Profiles

Currently the following profiles have been created:

• Patient - A general Norwegian specific profile to describe a patient.

• Performer - A general Norwegian specific profile to describe a performer.

• Procedure Reporting - A general Norwegian specific profile to describe a procedure.

• Diagnosis Reporting - A general Norwegian specific profile to describe a diagnosis.

• Encounter - A general Norwegian specific encounter, containing only an ID.

• Operation Note (Currently under development) - A document created by the responsible surgeon about a surgical operation which has been performed.

What are profiles?

The FHIR specification describes a set of base resources that are used in many different contexts in healthcare. In order to make this manageable, applications and specifications need to be able to describe restrictions on how one or more resource(s) are used, including defining extensions, and controlling how terminology is used. These descriptions need to be able to be shared through repositories of profile definitions, and need to allow for these usage statements to be published, compared, and used as the basis for code, report and UI generation. All these things are done using a "Profile", which itself is represented as a resource.

Profile resources have three main parts:

1. A metadata section the describes the profile, and supports registry searching
2. Structures that define and describe how a Resource or Data Type is used
3. Extension Definitions that define extensions that can be used in structures

To help you read the information in this chapter, please consult the background information.

For more information about profiles please visit the FHIR specification