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: CH ELM FOPH Patient Name Representation - TTL Representation

Active as of 2026-07-01

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@prefix fhir: <http://hl7.org/fhir/> .
@prefix owl: <http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#> .
@prefix rdfs: <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#> .
@prefix xsd: <http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#> .

# - resource -------------------------------------------------------------------

<http://hl7.org/fhir/CodeSystem/ch-elm-foph-patient-name-representation> a fhir:CodeSystem ;
  fhir:nodeRole fhir:treeRoot ;
  fhir:Resource.id [ fhir:value "ch-elm-foph-patient-name-representation"] ;
  fhir:DomainResource.text [
     fhir:Narrative.status [ fhir:value "generated" ] ;
     fhir:Narrative.div "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p class=\"res-header-id\"><b>Generated Narrative: CodeSystem ch-elm-foph-patient-name-representation</b></p><a name=\"ch-elm-foph-patient-name-representation\"> </a><a name=\"hcch-elm-foph-patient-name-representation\"> </a><p>This case-insensitive code system <code>http://fhir.ch/ig/ch-elm/CodeSystem/ch-elm-foph-patient-name-representation</code> defines the following codes:</p><table class=\"codes\"><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\"><b>Code</b></td><td><b>Display</b></td><td><b>Definition</b></td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">full-name<a name=\"ch-elm-foph-patient-name-representation-full-name\"> </a></td><td>Full Name</td><td>Full name of the patient (given name and family name).</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">initials<a name=\"ch-elm-foph-patient-name-representation-initials\"> </a></td><td>Initials</td><td>The first letter of the given name and family name. For compound names, only include the first part of the name.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">hiv-code<a name=\"ch-elm-foph-patient-name-representation-hiv-code\"> </a></td><td>HIV Code</td><td>An HIV-specific code representing the patient. Consult the 'Guidance - Personal Data (Patient Name)' for details on constructing the HIV patient identification code.</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">initials-or-vctcode<a name=\"ch-elm-foph-patient-name-representation-initials-or-vctcode\"> </a></td><td>Initials or VCT-Code</td><td>Initials of the patient name (given name and family name) or VCT-Code (voluntary counselling and testing code).</td></tr><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\">conditional<a name=\"ch-elm-foph-patient-name-representation-conditional\"> </a></td><td>Conditional</td><td>The leading code (Observation.code) does not define a patient-anonymization, it is dependent on further specification of the organism. Consult the Ordinance SR 818.101.126 (https://www.fedlex.admin.ch/eli/cc/2015/892/de) to determine the required patient-anonymization depending on the organism reported.</td></tr></table></div>"
  ] ;
  fhir:CodeSystem.url [ fhir:value "http://fhir.ch/ig/ch-elm/CodeSystem/ch-elm-foph-patient-name-representation"] ;
  fhir:CodeSystem.version [ fhir:value "1.14.1"] ;
  fhir:CodeSystem.name [ fhir:value "ChElmFophPatientNameRepresentation"] ;
  fhir:CodeSystem.title [ fhir:value "CH ELM FOPH Patient Name Representation"] ;
  fhir:CodeSystem.status [ fhir:value "active"] ;
  fhir:CodeSystem.experimental [ fhir:value "false"^^xsd:boolean] ;
  fhir:CodeSystem.date [ fhir:value "2026-07-01T19:23:08+00:00"^^xsd:dateTime] ;
  fhir:CodeSystem.publisher [ fhir:value "Federal Office of Public Health FOPH"] ;
  fhir:CodeSystem.contact [
     fhir:index 0 ;
     fhir:ContactDetail.name [ fhir:value "Federal Office of Public Health FOPH" ] ;
     fhir:ContactDetail.telecom [
       fhir:index 0 ;
       fhir:ContactPoint.system [ fhir:value "url" ] ;
       fhir:ContactPoint.value [ fhir:value "https://www.bag.admin.ch/bag/en/home/das-bag/kontakt-standort.html" ]
     ]
  ] ;
  fhir:CodeSystem.description [ fhir:value "This CH ELM resource defines the codes which identify possible patient name schemas to be used."] ;
  fhir:CodeSystem.jurisdiction [
     fhir:index 0 ;
     fhir:CodeableConcept.coding [
       fhir:index 0 ;
       fhir:Coding.system [ fhir:value "urn:iso:std:iso:3166" ] ;
       fhir:Coding.code [ fhir:value "CH" ]
     ]
  ] ;
  fhir:CodeSystem.copyright [ fhir:value "CC0-1.0"] ;
  fhir:CodeSystem.caseSensitive [ fhir:value "false"^^xsd:boolean] ;
  fhir:CodeSystem.content [ fhir:value "complete"] ;
  fhir:CodeSystem.concept [
     fhir:index 0 ;
     fhir:CodeSystem.concept.code [ fhir:value "full-name" ] ;
     fhir:CodeSystem.concept.display [ fhir:value "Full Name" ] ;
     fhir:CodeSystem.concept.definition [ fhir:value "Full name of the patient (given name and family name)." ]
  ], [
     fhir:index 1 ;
     fhir:CodeSystem.concept.code [ fhir:value "initials" ] ;
     fhir:CodeSystem.concept.display [ fhir:value "Initials" ] ;
     fhir:CodeSystem.concept.definition [ fhir:value "The first letter of the given name and family name. For compound names, only include the first part of the name." ]
  ], [
     fhir:index 2 ;
     fhir:CodeSystem.concept.code [ fhir:value "hiv-code" ] ;
     fhir:CodeSystem.concept.display [ fhir:value "HIV Code" ] ;
     fhir:CodeSystem.concept.definition [ fhir:value "An HIV-specific code representing the patient. Consult the 'Guidance - Personal Data (Patient Name)' for details on constructing the HIV patient identification code." ]
  ], [
     fhir:index 3 ;
     fhir:CodeSystem.concept.code [ fhir:value "initials-or-vctcode" ] ;
     fhir:CodeSystem.concept.display [ fhir:value "Initials or VCT-Code" ] ;
     fhir:CodeSystem.concept.definition [ fhir:value "Initials of the patient name (given name and family name) or VCT-Code (voluntary counselling and testing code)." ]
  ], [
     fhir:index 4 ;
     fhir:CodeSystem.concept.code [ fhir:value "conditional" ] ;
     fhir:CodeSystem.concept.display [ fhir:value "Conditional" ] ;
     fhir:CodeSystem.concept.definition [ fhir:value "The leading code (Observation.code) does not define a patient-anonymization, it is dependent on further specification of the organism. Consult the Ordinance SR 818.101.126 (https://www.fedlex.admin.ch/eli/cc/2015/892/de) to determine the required patient-anonymization depending on the organism reported." ]
  ] .

# - ontology header ------------------------------------------------------------

<http://hl7.org/fhir/CodeSystem/ch-elm-foph-patient-name-representation.ttl> a owl:Ontology ;
  owl:imports fhir:fhir.ttl ;
  owl:versionIRI <http://build.fhir.org/CodeSystem/ch-elm-foph-patient-name-representation.ttl> .