/a
        min n/a
        max n/a
    contentReference
    type .domain.data+Q14type
        code .domain.data+Q14type
        profile n/a
        targetProfile n/a
        aggregation n/a
        versioning
    defaultValue[x]
    meaningWhenMissing
    orderMeaning
    fixed[x] N/A (only relevant when constraining, which 11179 doesn't do)
    pattern[x]
    example
        label
        value[x] .example
    minValue[x]
    maxValue[x]
    maxLength .domain.maximum_character_quantity
    condition
    constraint ??
        key
        requirements
        severity
        human
        expression
        xpath
        source
    mustSupport ??
    isModifier ??
    isModifierReason
    isSummary ??
    binding .domain
        strength
        description .domain.description
        valueSet[x] valueDomain.valueSet points to explicit list or expression that evaluates to list of (Enumerated_Value_Domain).member
    mapping mappingSpecification Registered_item).document_reference[document_type=mapping] Also, .meaning linkage to Data_Element_Concept is done as a mapping to a reference model. (Data_Element_Concepts are all defined in some sort of reference model, be that Object_Class and Property or some other mechanism)
        identity
        language
        map ObjectClass, Property (this is one possible data model that can be mapped to - the uri would identify the data model mappingSpecification.mappingScript
        comment