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The eHealth Infrastructure document-query and document-transformation services provide integrations to the Danish national document-sharing infrastructure.

This page describes the eHealth infrastructure capabilities for

  1. How to query and retrieve documents from NSP

  2. How to upload CDA documents to NSP

  3. Details on transformations FHIR to CDA Document

  4. Details on transformations CDA Document to FHIR

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These operations are supported through the following eHealth infrastructure operations provided by the document-query service:

Querying document metadata is a necessary step before retrieving the actual document.

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Transformations Operations between FHIR resources and Danish CDA Profiles

The Document Transformation Service https://ehealth.sundhed.dk/fhir/CapabilityStatement-document-transformation.html

provides operations for transforming documents between FHIR Resources and Danish CDA Profiles.

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  • The transformations are idempotent (except for generated identifiers such as the CDA document ID in the output).

  • The transformations do not provide access to any FHIR resources. Client Applications must supply the necessary FHIR resources as input. This design prevents security breaches.

Transformation

Source (XML document in FHIR DocumentReference)

Target (XML document in FHIR DocumentReference)

Comment

$transform-to-PHMR

https://

docs.

ehealth.sundhed.dk/

latest-released/ig

fhir/OperationDefinition--s-transform-to-PHMR.html

Bundle of FHIR resources.

The primary source of information is a FHIR Observation.

PHMR v1.3 XML document.

Used in assembly, transformation and upload of FHIR Observation transformed to PHMR to XDS-based document sharing infrastructure as described in Sharing through Registering Documents in National Document Sharing Infrastructure.

$transform-to-QRD

https://

docs.

ehealth.sundhed.dk

/latest-released/ig/

/fhir/OperationDefinition--s-transform-to-QRD.html

Bundle of FHIR resources.

The primary source of information is an FHIR QuestionnaireResponse.

QRD v1.3 XML document

Used in assembly, transformation and upload of FHIR QuestionnaireResponse transformed to QRD to XDS-based document sharing infrastructure as described in Sharing through Registering Documents in National Document Sharing Infrastructure.

Info

Before release 2024.3

$transform-to-QFDD

https://

docs.

ehealth.sundhed.dk/

latest-released/ig

fhir/OperationDefinition--s-transform-to-QFDD.html

Bundle of FHIR resources.

The primary source of information is the FHIR Questionnaire.

QFDD v1.1 XML document

Info

With release 2024.3

$transform-to-QFDD

TODO: new link

Bundle of FHIR resources.

The primary source of information is the FHIR Questionnaire.

QFDD v1.2 XML document

$transform-to-APD

https://

docs.

ehealth.sundhed.dk/

latest-released/ig

fhir/OperationDefinition--s-transform-to-APD.html

Bundle of FHIR resources.

The primary source of information is a FHIR Appointment.

APD v2.0 XML document

Used in assembly, transformation and upload of FHIR Appointment transformed to APD to XDS-based document sharing infrastructure as described in Sharing through Registering Documents in National Document Sharing Infrastructure.

$transform-from-PHMR

https://

docs.

ehealth.sundhed.dk/

latest-released/ig

fhir/OperationDefinition--s-transform-from-PHMR.html

PHMR v1.3 XML document.

Bundle of FHIR resources.

The most significant information is within an FHIR Observation.

The resultingtion(s) is not guaranteed to be a valid FHIR Observation.

$transform-from-QRD

https://

docs.

ehealth.sundhed.dk/

latest-released/ig

fhir/OperationDefinition--s-transform-from-QRD.html

QRD v1.3 XML document

Bundle of FHIR resources.

The most significant information is within a FHIR QuestionnaireResponse.

The resulting QuestionnaireResponse is not guaranteed to be a valid FHIR QuestionnaireResponse.

$transform-from-QRD-based-on-questionnaire

https://

docs.

ehealth.sundhed.dk/

latest/ig

fhir/OperationDefinition--s-transform-from-QRD-based-on-questionnaire.html

Info

Please note that the description of the operation is valid as of v3.0.0 of the eHealth Infrastructure Implementation Guide (IG) even though the link is to the IG continuous build. Please refer to the latest released version of the IG for all other purposes.

QRD v1.3 XML document

Bundle of FHIR resources

Most significant information is within an FHIR QuestionnaireResponse with a structure matching the Questionnaire given as input. The QuestionnaireResponse will have linkIDs matching the corresponding Questionnaire.

The resulting QuestionnaireResponse is not guaranteed to be a valid FHIR QuestionnaireResponse.

Info

Before release 2024.3

$transform-from-QFDD

https://

docs.

ehealth.sundhed.dk/

latest-released/ig

fhir/OperationDefinition--s-transform-from-QFDD.html

QFDD v1.1 XML document

Bundle of FHtheR resources.

The primary source of information is the FHIR Questionnaire.

Info

With release 2024.3

$transform-from-

APD

QFDD

https://docs.

Todo: new link

QFDD v1.2 XML document

The primary resource in the return bundle is the FHIR Questionnaire.

$transform-from-APD

https://ehealth.sundhed.dk/

latest-released

fhir/

ig/

OperationDefinition--s-transform-from-APD.html

APD v2.0 XML document

Bundle of FHIR resources.

The primary source of information is a FHIR Appointment.

The resulting Appointment is not guaranteed to be a valid FHIR Appointment.

HL7 DK CDA Profile

Description

Specification

PHMR v1.3

HL7 Implementation Guide for CDA Release 2.0,
Personal Healthcare Monitoring Report (PHMR),
(Danish profile – PHMR DK),

Release 1.3 31. March 2014,
Updated 24. April 2018

http://svn.medcom.dk/svn/releases/Standarder/HL7/PHMR/Dokumentation/PHMR-DK-Profile-v1.3.pdf

(Note: The available v1.3 is now updated as of March 2, 2020)

QRD v1.3

HL7 Implementation Guide for CDA Release 2.0,
Questionnaire Response Document,
(Danish profile – DK QRD),

Release 1.3 February 11th 2022

https://svn.medcom.dk/svn/drafts/Standarder/HL7/PRO/QRD/Dokumentation/DK-QRD-v1.3.pdf

Info

Before release 2024.3

QFDD v1.1

HL7 Implementation Guide for CDA Release 2.0,
Questionnaire Form Definition Document,
(Danish profile – DK QFDD),

Draft,
Release 1.1 May 19th 2015,
Updated September 28th 2016

http://svn.medcom.dk/svn/releases/Standarder/HL7/PRO/QFDD/Dokumentation/DK-QFDD-v1.1.pdf

(Note: The available v1.1 is now updated as of June 11, 2021)

Info

With release 2024.3

QFDD v.1.2

HL7 Implementation Guide for CDA Release 2.0,
Questionnaire Form Definition Document,
(Danish profile – DK QFDD),

Draft,
Release 1.2 February 11th 2022.

https://svn.medcom.dk/svn/drafts/Standarder/HL7/PRO/QFDD/Dokumentation/DK-QFDD-v1.2.pdf

APD v2.0

HL7 Implementation Guide for CDA Release 2.0,
Appointment Document,
(Danish profile – DK APD),

Draft for Trial Use,
Release 2.0 November 4th 2019

http://svn.medcom.dk/svn/releases/Standarder/HL7/Appointment/Dokumentation/DK-APD-v2.0.pdf

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FHIR Resource

Logical Part in Transformation

Comment

Observation (referenced from ClinicalImpression)

Observation Details

The Observation is the primary driver of the information contained in the generated PHMR document, including observation code, measured value, reference ranges and so on.

DocumentationOf (CDA Header)

Device (referenced from Observation.device)

Medical Equipment Section

Possible details about device(s) used.

Patient (referenced from ClinicalImpression.subject)

Patient Identification

Patient identifier (CPR number), name (given & family), gender, birth date, telecom

EpisodeOfCare (referenced from ClinicalImpression.episodeOfCare)

See Author Organization below

https://docs.ehealth.sundhed.dk/latest-released/igfhir/StructureDefinition-ehealth-clinicalimpression-definitions.html#ClinicalImpression.extension:episodeOfCare

Organization (referenced from EpisodeOfCare.managingOrganization)

Custodian Organization

SOR ID, name, telecom, address

Practitioner (possibly referenced from ClinicalImpression.assessor)

Author, Author Individual

Organization (referenced from ClinicalImpression.assessorOrganization)

Author, Author Organization

Composition (created as part of the assembly)

Document header (CDA Header)

The FHIR Composition resource represents the document and has fixed values as follows:

  • Document identifier

    • value = randomUUID

    • system = urn:oid: + OID value from NamingSystem.uniqueId.value (where uniqueId.type is oid) from eHealthIdentifier

    • assigner = the value of NamingSystem.publisher in eHealthIdentifier

  • title = “Hjemmemonitorering for “ + <Patient’s CPR identifier valuevalue>

  • date = ClinicalImpression.effective[x] if present, else now (time of assembly)

    attester is created if episodeOfCare.caremanagerOrganization is present with:

  • mode set to Composition.CompositionAttestationMode.LEGAL,

  • the

Organization possibly referenced from Composition.attester.party

Composition.attester elements:

  • party is set to episodeOfCare.CareManagerOrganization

  • mode = legal

  • time set to

    the

    now (time of assembly)

Practitioner/Patient/RelatedPerson/Organization referenced from Observation.note.author

Author of observation note

When the Observation.note.author contains a reference, the referenced resource needs to be present in the bundle.

Practitioner (/Patient possibly referenced from Observation.performer)

Observation performer

If the observation performer is of type Practitioner it must be included in the bundle.

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FHIR Resource

Logical Part in Transformation

Comment

QuestionnaireResponse (referenced from ClinicalImpression)

Question/answer details

The QuestionnaireResponse is the primary driver of the information contained in QRD.

DocumentationOf (CDA Header)

effectiveTime = QuestionnaireResponse.authored (dateTime)

Patient (referenced from ClinicalImpression.subject)

Patient identification

identifier (CPR number), name (given & family), gender, birth date, telecom

EpisodeOfCare (referenced from ClinicalImpression.episodeOfCare)

See Author Organization below

https://docs.ehealth.sundhed.dk/latest-released/igfhir/StructureDefinition-ehealth-clinicalimpression-definitions.html#ClinicalImpression.extension:episodeOfCare

Organization (referenced from EpisodeOfCare.managingOrganization)

Custodian Organization

SOR ID, name, telecom, address

Practitioner (referenced from ClinicalImpression.assessor)

Author Individual

A consequence is that the Practitioner will appear as working in the context of the Author Organization (which is not necessarily the case).

Organization (referenced from ClinicalImpression.assessorOrganization)

Author organization

The origin of this Organization is dependent on sharingApprovalPolicy in the ServiceRequest

  • If sharing approval is manual this is the organization from the approver's context.

  • If sharing approval is automatic this is the organization from either CarePlan.author or from EpisodeOfCare.caremanagerOrganization in that order.

If the FHIR Organization has no SOR type identifier, it is checked if it contains a SOR-relation in Organization.ehealth-organization-relatedTo.

Composition (created as part of the assembly)

Document header (CDA Header)

FHIR Resource to represent document fixed values

  • Document id

    • value=randomUUID

    • system=” urn:oid: + OID value from NamingSystem.uniqueId.value (where uniqueId.type is oid) from eHealthIdentifier

    • assigner: the value of NamingSystem.publisher in eHealthIdentifier

  • title = same as Questionnaire.title

  • effectiveTime = now (time of assembly)

Questionnaire (referenced from QuestionnaireResponse.questionnaire)

Used in Document header (CDA Header) above

Questionnaire.identifier must contain the unique QFDD document id:

  • Identifier.system set to urn:oid: + <Attribute root in QFDD /ClinicalDocument/id>

  • Identifier.value set to <Attribute extension in QFDD /ClinicalDocument/id>

Note on prerequisites for document registering:

  • The QFDD must be uploaded to the infrastructure before document registration of QRD.

  • The Questionnaire.identifier can contain multiple identifiers but only the identifier for QFDD is allowed to have an Identifier.system starting with the prefix urn:oid:

DocumentReference (soft reference from Questionnaire.identifier )

QFDD

DocumentReference.masterIdentifier shall contain the QFDD document ID (matched in the Questionnaire Questionnaire.identifier).

DocumentReference.status shall be current.

DocumentReference.type must be Coding for QFDD type: system = http://loinc.org and value = 74468-0).

DocumentReference.content.attachment.data shall contain the QFDD XML content.

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Source (typically FHIR Resource)

Logical Part in Transformation

CDA Document

Details

Random UUID and details from the Infrastructure’s NamingSystem

https://docs.ehealth.sundhed.dk/latest-released/igfhir/NamingSystem-ehealth-identifier.html

Document id

/ClinicalDocument/id

  • Document identifier

    • value = randomUUID

    • system =urn:oid: + OID value from NamingSystem.uniqueId.value (where uniqueId.type is oid) from eHealthIdentifier

    • assigner = the value of NamingSystem.publisher in eHealthIdentifier

<specific to document type>

Document title

/ClinicalDocument/title

System time at the time of transformation

Time of document creation

/ClinicalDocument/effectiveTime

<specific to document type>

DocumentationOf (CDA Header)

/ClinicalDocument/documentationOf[0, 1, …]

Code(s) and DateTime

Composition.subject referencing a Patient

Patient identification

/ClinicalDocument/recordTarget/patientRole

CPR-number (identification), name (given & family), gender, birth date, telecom

<specific to document type>

Author, Author Individual

/ClinicalDocument/author/assignedAuthor/assignedPerson

Name (given & family), prefix

Composition.authorOrganization

Author, Author Organization

/ClinicalDocument/author/assignedAuthor/id

/ClinicalDocument/author/assignedAuthor/addr

/ClinicalDocument/author/assignedAuthor/telecom

/ClinicalDocument/author/assignedAuthor/representedOrganization/name

If QuestionnaireResponse.source is a patient, the author is the patient and the ID will be CPR number.

If QuestionnaireResponse.source is a practitioner, the author is a practitioner and it will be a SOR organization.

Composition.custodian

Custodian Organization

/ClinicalDocument/custodian/assignedCustodian/representedCustodianOrganization

<specific to document type>

Legal Authenticator

/ClinicalDocument/legalAuthenticator

(Not generally used but depends on the document type)

n/a

Information Recipient

/ClinicalDocument/informationRecipientOptional

Not used

n/a

Authenticator

/ClinicalDocument/authenticator

Not used

n/a

Optional Participant

/ClinicalDocument/participantOptional

Not used

n/a

Optional In Fulfillment Of

/ClinicalDocument/inFulfillmentOfOptional

Not used

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Source (typically FHIR Resource)

Logical Part in Transformation

CDA Document

Details

n/a

Observation(s) Section - Results

/ClinicalDocument/component/structuredBody/component[2]/section (title=Results)

Grouping of zero, one or more Observations/Observation components

Observation

Per Observation (or Observation and Observation.component)

/ClinicalDocument/component/structuredBody/component[2]/section/entry/organizer/component/observation/

Observation.identifier

(if an Observation.identifier has a system resolvable to OID type)

  • Measurement id

/ClinicalDocument/component/structuredBody/component[2]/section/entry/organizer/component/ovservation/id

id@extension is set to Observation.identifier.value.

id@root is set to OID value resolved from Observation.identifier.system.

Resolving as OID type system is either (in order):

  • Observation.identifier.system prefixed with urn:oid:

  • Observation.identifier.system can be matched to FHIR NamingSystem (in terminology service) which has NamingSystem.uniqueId.value where uniqueId.type is oid

A random UUID

(Observation.identifier has no system resolvable to OID type)

id@extension is set to random UUID

id@root is set to "1.2.208.176.7.200.1" (which is OID type in https://docs.ehealth.sundhed.dk/latest-released/igfhir/NamingSystem-ehealth-identifier.html )

Observation.effective[x]

  • Measurement time

/ClinicalDocument/component/structuredBody/component[2]/section/entry/organizer/effectiveTime

Start date of observation.

If Observation.effective is a Period, the Period.start value is used if present, otherwise it is set to the Period.end.

If Observation.effective is a DateTime or InstantType the value is used.

Observation.code

  • Measurement type

/ClinicalDocument/component/structuredBody/component[2]/section/entry/organizer/component/observation/code

SNOMED CT system with value set to nullFlavor.

/ClinicalDocument/component/structuredBody/component[2]/section/entry/organizer/component/observation/code/translation

Observation.valueQuantity

  • Measured value, unit

/ClinicalDocument/component/structuredBody/component[2]/section/entry/organizer/component/observation/value

Value and unit in percent are converted to unitless decimals (fraction).

Observation.performer

  • Measurement Method and Measured By (MethodCode)

/ClinicalDocument/component/structuredBody/component[2]/section/entry/organizer/component/observation/methodCode

The details for deciding the two method codes can be found in the table below.

Observation.quality

Observation.referenceRange

  • Reference Range

/ClinicalDocument/component/structuredBody/component[2]/section/entry/organizer/component/observation/referenceRange

As mentioned above, the PHMR reference ranges are inverted ranges compared to the fhir format, so we need to invert the ranges when transforming to fhir. If a yellow range is present we check if there is also a red range, if so we map the yellow range to an interval between the start of the yellow range and the start of the red range. Otherwise, the ranges are open-ended.

If the reference ranges are exclusive we encode this in fhir by subtracting or adding a small constant. For the same reason, we are not able to handle values with more than 7 decimals. So we check if any referenceRange value has more than 7 decimals and if that is the case we throw an exception and stop the translation.

Observation.note

Observation.note.authorReference (referencing a Practitioner or Organization)

Comment on observation

/ClinicalDocument/component/structuredBody/component/section/entry/organizer/component/observation/entryRelationship/act

An entryRelationship is added to the observation with LOINC code for Annotation comment (code=48767-8, codeSystem=2.16.840.1.113883.6.1).

The author of the note is mapped like Author Organization and/or Author Individual, depending on Observation.note.authorReference.

n/a

Observation(s) Section - Vital Signs

/ClinicalDocument/component/structuredBody/component[x]/section (title=Vital Signs)

Grouping of zero, one or more Observations/Observation components.

Not used. Empty section created as specified in PHMR profile.

n/a

Medical Equipment Section

/ClinicalDocument/component/structuredBody/component[3]/section (title=Medical Equipment)

Grouping of one or more Device details

Device

Per Device in use

/ClinicalDocument/component/structuredBody/component[3]/section/entry/organizer

Device.serialNumber

Device.lotNumber

  • Device identifier

/ClinicalDocument/component/structuredBody/component[3]/section/entry/organizer/participant/participantRole/id

If a serial number or lot number is present on the Device, the id is set to the number with assigningAuthority being the number type and the root: “1.2.208.184“

the determined device type code (see below

When no Device.serialNumber or Device.lotNumber is present, the determined device type code is used, with assigningAuthority: "MedCom" and root: "1.2.208.184".

Device.type

Device.manufacturer

Device.deviceName

Device.modelNumber

Device.version.value

  • Device type code

/ClinicalDocument/component/structuredBody/component[3]/section/entry/organizer/participant/participantRole/playingDevice/code/translation

If a MedCom Instrument Code matches:
Device.type
Device.manufacturer
Device.deviceName
Device.modelNumber
Device.version.value

can be found, it is used. Otherwise set to the nullflavor NI

Device.manufacturer

Device.deviceName

Device.modelNumber

  • Manufacturer and Model Name

/ClinicalDocument/component/structuredBody/component[3]/section/entry/organizer/participant/participantRole/playingDevice/manufacturerModelName

Encoded string comprised of:

  • Device manufacturer

  • Device model and model number

Device.serialNumber

Device.lotNumber

Device.version

  • Software Name

/ClinicalDocument/component/structuredBody/component[3]/section/entry/organizer/participant/participantRole/playingDevice/softwareName

Encoded string, comprised of device.version and device.serialNumber or device.lotNumber depending on which is present.

n/a

External References

Not used

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Situation

Error message

Observation.quality is empty or contains no ehealth-quality with:

  • qualityType = UQ (Usage Quality)

  • qualityCode = http://ehealth.sundhed.dk/cs/usage-quality | automatically-transferred or http://ehealth.sundhed.dk/cs/usage-quality | entered-manullay

Method codes for performerType and provisionMethod for observation with id {observationId} could not be established

Observation.performer references ehealth-organization or ehealth-relatedperson.

Method codes for performerType and provisionMethod for observation with id {observationId} could not be established

Observation.effective is of type Timing. Valid types are: dateTime, Period and instant.

Invalid Observation.effective, expecting DateTime, Period or Instant

Observation.value is missing or is not of type Quantity.

The Value should be Quantity type and not null

Observation.referenceRange component contains both low and high values.

Observation ranges should not have both High and Low set when transforming to PHRM, but High is: {high}, and Low is: {low}

Observation.referenceRange component value contains more than 7 decimals.

The Value should have no more than 7 decimals but is: {value}

Patient.identifier contains no CPR (Danish citizen identifier).

CPR is mandatory for patients but not present in the fhir bundle

Observation.note.author is not of type Reference(Practitioner | Patient | RelatedPerson | Organization) | string.

Unknown author type: {authorType}

Composition.author is missing or is not of type Patient | Practitioner.

Composition.author should either be a Patient or a Practitioner

Composition.authorOrganization does not contain a SOR identifier.

Composition.authorOrganization must contain SOR identifier

Composition.attester organization does not contain a SOR identifier.

Composition.attester.party must contain SOR identifier

Composition.custodian organization does not contain a SOR identifier.

Custodian organization must contain SOR identifier

Composition.authorOrganization is missing.

Composition.authorOrganization is mandatory for transformation

Composition.custodian is missing.

Custodian is mandatory for transformation

Composition.identifier is missing.

Identifier on composition is mandatory

Composition.confidentiality is missing.

Composition.confidentiality is mandatory

Composition.subject is not of type Patient.

Composition.subject should be a Patient

 

A Narrative in the Results section and/or Medical Equipment section cannot be generated due to unexpected issues.

Can't generate a narrative for: medical equipment OR

Can't generate a narrative for: results

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The following are prerequisites for a FHIR Questionnaire (shortened Questionnaire and covering both the ehealth-questionnaire and ehealth-questionnaire-advanced profiles) to be an approximation of a QFDD:

Info

With FUT-I Release 2024.3_RC-Medcom:

  1. At root level of the FHIR Questionnaire, the number of question groups (Questionnaire.item with item.type set to group) shall match the number of QFDD sections

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  • Rationale: Copyright is placed in Questionnaire.copyright.

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  1. At root level of the FHIR Questionnaire, the number of question groups (Questionnaire.item with item.type set to group) shall match the number of QFDD sections for all but QFDD copyright section.

    • Rationale: Copyright is placed in Questionnaire.copyright.

  2. For each QFDD section except Information Only sections, the number of FHIR Questionnaire subgroups (Questionnaire.item.item with item.type set to group) shall match the number of QFDD organizers inside the section.

    • The Questionnaire.item.item.externalIdentifier (on a subgroup) shall match the QFDD organizer id.

  3. For each QFDD question within an organizer there shall be a FHIR Questionnaire question item (Questionnaire.item.item.item)

    • The Questionnaire.item.item.item.externalIdentifier shall match the QFDD question id.

    • A QFDD question with associated text shall have the associated text represented as a separate FHIR Questionnaire question item (Questionnaire.item.item.item)

  4. Calculation type Questionnaire.item at any level are allowed in the FHIR Questionnaire without counterpart in the QFDD

    • Rationale: Calculations and formulas are not represented in QFDD.

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Logical Part

QRD Document

Details

Numeric Response Pattern Observation

/ClinicalDocument/component/structuredBody/component/section/entry/organizer/component/observation

An item inside a subgroup

  • Root item with Questionnaire.item.type: "group" (QRD section)

    • Sub group item with item.type: "group" (QRD organizer)

      • Question item

Numeric Response if

Id

…/observation/id

Uses Id from QFFD question

Validating if Questionnaire item(item.extension.externalIdentifier) matches QFDD question id

Code

…/observation/code

Uses code from Questionnaire item item.code

Code: item.code.code

CodeSystem: ifitem.code.system has prefix “urn:oid:” then item.code.system without prefix. Else lookup in Questionnaire Terminology.

CodeSystemName: is fetched from CodeSystem in Questionnaire Terminology. Value is taken in the following order: codeSystem.title, codeSystem.name, codeSystem.url or “Unknown“.

Display: item.text or else item.code.display

OriginalText: Question text (item.text) or, if not present, (item.code.display)

Answer

…/observation/value

Value: QuestionnaireResponse.item.answer

For Questionnaire.item.type = integer, the question answer value is from QuestionnaireResponse.item.answer.valueInteger.

For Questionnaire.item.type = decimal, the question answer value is from QuestionnaireResponse.item.answer.valueDecimal.

For Questionnaire.item.type = datetime, the question answer value is from QuestionnaireResponse.item.answer.valueDateTime (formatted as YYYYMMDDHHmmssZ).

QRD Type:

  • Questionnaire.item.type equal Integer then 'INT'

  • Questionnaire.item.type equal Decimal then ‘REAL’

  • Questionnaire.item.type equal DateTime then 'TS'

Help text

Image

…/observation/entryRelationship

Is added if Questionnaire item has one or more extensions:

External reference

…/observation/reference

The QFDD unique id. From id element and the property 'extension'

Range

…/observation/referenceRange

If Questionnaire.item has the following extension the referenceRange is assigned

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Logical Part

QRD Document

Details

Analog Slider Response Pattern Observation

/ClinicalDocument/component/structuredBody/component/section/entry/organizer/component/observation

An item inside a subgroup

  • Root item with type: “Group” (QRD section)

    • Sub group item with type: “Group” (QRD organizer)

      • Question item

Analog Slider Response if

Properties: id, code, value, entryRelationship and reference is the same configuration as for numeric Response

Id

…/observation/id

Uses Id from QFFD question

Validating if Questionnaire item(item.extension.externalIdentifier) matches QFDD question id

Code

…/observation/code

Uses code from Questionnaire item item.code

Code: item.code.code

CodeSystem: ifitem.code.system has prefix “urn:oid:” then item.code.system without prefix. Else lookup in Questionnaire Terminology.

CodeSystemName: is fetched from CodeSystem in Questionnaire Terminology. Value is taken in the following order: codeSystem.title, codeSystem.name, codeSystem.url or “Unknown“.

Display: item.text or else item.code.display

OriginalText: Question text (item.text) or, if not present, (item.code.display)

Answer

…/observation/value

Value: QuestionnaireResponse.item.answer .

For Questionnaire.item.type = integer, the question answer value is from QuestionnaireResponse.item.answer.valueInteger.

For Questionnaire.item.type = decimal, the question answer value is from QuestionnaireResponse.item.answer.valueDecimal.

Type:

  • Questionnaire.item.type equal Integer then 'INT'

  • Questionnaire.item.type equal Decimal then ‘REAL’

Help text

Image

…/observation/entryRelationship

Is added if Questionnaire item has one or more extensions:

External reference

…/observation/reference

The QFDD unique id. From id element and the property 'extension'

Range

…/referenceRange/observationRange/

Denominator: item.extension http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/maxValue

Head: item.extension http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/minValue

Increment: item.extensioneither value from questionnaire-sliderStepValue or ehealth-questionnaire-sliderStepValueDecimal

Text Response Pattern Observation

Logical Part

QRD Document

Details

Text Response Pattern Observation

/ClinicalDocument/component/structuredBody/component/section/entry/organizer/component/observation

An item inside a subgroup

  • Root item with type: “Group” (QRD section)

    • Sub group item with type: “Group” (QRD organizer)

      • Question item

Test Response if

  • item.type is either text, string or openchoice

Id

…/observation/id

Uses Id from QFFD question

Validating if Questionnaire item(item.extension.externalIdentifier) matches QFDD question id

Code

…/observation/code

Uses code from Questionnaire item item.code

Code: item.code.code

CodeSystem: ifitem.code.system has prefix “urn:oid:” then item.code.system without prefix. Else lookup in Questionnaire Terminology.

CodeSystemName: is fetched from CodeSystem in Questionnaire Terminology. Value is taken in the following order: codeSystem.title, codeSystem.name, codeSystem.url or “Unknown“.

Display: item.text or else item.code.display

OriginalText: Question text (item.text) or, if not present, (item.code.display)

Answer

…/observation/value

Value: QuestionnaireResponse.item.answer .

For Questionnaire.item.type = text, string or openchoice , the question answer is a text string in QRD. Question answer text is from QuestionnaireResponse.item.answer.valueString.

Type: ST

Help text

Image

…/observation/entryRelationship

Is added if Questionnaire item has one or more extensions:

External reference

…/observation/reference

Value from QFDD. From id element and the property 'extension'

...

Logical Part

QRD Document

Details

Multiple Choice Response Pattern Observation

/ClinicalDocument/component/structuredBody/component/section/entry/organizer/component/observation

An item inside a subgroup

  • Root item with type: “Group” (QRD section)

    • Sub group item with type: “Group” (QRD organizer)

      • Question item

Multiple Choice Response if

Id

…/observation/id

Uses Id from QFFD question

Validating if Questionnaire item(item.extension.externalIdentifier) matches QFDD question id

Code

…/observation/code

Uses code from Questionnaire item item.code

Code: item.code.code

CodeSystem: ifitem.code.system has prefix “urn:oid:” then item.code.system without prefix. Else lookup in Questionnaire Terminology.

CodeSystemName: is fetched from CodeSystem in Questionnaire Terminology. Value is taken in the following order: codeSystem.title, codeSystem.name, codeSystem.url or “Unknown“.

Display: item.text or else item.code.display

OriginalText: Question text (item.text) or, if not present, (item.code.display)

Answer

…/observation/value

Value: from QuestionnaireResponse.item.answer .

For Questionnaire.item.type = choice , the question answer(s) is one or more coded elements in QRD. Question answer code is from QuestionnaireResponse.item.answer.valueCoding.

Code: answer.code

CodeSystem: if answer.system has prefix “urn:oid:” then item.code.system without prefix. Else lookup in Questionnaire Terminology.

CodeSystemName: is fetched from CodeSystem in Questionnaire Terminology. Value is taken in the following order: codeSystem.title, codeSystem.name, codeSystem.url or “Unknown“.

Display: answer.display

Help text

Image

Associated text question

…/observation/entryRelationship

Is added if Questionnaire item has one or more extensions:

And if QFDD has associated text question and preconditions are fulfilled.

Structure for associated text question in FHIR Questionnaire:

  • Root item with type: “Group” (QRD section)

    • Sub group item with type: “Group” (QRD organizer)

      • Question item with type: “choice“

      • Associated text question item (The item must be right after the question)

        • Question item with either type: “string“ or “text”.

OBS: Supported precondition for Associated text question:

  • Only one precondition element

  • The precondition is only based on answers from the related multiple choice (no reference to other questions)

  • Supported groupers inside the one preconditon element

    • AllTrue

    • AllFalse

    • AtLeastOneTrue

    • AtLeaseOneFalse

    • OnlyOneTrue

    • OnlyOneFalse

External reference

…/observation/reference

The QFDD unique id. From id element and the property 'extension'

Range

…/observation/referenceRange

If Questionnaire.item has the following extension the referenceRange is assigned

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Logical Part

QRD Document

Details

Discrete Slider Response Pattern Observation

/ClinicalDocument/component/structuredBody/component/section/entry/organizer/component/observation

An item inside a subgroup

  • Root item with type: “Group” (QRD section)

    • Sub group item with type: “Group” (QRD organizer)

      • Question item

Multiple Choice Response if

Id

…/observation/id

Uses Id from QFFD question

Validating if Questionnaire item(item.extension.externalIdentifier) matches QFDD question id

Code

…/observation/code

Uses code from Questionnaire item item.code.

Code: item.code.code

CodeSystem: ifitem.code.system has prefix “urn:oid:” then item.code.system without prefix. Else lookup in Questionnaire Terminology.

CodeSystemName: is fetched from CodeSystem in Questionnaire Terminology. Value is taken in the following order: codeSystem.title, codeSystem.name, codeSystem.url or “Unknown“.

Display: item.text or else item.code.display

OriginalText: Question text (item.text) or, if not present, (item.code.display)

Value

…/observation/value

Value: from QuestionnaireResponse.item.answer .

For Questionnaire.item.type = choice , the question answer is one coded element in QRD. Question answer code is from QuestionnaireResponse.item.answer.valueCoding.

Code: Coding.code

CodeSystem: if Coding.system has prefix “urn:oid:” then Coding.system without prefix. Else lookup in Questionnaire Terminology.

CodeSystemName: is fetched from CodeSystem in Questionnaire Terminology. Value is taken in the following order: codeSystem.title, codeSystem.name, codeSystem.url or “Unknown“.

Display: Coding.display

Max occurrence

Min occurrence

Help text

Image

…/observation/entryRelationship

Low: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/questionnaire-minOccurs

High: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/questionnaire-maxOccurs always 1 (1 only allowed value for Discrete Slider type)

Is added if Questionnaire item has one or more extensions:

QFDD reference

…/observation/reference

The QFDD unique id. From id element and the property 'extension'

...

FHIR Questionnaire.item.type

QRD Response Pattern Observation

text, string, openchoice

Text Response Pattern Observation

choice

Multiple Choice Response Pattern Observation

Discrete Slider Response Pattern Observation (when Questionnaire.item.extension.itemControl has value 'slider' and Questionnaire.item.maxOccurs = 1)

decimal, integer

Numeric Response Pattern Observation

Analog Slider Response Pattern Observation (when Questionnaire.item.extension.itemControl has value 'slider' )

datetime

Numeric Response Pattern Observation

...

QFDD Element

FHIR Questionnaire

Comment

Information Only Section

A Questionnaire.item at root level with Questionnaire.item.type ="group"

A single child item Questionnaire.item.item with .type = "display"

Question Section (with one or more Question Organizer)

A Questionnaire.item at root level with Questionnaire.item.type ="group"

For each QFDD Question Organizer:

A single child item Questionnaire.item.item with .type = "group"

For each question in the group/QFDD Question Organizer:

A single child item Questionnaire.item.item.item with .type = subtype of "question" eg. ‘decimal’

Not transformed as algorithms and expressions are not supported in QFDD.

A Questionnaire.item at any level with .type = "decimal" and .readOnly = "true"

A Calculated expression within the questionnaire, see https://ehealth-dk.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/EDTW/pages/1716060177/Managing+Questionnaires#Defining-a-Calculation-Expression

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To QFDD Transformation

The operation $transform-to-QFDD transforms a FHIR Questionnaire resource to a DK-HL7 Questionnaire Form Definition Document (QFDD). The section below describes the transformation in more details.

Structure

As a QFDD is structured by sections, organizers and questions, the FHIR Questionnaire must be structured in a specified way to match the QFDD definition. The table below gives a quick overview of the structure.

QFDD Element

FHIR Questionnaire

Comment

Information Only Section

A Questionnaire.item at root level with Questionnaire.item.type ="group"

A single child item Questionnaire.item.item with .type = "display"

Question Section (with one or more Question Organizer)

A Questionnaire.item at root level with Questionnaire.item.type ="group"

Root-level group

For each QFDD Question Organizer:

A single child item Questionnaire.item.item with .type = "group"

Subgroup of root-level group

For each question in the group/QFDD Question Organizer:

A single child item Questionnaire.item.item.item with .type = subtype of "question" for instance "decimal"

Question type item in subgroup of root-level group.

For subtypes of "question" see http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/valueset-item-type.html

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Copyright Section

A Questionnaire.item at root level with:

  • Questionnaire.item.type ="group"

  • Questionnaire.item.isCopyright = true (see isCopyright)

One or more child items Questionnaire.item.item with:

  • Questionnaire.item.item.type = "display"

  • Questionnaire.item.item.isCopyright = true

Not transformed as algorithms and expressions are not supported in QFDD.

A Questionnaire.item at any level with an .extension http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/sdc/StructureDefinition/sdc-questionnaire-calculatedExpression and .readOnly = "true"

A Calculated expression within the FHIR Questionnaire, see https://ehealth-dk.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/EDTW/pages/1716060177/Managing+Questionnaires#Defining-a-Calculation-Expression

The sub sections below describe the structure and information needed in more details.

Information Only Section

Logical Part

QFDD Document

Details

Information Only Section

/ClinicalDocument/component/structuredBody/component/section

(with (./templateId root = "2.16.840.1.113883.10.20.32.2.1")

A root-level item with:

  • Questionnaire.item.type = "group"

  • Title

…/component/section/title

  • Questionnaire.item.text containing the group title

  • Narrative

…/component/section/text

A child item in the group with:

  • Questionnaire.item.item.type = "display"

  • Questionnaire.item.item.text.xhtml = formatted text

  • (Questionnaire.item.item.text contains the unformatted equivalent)

  • Language

/ClinicalDocument/languageCode

Questionnaire.language

Narrative guidelines and limitations

FHIR Questionnaire.item.text.xhtml has type XHTML and QFDD narrative has type XML Markup. Therefore the transformation must convert XHTML to XML Markup which is performed with limitations as described below.

Limitations on conversion of formatted text from FHIR XHTML to XML Markup

The converter supports:

  • Paragraphs

  • Headings - converts to paragraphs

  • Bold, italics, underline

  • Ordered and unordered list

  • Line break

  • Table (might not support all functionality)

  • Anchor tag  ( from a  -> linkHTML)

  • Span (converted to content)

  • Subscript and superscript

Be aware:

  • Stylings like color are not supported.

  • A single root div shall be present

Sanitizer
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Sanitizer

In some scenarios, the Questionnaire Editor in the Clinical Administration Application produces XHTML that cannot be converted to CDA XML Markup. Unclosed tags, missing root element or unsupported children elements have been encountered.

During conversion, a sanitizer remedies common, encountered scenarios:

  • Add a root div if not present.

  • Unclosed <br> will always be replaced with <br/>.

  • Unordered/Ordered List with plain or bold/italic/underlined paragraph text is produced as acceptable XHTML by the Questionnaire Editor, except:

    • if end user selects one option from “Formatér” for a list item or for the entire list, then the list is created inside a paragraph which is not allowed in CDA XML Markup

      • example: “<p><ul><li>1</li><li>2</li><li>3</li></ul></p>“

    • if end user performs multiple selection of options from “Formatér” for the same list item, a new tag is added each time. The result produced by the Questionnaire Editor is a paragraph inside paragraph which is not allowed in CDA XML Markup. All options from “Formatér” [p, h2, h3, h4] are converted to paragraphs in CDA XML Markup.

Note
 Disclaimer

Use of copy'n'paste of rich text into the rich text editor in the Questionnaire Editor increases the probability of resulting in incompatible formatted text.

The sanitizer handles a limited set of the endless combinations where XHTML and CDA XML Markup do not support the same functionality and structure.

Questionnaire Form Definition Section

Logical Part

QFDD Document

Details

Questionnaire Response Section

/ClinicalDocument/component/structuredBody/component/section

A root item on Questionnaire.item with Questionnaire.item.type: "group"

Title

…/component/section/title

From root item Questionnaire.item.text

Narrative

…/component/section/text

The narrative text for the section is created automatically by the transformation . The narrative contains all the questions inside the section.

Additional narrative content:

  • Help text

  • Images

Language

languageCode

Questionnaire.language

Questions Organizer

Logical Part

QFDD Document

Details

Response Organizer

/ClinicalDocument/component/structuredBody/component/section/entry/organizer

An item of type item.type: "group" inside a root item of type Questionnaire.item.type: "group". (See Questionnaire Form Definition Section)

Only items of type item.type: "group" are allowed at the level below the root item.

OBS: Items with calculated expression are allowed but is ignored during transformation.

Id

…/section/entry/organizer/id

item.item.extension.externalIdentifier

Code

…/section/entry/organizer/code

Uses code from Questionnaire item item.code

Code: item.code.code

CodeSystem: ifitem.code.system has prefix “urn:oid:” then item.code.system without prefix. Else lookup in Questionnaire Terminology.

CodeSystemName: is fetched from CodeSystem in Questionnaire Terminology. Value is taken in the following order: codeSystem.title, codeSystem.name, codeSystem.url or “Unknown“.

Display: item.text or else item.code.display

OriginalText: Question text (item.text) or, if not present, (item.code.display)

Precondition

…/section/entry/organizer/precondition

See Preconditions

Numeric Question Pattern Observation

Logical Part

QFDD Document

Details

Numeric Response Pattern Observation

/ClinicalDocument/component/structuredBody/component/section/entry/organizer/component/observation

An item inside a subgroup (see Questions Organizer )

  • Root item with Questionnaire.item.type: "group" (QFDD section)

    • Sub group item with item.type: "group" (QFDD organizer)

      • Question item

Numeric Response if

Id

…/observation/id

item.extension.externalIdentifier

Code

…/observation/code

Uses code from Questionnaire item item.code

Code: item.code.code

CodeSystem: ifitem.code.system has prefix “urn:oid:” then item.code.system without prefix. Else lookup in Questionnaire Terminology.

CodeSystemName: is fetched from CodeSystem in Questionnaire Terminology. Value is taken in the following order: codeSystem.title, codeSystem.name, codeSystem.url or “Unknown“.

Display: item.text or else item.code.display

OriginalText: Question text (item.text) or, if not present, (item.code.display)

Help text

Image

…/observation/entryRelationship

Is added if Questionnaire item has one or more extensions:

Feedback

…/observation/entryRelationship

Not supported

Range

…/observation/referenceRange

If Questionnaire.item has the following extension the referenceRange is assigned

Precondition

See Preconditions

Analog Slider Question Pattern Observation

Logical Part

QFDD Document

Details

Analog Slider Question Pattern Observation

/ClinicalDocument/component/structuredBody/component/section/entry/organizer/component/observation

An item inside a subgroup

  • Root item with type: “Group” (QFDD section)

    • Sub group item with type: “Group” (QFDD organizer)

      • Question item

Analog Slider if

Properties: id, code, help text, image and precondition is the same configuration as for Numeric Question

Feedback

…/observation/entryRelationship

Not supported

Range

…/referenceRange/observationRange/

Denominator: item.extension http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/maxValue

Head: item.extension http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/minValue

Increment: item.extensioneither value from:

Text Question Pattern Observation

Logical Part

QFDD Document

Details

Text Question Pattern Observation

/ClinicalDocument/component/structuredBody/component/section/entry/organizer/component/observation

An item inside a subgroup

  • Root item with type: “Group” (QFDD section)

    • Sub group item with type: “Group” (QFDD organizer)

      • Question item

Test Response if

  • item.type is either text, string

Id

…/observation/id

item.extension.externalIdentifier

Code

…/observation/code

Uses code from Questionnaire item item.code

Code: item.code.code

CodeSystem: ifitem.code.system has prefix “urn:oid:” then item.code.system without prefix. Else lookup in Questionnaire Terminology.

CodeSystemName: is fetched from CodeSystem in Questionnaire Terminology. Value is taken in the following order: codeSystem.title, codeSystem.name, codeSystem.url or “Unknown“.

Display: item.text or else item.code.display

OriginalText: Question text (item.text) or, if not present, (item.code.display)

Help text

Image

…/observation/entryRelationship

Is added if Questionnaire item has one or more extensions:

Precondition

See Preconditions

Multiple Choice Question Pattern Observation

Logical Part

QFDD Document

Details

Multiple Choice Question Pattern Observation

/ClinicalDocument/component/structuredBody/component/section/entry/organizer/component/observation

An item inside a subgroup

  • Root item with type: “Group” (QFDD section)

    • Sub group item with type: “Group” (QFDD organizer)

      • Question item

Multiple Choice if

Id

…/observation/id

item.extension.externalIdentifier

Code

…/observation/code

Uses code from Questionnaire item item.code

Code: item.code.code

CodeSystem: ifitem.code.system has prefix “urn:oid:” then item.code.system without prefix. Else lookup in Questionnaire Terminology.

CodeSystemName: is fetched from CodeSystem in Questionnaire Terminology. Value is taken in the following order: codeSystem.title, codeSystem.name, codeSystem.url or “Unknown“.

Display: item.text or else item.code.display

OriginalText: Question text (item.text) or, if not present, (item.code.display)

Options

item.answerOptions

Help text

Image

…/observation/entryRelationship

Is added if Questionnaire item has one or more extensions:

Associated text question

Not supported

Feedback

Not supported

Range

…/observation/referenceRange

Range is based on item and the fields item.required , item.repeats and the following extensions.

See more regarding min and max: https://docs.ehealth.sundhed.dk/latest-released/ig/StructureDefinition-ehealth-questionnaire.html#setting-minimal-and-maximal-number-of-permitted-choices

Precondition

See Preconditions

Discrete Slider Question Pattern Observation

Logical Part

QFDD Document

Details

Discrete Slider Question Pattern Observation

/ClinicalDocument/component/structuredBody/component/section/entry/organizer/component/observation

An item inside a subgroup

  • Root item with type: “Group” (QFDD section)

    • Sub group item with type: “Group” (QFDD organizer)

      • Question item

Multiple Choice if

Properties: id, code, help text, image and precondition is the same configuration as for Multiple Choice

Id

…/observation/id

Uses Id from QFFD question

Validating if Questionnaire item(item.extension.externalIdentifier) matches QFDD question id

Code

…/observation/code

Uses code from Questionnaire item item.code.

Code: item.code.code

CodeSystem: ifitem.code.system has prefix “urn:oid:” then item.code.system without prefix. Else lookup in Questionnaire Terminology.

CodeSystemName: is fetched from CodeSystem in Questionnaire Terminology. Value is taken in the following order: codeSystem.title, codeSystem.name, codeSystem.url or “Unknown“.

Display: item.text or else item.code.display

OriginalText: Question text (item.text) or, if not present, (item.code.display)

Range

…/observation/entryRelationship

Range is based on item and the fields item.required , item.repeats and the following extensions.

Low: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/questionnaire-minOccurs

High: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/questionnaire-maxOccurs always 1 (1 only allowed value for Discrete Slider type)

See more regarding min and max: https://docs.ehealth.sundhed.dk/latest-released/ig/StructureDefinition-ehealth-questionnaire.html#setting-minimal-and-maximal-number-of-permitted-choices

Copyright Section

Logical Part

QFDD Document

Details

Copyright Section

/ClinicalDocument/component/structuredBody/component/section

Copyright section uses Questionnaire.copyright

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Logical Part

QFDD Document

Details

Copyright Section

/ClinicalDocument/component/structuredBody/component/section

(with (./templateId root = "2.16.840.1.113883.10.20.32.2.2")

A root-level item with:

  • Questionnaire.item.type = "group"

  • Questionnaire.item.isCopyright = true

Title

…/component/section/title

  • Questionnaire.item.text containing the group title

Narrative

…/component/section/text

The narrative is automatically generated by the transformation and contains the plain text from each copyright text(entry) separated by three <br/>.

Note: When transforming from QFDD to FHIR Questionnaire the narrative is not transformed.

Entry

../entry/observation/value

One or more child items in the group with:

  • Questionnaire.item.item.type = "display"

  • Questionnaire.item.item.text.xhtml = formatted text

  • (Questionnaire.item.item.text contains the unformatted equivalent)

  • Questionnaire.item.item.isCopyright = true

Note: When transforming from QFDD the display items will contain the plain text.

  • Language

/ClinicalDocument/languageCode

Questionnaire.language

...

Supported types

FHIR Questionnaire.item.type

QRD Response Pattern Observation

text, string

Text Question Pattern Observation.

choice

Multiple Choice Question Pattern Observation.

Discrete Slider Question Pattern Observation when Questionnaire.item.extension.itemControl has value 'slider'.

decimal, integer

Numeric Question Pattern Observation.

Analog Slider Question Pattern Observation when Questionnaire.item.extension.itemControl has value 'slider'.

datetime

Numeric Question Pattern Observation

Validation

The returned Bundle from the operation can contain an OperationOutcome with warnings and errors. In case of validation errors no QFDD will be generated.

Errors

Errors can occur if for instance some mandatory information is missing or the FHIR questionnaire structure is not compatible with the QFDD structure.

Examples:

  • Invalid root item in questionnaire. Only items of type 'group' and calculated expression items are allowed. Type was: '%s'. LinkId: %s

  • NamingSystem publisher is missing. Oid: '%s'. Referenced by items with following LinkIds: %s

  • Item enableWhen refers to item with linkId: '%s' which is of type '%s' but the operator: '%s' is not supported. LinkId: %s

Warnings

Warnings can occur if some information is missing but not mandatory or maybe a fallback value is used instead.

Examples:

  • CodeSystem title is missing. Will use the first non-null value as CodeSystemName: 'NamingSystem.name', 'NamingSystem.url' or 'unknown'. CodeSystem url: '%s'. Used by items with the following linkIds: %s

  • CodeSystem title is missing for choice option. Will use the first non-null value as CodeSystemName: 'NamingSystem.name', 'NamingSystem.url' or 'unknown'. CodeSystem url: '%s'. LinkIds: %s

Preconditions

In some scenarios a questions should only be asked to the user based on answers given to other questions. The sections below describes the rules and limitations regarding preconditions.

Precondition rules

As the modeling of preconditions in FHIR questionnaire and QFDD is not 1 to 1 the table below describes which combination of preconditions that are supported.

Question refers to question of type

Condition

Numeric (FHIR type: integer, decimal, timestamp)

If specifying both  ">=" and "<=" to the same question then

  • if ">=" value is larger than "<=" value (eg. <=7 or >=10) then

    • Only "any"(AtLeastOneTrue) is allowed

    • Only those two conditions are allowed to the same numeric question.

    • Will be two preconditions in QFDD with min and max as QFDD requires both min and max per precondition. (Precondition Extension Pattern - AtLeastOneTrue)

      • For ">=" a max value will be added

        • For integer: Integer max value.

        • For decimal: Double max value.

        • For timestamp: January 1. 2200.

      • For "<=" a min value

        • For integer: Integer min value.

        • For decimal: Double min value.

        • For timestamp: January 1. 1970.

  • if ">=" value is less than "<=" value (absolute range, eg. >=5 <=10) then

    • Only "all" (AND) is allowed.

    • Only those two conditions are allowed to the same question.

    • Will be one preconditions in QFDD with min and max.

If specifying only one operator either ">=" or "<=" to the same numeric question then

  • Then "all"(AND) and "any"(OR) is allowed

  • Max one condition to the same numeric question allowed.

  • As QFDD requires both min and max

    • For ">=" a max value will be added

      • For integer: Integer max value.

      • For decimal: Double max value.

      • For timestamp: January 1. 2200.

    • For "<=" a min value will be added

      • For integer: Integer min value.

      • For decimal: Double min value.

      • For timestamp: January 1. 1970. (epoch time)

if specifying "=" to a numeric question then

  • Then "all"(AND) and "any"(OR) is allowed.

  • Max one condition to the same numeric question allowed.

  • As QFDD requires both min and max.

    • min and max will be assigned the same value.

Choice (FHIR type: choice)

When specifying "=" to a choice question then

  • If only conditions to choice questions then both AllTrue(all) and AtLeastOneTrue(any) is allowed.

  • If the conditions are combined with conditions to numeric questions then the numeric rules determines if both AllTrue(all) and AtLeastOneTrue(any) is allowed.

text, string

Precondition to text or string questions are not supported.

Precondition is only allowed on FHIR sub groups(item.item (QFDD organizer)) and questions (item.item.item (QFDD Question)).

If enablebehavior is ‘all’(AllTrue) and no condition-id is specified then the preconditions will be created as QFDD Criterion(s). If condition-id is specified and/or the boolean expression is either ‘all’(AllTrue) or ‘any’(AtLeastOneTrue) then the preconditions will be created as QFDD Precondition Extension Pattern.

Supported operators

FHIR Questionnaire (enableWhen operators)

Comments

exists

Not supported

=

Supported.

If numeric:

  • min/max same value in QFDD

If multiple choice

  • The option

!=

Not supported

>

Not supported

<

Not supported

>=

if numeric:

  • Supported

    • Used a minimum value in QFDD

If multiple choice

  • Not supported

<=

if numeric:

  • Supported

    • Used as maximum value in QFDD

If multiple choice

  • Not supported

From QFDD Transformation

The operation $transform-from-QFDD transforms a DK-HL7 Questionnaire Form Definition Document (QFDD) to a FHIR Questionnaire resource. The below sections describes the transformation in more details.

Structure

The transformation generates a FHIR questionnaire which structure is describes in below table. See more details regarding the structure here https://ehealth-dk.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/EDTW/pages/edit-v2/2242281473#Structure.

QFDD Element

FHIR Questionnaire

Comment

Information Only Section

A Questionnaire.item at root level with Questionnaire.item.type ="group"

A single child item Questionnaire.item.item with .type = "display"

Question Section (with one or more Question Organizer)

A Questionnaire.item at root level with Questionnaire.item.type ="group"

For each QFDD Question Organizer:

A single child item Questionnaire.item.item with .type = "group"

For each question in the group/QFDD Question Organizer:

A single child item Questionnaire.item.item.item with .type = subtype of "question" eg. ‘decimal’

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Copyright Section

A Questionnaire.item at root level with:

  • Questionnaire.item.type ="group"

  • Questionnaire.item.isCopyright = true (See isCopyright)

One or more child items Questionnaire.item.item with:

  • Questionnaire.item.item.type = "display"

  • Questionnaire.item.item.isCopyright = true

Not transformed as algorithms and expressions are not supported in QFDD.

A Questionnaire.item at any level with an .extension http://hl7.org/fhir/uv/sdc/StructureDefinition/sdc-questionnaire-calculatedExpression and .readOnly = "true"

A Calculated expression within the questionnaire, see https://ehealth-dk.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/EDTW/pages/1716060177/Managing+Questionnaires#Defining-a-Calculation-Expression

Details regarding converting from CDA XML Markup to XHTML - Information Only Section

All CDA XML elements are supported but with some exceptions,

CDA XML element

FHIR XHTML

footnote

p, with a data attribute: data-cda-tag = "footnote"

footnoteRef

a, with a data attribute data-cda-tag="footnoteRef"

renderMultiMedia

Limitation: The base64 image to be inside @referencedObject attribute, and not a reference to an existing image from other section from QFDD document. We don't search the image.

Attributes:

CDA XML attributes

Comment

revised

Attribute on <content> in CDA XML has no corresponding match in XHTML. A custom data attribute has been added ‘data-cda-revised’.

name

Attribute on <linkHTML> is not supported as NarrativeBlock documentation states “DO NOT USE THIS”.

language

Always assigned lang=”da”.

mediaType

Omitted. From NarrativeBlock documentation: mediaType is akin to mimeType. This is a fixed value in the CDA narrative block, and so can be omitted.

Validation

The returned Bundle from the operation can contain an OperationOutcome with information, warnings and errors. In case of validation errors no FHIR questionnaire will be generated.

Errors

Errors can occur if for instance some mandatory information is missing or QFDD content is not supported in FHIR questionnaire.

Examples:

  • Unsupported question type: '%s' (safeguard against future question types supported in CDA Builder. Currently(August 2024) all question types are supported)

  • Choice option is missing either code, codeSystem. Question id: %s

  • Question is missing id. Organizer id: %s

  • Precondition group type: '%s' is not supported. Question id: %s

  • Precondition group type: '%s' is not supported for conditions referring to numeric questions. Only 'AllTrue' is supported. Question id: %s

Warnings

Warnings can occur if some information is missing but not mandatory or content which will not be transformed as it is not supported.

Examples:

  • Numeric question has no interval. Cannot determine type. Setting item.type to 'decimal'. Question id: %s

  • Feedback will not be transformed to FHIR questionnaire. Question id: %s

Information

Message unrelated to the transformation success.

Examples:

  • Question with id: '%s' has associated text question with id: '%s'. The questions will be split into two separate question items in Fhir questionnaire.

Preconditions

In some scenarios a questions should only be asked to the user based on answers given to other questions. The sections below describes the rules and limitations regarding preconditions.

Precondition rules

As the modeling of preconditions in FHIR questionnaire and QFDD is not 1 to 1 the table below describes which combination of preconditions that are supported.

Condition

Rules

If one or more precondition refers to numeric question then

AllTrue(all) is supported.

If no precondition refers to a numeric question then

AllTrue(all) and AtLeastOneTrue(any) is supported.

Not supported:

  • The following precondition types is not supported: AllFalse, AtLeastOneFalse, OnlyOneTrue, OnlyOneFalse.

  • Multiple grouper (Only one grouper is supported eg. AllTrue).

Additional information

  • Associated text question which can be part of Multiple Choice and Discrete Slider question will be created as two items in FHIR questionnaire. The item for the associated text question will contain the preconditions specified in the QFDD.

  • As QFDD Numeric Question do not have a type, reference range is used to determine if it is integer, decimal or timestamp. If no reference range is specified the question item is created with item.type ‘decimal’.

  • Analog Slider Question is created with item.type ‘decimal’.

  • Feedback is not supported