Comparison with other national and international specifications

This page is part of the Australian Core IG (v0.2.2-preview: AU Core) based on FHIR R4. For a full list of available versions, see the Directory of published versions

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A resource may be conformant to multiple implementation guides. In addition to the core FHIR specification, a resource conformant to an AU Core profile may be conformant to profiles published project implementation guides, other national, or international implementation guides.

The table provides a high-level comparison, indicating if a resource conformant to a particular AU Core profile also satisfies (i.e. is conformant to) a profile from International Patient Access, International Patient Summary, or US Core.

Conformance in reverse is not guaranteed, i.e. a resource conforming to International Patient Access, International Patient Summary, or US Core MAY NOT conform to AU Core.

AU Core	International Patient Access		International Patient Summary		US Core
AU Core Alcohol Status	IPA-Observation				US Core Simple Observation
AU Core AllergyIntolerance	IPA-AllergyIntolerance		Allergy Intolerance (IPS)	if patient is supported as AllergyIntolerance.patient.reference	US Core AllergyIntolerance
AU Core Assertion of No Relevant Finding	IPA-Observation
AU Core Biological Sex Assigned at Birth	IPA-Observation				US Core Simple Observation
AU Core Blood Pressure	IPA-Observation		observation-bp		US Core Blood Pressure
AU Core BMI	IPA-Observation		observation-bmi		US Core BMI
AU Core Body Height	IPA-Observation		observation-bodyheight		US Core Body Height
AU Core Body Structure
AU Core Body Temperature	IPA-Observation		observation-bodytemp		US Core Body Temperature
AU Core Body Weight	IPA-Observation		observation-bodyweight		US Core Body Weight
AU Core CarePlan					US Core CarePlan	if CarePlan.text is included and CarePlan.category supplies the US Core specific terminology
AU Core Care Team					US Core CareTeam
AU Core Condition	IPA-Condition		Condition (IPS)	if patient is supported as Condition.subject.reference	US Core Condition Problems and Health Concerns	if one Condition.category is supplied with a value from the US Core Problem or Health Concern value set
AU Core Condition	IPA-problem-list-item	if one Condition.category `problem-list-item` is supplied	Condition (IPS)	if patient is supported as Condition.subject.reference	US Core Condition Encounter Diagnosis	if one Condition.category `encounter-diagnosis` is supplied
AU Core Coverage					US Core Coverage	if Coverage.relationship is included
AU Core Document Composition					Composition (IPS)	if Composition.type is `60591-5` and patient is supported as Composition.subject.reference Composition contains at least a medications section with Section.code `10160-0`, an allergies section with Section.code`48765-2`, and a problems section with Section.code`11450-4`, with at least one section.entry with a supported resource type and does not supply an unsupported resource type Composition does not contain Composition.section.emptyReason or Composition.section.section
AU Core Diagnostic Imaging Result Observation	IPA-Observation		Observation Results: radiology (IPS)	if patient is supported as Observation.subject.reference, Observation.status is `final`, and Observation.performer is supplied, noting that IPS extensibly binds Observation.code to LOINC	US Core Observation Clinical Result	noting that US Core extensibly binds Observation.code to LOINC and restricts Observation.quantity[x] to UCUM for coded quantity units
AU Core Diagnostic Result Observation	IPA-Observation		Observation Results (IPS)	if patient is supported as Observation.subject.reference and Observation.status is `final`	US Core Observation Clinical Result	noting that US Core extensibly binds Observation.code to LOINC and restricts Observation.quantity[x] to UCUM for coded quantity units
AU Core DiagnosticReport			DiagnosticReport (IPS)	if patient is supported as DiagnosticReport.subject.reference and DiagnosticReport.status is `final`	US Core DiagnosticReport Profile for Report and Note Exchange	noting that US Core extensibly binds Observation.code to a subset of LOINC
AU Core DiagnosticReport			DiagnosticReport (IPS)		US Core DiagnosticReport Profile for Laboratory Results Reporting	if Observation.category is `LAB`, noting that US Core extensibly binds Observation.code to a subset of LOINC
AU Core DocumentReference	IPA-DocumentReference				US Core DocumentReference	if DocumentReference.code is supplied with a value from the US Core DocumentReference Type value set
AU Core Encounter					US Core Encounter	if Encounter.type is supplied
AU Core Estimated Date of Delivery	IPA-Observation				US Core Simple Observation
AU Core Gestational Age	IPA-Observation				US Core Simple Observation
AU Core Gravidity	IPA-Observation				US Core Simple Observation
AU Core Head Circumference	IPA-Observation
AU Core Health Program Participation Summary	IPA-Observation				US Core Simple Observation
AU Core HealthcareService
AU Core Heart Rate	IPA-Observation		observation-heartrate		US Core Heart Rate
AU Core Immunization	IPA-Immunization		Immunization (IPS)	if patient is supported as Immunization.patient.reference	US Core Immunization	noting that US Core extensibly binds to CVX which is not an AU vaccine terminology
AU Core Last Menstrual Period	IPA-Observation				US Core Simple Observation
AU Core Lipid Result	IPA-Observation		Observation Results: laboratory (IPS)	if patient is supported as Observation.subject.reference, Observation.status is `final` and Observation.performer is supplied	US Core Laboratory Result Observation
AU Core Lipid Result	IPA-Observation		Observation Results: pathology (IPS)	if patient is supported as Observation.subject.reference and Observation.performer is supplied	US Core Laboratory Result Observation
AU Core List
AU Core Location					US Core Location	if Location.name is supplied
AU Core Medication	IPA-Medication		Medication (IPS)	if Data Type Profile: Quantity (IPS) constraints are met	US Core Medication	noting that US Core extensibly binds to RxNorm which is not an AU medicines terminology
AU Core MedicationAdministration
U Core MedicationDispense					US Core MedicationDispense
AU Core MedicationRequest	IPA-MedicationRequest		Medication Request (IPS)	if patient is supported as MedicationRequest.subject.reference	US Core MedicationRequest	if core FHIR MedicationRequest Category codes are supplied in MedicationRequest.category
AU Core MedicationStatement	IPA-MedicationStatement		Medication Statement (IPS)	if MedicationStatement.effective[x] is included and patient is supported as MedicationStatement.subject.reference
AU Core Observation	IPA-Observation
AU Core Organization			Organization (IPS)		US Core Organization
AU Core Oxygen Saturation	IPA-Observation		observation-oxygensat		TBD
AU Core Parity	IPA-Observation				US Core Simple Observation
AU Core Pathology Result Observation	IPA-Observation		Observation Results: laboratory (IPS)	if patient is supported as Observation.subject.reference, Observation.status is `final` and Observation.performer is supplied	US Core Laboratory Result Observation
AU Core Pathology Result Observation	IPA-Observation		Observation Results: pathology (IPS)	if patient is supported as Observation.subject.reference and Observation.performer is supplied	US Core Laboratory Result Observation
AU Core Patient	IPA-Patient		Patient (IPS)		US Core Patient
AU Core Practitioner	IPA-Practitioner		Practitioner (IPS)		US Core Practitioner
AU Core PractitionerRole	IPA-PractitionerRole		PractitionerRole (IPS)		US Core PractitionerRole	noting that AU Core does not enforce the US Core constraint pd-1: SHALL have contact information or a reference to an Endpoint
AU Core Pregnancy Status	IPA-Observation		Observation - Pregnancy: EDD	if an additional coding is sent in Observtion.code from the set of supported LOINC codes (AU & IPS support the same LOINC concepts)	US Core Simple Observation
AU Core Procedure			Procedure (IPS)	if patient is supported as Procedure.subject.reference	US Core Procedure	if patient is supported as Procedure.subject.reference
AU Core Provenance					US Core Provenance
AU Core RelatedPerson					US Core RelatedPerson	if RelatedPerson.active is supplied
AU Core Respiration Rate	IPA-Observation		observation-resprate		US Core Respiratory Rate
AU Core ServiceRequest					US Core ServiceRequest
AU Core Smoking Cease Date	IPA-Observation				US Core Simple Observation
AU Core Smoking Start Date	IPA-Observation				US Core Simple Observation
AU Core Smoking Status	IPA-Observation		Observation - SH: tobacco use	if additional LOINC coding is supplied in Observation.code and Observation.valueCodeableConcept, and patient is supported in Observation.subject.reference	US Core Smoking Status Observation
AU Core Specimen			Specimen (IPS)	if patient is supported as Specimen.subject.reference	US Core Specimen	if Specimen.type is included
AU Core Substance
AU Core System Device
AU Core Vitals Panel	IPA-Observation		observation-vitalspanel
AU Core Waist Circumference	IPA-Observation				US Core Simple Observation