HL7 Version 2 to FHIR
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This page is part of the HL7 Version 2 to FHIR (v1.0.0-ballot: STU1 Ballot 1) based on FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) R4. . For a full list of available versions, see the Directory of published versions

Datatype Maps

The sections below list the data type mappings defined by this guide. Data Type Mapping is driven by CSV files with specific columns. The use of these columns is described in the section on mapping at the bottom of this page.

NOTE: Due to the build not being up-to-date with the latest spreadsheet we advise the reader to use this link to the Mapping Spreadsheet Index to review the lastest draft mappings.

Chapter 2A Control|Data Types

Mapping

  • HL7 v2
    • Sort Order
    • Identifier
      • Contains the formal Data Type Name and Component Sequence according to the base standard using “.” as the delimiter.
      • In a couple of places, e.g., DTM data type, mapping is based on the physical position in the component. This will be noted using (pn)(x-y), e.g., DTM.(p1)(3-4)
        • (pn) - the part of the data type, e.g., (p1) for part 1.
        • (x-y) - the position within the part, e.g., (3-4). This may just be a single position, e.g., (5).
        • Note the use of parts is relatively arbitrary. In the case of DTM this is used for the year/month/date/time aspect vs. the time offset aspect. However, if one wants to use the absolute position of across parts, add the position start/end (x and y) to the last position of the prior part.
    • Name
      • The formal name of the data type in the most current published version
    • Data Type
      • The data type of the component in the most current published version if not deprecated
      • Otherwise it is the data type at the time it was deprecated and removed.
    • Cardinality (Min and Max)
      • The cardinality in the most current published version expressed numerically if not deprecated
      • Otherwise it reflects the cardinality at the time it was deprecated and removed.
  • Condition
  • HL7 FHIR
    • FHIR Attribute
      • The first column reflects an existing FHIR attribute in the target FHIR version.
      • When there is not a single attribute to point to, rather a v2 field needs to be mapped to multiple FHIR attribute, e.g., ORC-27 Quantity/Timing where the TQ data type components need to be mapped to multiple ServiceRequest attributes, then the label “$this” is used. Further mapping guidance is then provided in the Data Type mapping column.
      • When a multi-component data type maps to a primitive data type, e.g., CWE to string, then $value will indicate that it is acutally mapped to the single compomnet of the primitive data type as leaving it blank would indicate it is not being mapped.
      • The second column reflects a proposed extension. It will be expressed with extension-[name] (when suggested as a full extension) or extension??-[name] (when it is open whether to include it in core and pre-adopt, or a full extension). Once approved, the full extension paths will be put in the first column.
      • This approach will enable tooling to already process existing FHIR attributes and not have to create special handling for elements still being proposed.
    • Data Type
      • The FHIR attribute’s data type in the target FHIR version.
      • Like the v2 data type, a physical position may be used, e.g., with DataTime. See above for interpretation.
    • Cardinality (Min and Max)
      • The FHIR attribute’s minimum and maximum cardinality in the target FHIR version.
    • Data Type Mapping
      • The URL to the Data Type Map that is to be used for the component in this segment.
      • There may be multiple flavors of the data type maps to support different mappings. The flavor is appended to the end of the data type name using [] brackets, e.g., CWE[Coding].
    • Vocabulary Mapping
      • The URL to the Vocabulary Map that is to be used for the coded element for this attribute.
      • If the applicable HL7 v2 table is empty, e.g., user defined tables without examples, this cell will be blank.
      • This is used where the HL7 v2 data type is either CWE, CNE, CF, CE, ID, or IS while the HL7 FHIR data type is code, coding, Codeable Concept, of boolean.
    • Assignment
      • The value that is to be assigned to the FHIR Attribute referenced.
        • If it is to be set to a particular string, it is uses “string”.
        • If it is to be set to a value in a v2 element or FHIR attribute, the identifier for that element/attribute is stated, e.g., CWE.4 or Patient.identifier.value.
        • If there is no specific string or variable that is to be used, then the instructions are included between // bars, e.g., /instructions/.
      • Note these can be combined if multiple values need to be concatenated together.