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IPS-Challenge

Official URL: http://example.org/ImplementationGuide/de.hhn.fhir Version: 0.1.0
Active as of 2024-11-29 Computable Name: IPSExampleIG

Abstract

This challenge invites medical informatics students from the University of Chile and Heilbronn University to collaborate on a multidisciplinary project focused on the International Patient Summary (IPS) standard. By leveraging FHIR, participants will develop innovative solutions to address real-world healthcare challenges. All projects will be presented at the FHIR Connectathon Chile 2025, a premier interoperability event in Latin America. This challenge provides a unique opportunity for students to gain hands-on experience with cutting-edge healthcare technologies and contribute to the advancement of global health interoperability.

Example Implementation Guide for the International Patient Summary (IPS)

This FHIR Implementation Guide (IG) provides a collection of example resources designed to demonstrate the practical implementation of the International Patient Summary (IPS) using the Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) standard. The IPS is a globally recognized, standardized set of essential health data that can be easily shared across borders and healthcare settings, ensuring that critical clinical information is accessible when needed.

Unlike the core IPS Implementation Guide, which defines the fundamental IPS profiles, structure, and conformance requirements, this document focuses exclusively on providing examples of how the IPS can be implemented using FHIR. It serves as a complementary resource, offering detailed, real-world instances of patient summaries, but does not contain the base profiles or specifications for the IPS itself. The formal definitions of the IPS profiles and resources are located in a separate, authoritative IPS Implementation Guide.

The examples in this guide aim to help implementers, developers, and healthcare organizations better understand how to use FHIR to structure and exchange the IPS in different contexts. By offering concrete examples of patient summaries, this guide illustrates how to represent clinical data in alignment with international standards while ensuring interoperability across diverse healthcare systems.

This guide provides:

  • Concrete FHIR resource examples for typical IPS use cases, illustrating how to structure patient summaries for international exchange.
  • Practical demonstrations of how IPS profiles can be applied in various healthcare scenarios.
  • Guidance on data representation, showcasing the use of FHIR resources, extensions, and constraints to meet IPS requirements.

Please refer to the primary IPS Implementation Guide for the foundational profiles, conformance requirements, and technical specifications needed for IPS implementation. This example guide is intended to serve as a supplementary reference to help organizations successfully apply the IPS in real-world scenarios.

Authors of this Implementation Guide

  • Alonso Carvajal, University of Chile, Chile
  • Stefan Sigle, MOLIT Institute, Heilbronn, Germany
  • Max Kurscheid, University of Heilbronn, Germany
  • Fernando Portilla, Universidad del Rosario, Colombia
  • Christian Fegeler, University of Heilbronn, Germany
  • Steffen Härtel, University of Chile, Chile

Dependencies

IGPackageFHIRComment
.. IPSExampleIGde.hhn.fhir#0.1.0R4
... HL7 Terminology (THO)hl7.terminology.r4#6.1.0R4Automatically added as a dependency - all IGs depend on HL7 Terminology
... FHIR Extensions Packhl7.fhir.uv.extensions.r4#5.1.0R4Automatically added as a dependency - all IGs depend on the HL7 Extension Pack
... International Patient Summary Implementation Guidehl7.fhir.uv.ips#1.1.0R4
.... HL7 Terminology (THO)hl7.terminology.r4#5.0.0R4
.... fhir.dicomfhir.dicom#2022.4.20221006R4

Package hl7.fhir.uv.extensions.r4#5.1.0

This IG defines the global extensions - the ones defined for everyone. These extensions are always in scope wherever FHIR is being used (built Sat, Apr 27, 2024 18:39+1000+10:00)

Package hl7.fhir.uv.ips#1.1.0

International Patient Summary (IPS) FHIR Implementation Guide (built Tue, Nov 22, 2022 03:24+0000+00:00)