NULL_FLAVOUR

Data absent

Element null_flavour to Data Absent reason

Element contains a field NULL_FLAVOUR to represent missing information. FHIR does this as extension data absent reason.

Hereby the null_flavour codes of openEHR has to be mapped to the data-absent-reason-valueset.

FHIR code openEHR openEHR code Comment

unknown

unknown

271

Default for openEHR→FHIR

asked-unknown

unknown

253

temp-unknown

unknown

253

not-asked

unknown

253

asked-declined

unknown

253

masked

masked

272

Default for openEHR→FHIR

not-applicable

not applicable

273

Default for openEHR→FHIR

unsupported

unknown

253

as-text

unknown

253

error

unknown

253

not-a-number

unknown

253

negative-infinity

unknown

253

positive-infinity

unknown

253

not-performed

unknown

253

not-permitted

unknown

253

unknown

no information

253

Default for openEHR→FHIR

The null_reason is to mapped from code along with the null_flavour. If the null_reason contains a string that matches the codings of the valueset, use if for openEHR→FHIR.

FHIRpath Cardinality Comment openEHR Cardinality Comment

code

0..1

null_flavour

0..1

code

0..1

FHIR→openEHR

null_reason

0..1

if exists and matches fhir code, use for openEHR→FHIR