WG: in the logical model the birthplace is represented currently by birth.address, we will change this to birth.place. We will add the National Register Number (0..1). Active could be added as well, but we would like to have a definition of active. Telecom: is this a must support field? What kind of telecom-addresses do we want to keep here? MultipleBirth: do we really need this on the generic Belgian level (especially as MS), or can this be handled in a more specific profile. Contact: same questions as MultipleBirth. The other remaining fields raise the same questions. @ildossche can you comment on this?

@ildossche : could you please provide your feedback for our next meeting on 16 Oct ?

@KarlienHL7Belgium Apologies for the delay. Input from my end:

• Active: suggestion to add based on what was present in the profile. There the definition is "Whether this patient's record is in active use". (From secondary use perspective not a field which we'll need to capture, but good to be aligned with the profile).
• Telecom: in my opinion, in the context of pandemic preparedness, yes, a must support field. In the profile it is recommended to have at least a one phone or email address. Is it needed to specify in the model which kind? Can we also refer to the datatype ContactPoint like in the profile?
• multipleBirth: is included in the R4 Patient resource (https://hl7.org/fhir/R4/patient.html) so not sure why we would prefer not to include it in the Belgian profile? I'm probably missing some context on the discussion. @bdc-ehealth feel free to setup a short call and/or I'll try to join on Wednesday 13/11. Thanks

WG: active will not be a part of the model, because its definition/meaning is largely system related, and we define nation wide profiles.

WG: telecom will be added to the logical model, but it will be optional. The contactpoint is the contact point for direct communication, this means that in some cases this can be the contactpoint for the closest next-of-kin (then the contact point will also occur under "contact" (=next of kin)).

WG: multipleBirth will be added to the logical model, but it will not be mandatory.

WG: we will add contact, communication, generalPractitioner and managingOrganisation, but not in a mandatory way. If this information is explicitly needed in a use case, a specific profile needs to be made.

For link: we think this relationship is too abstract on a logical level, and we would like to add a more functional relationship for the options that can be expressed by link. If the need arises we will add them on a more functional level.