Brussels, 16 June 2025 – HL7 Europe today opens a second round of ballots for three HL7 FHIR Implementation Guides (IGs) relevant for the European Health Data Space, after an initial round of 28 May on other IGs closed on 30 June. This second round is in regard to three HL7 FHIR Implementation Guides on Medication, Prescription and Dispense (release 4 and release 5, respectively) and on the Hospital Discharge Report (release 4). This round will close on 31 August 2025.
While only designated voters and HL7 Europe affiliate can vote, all stakeholders are welcome and, in fact, invited to comment. The relevant IGs are:
- HL7 Europe Medication Prescription and Dispense FHIR IG (R4)
Implementation Guide: https://hl7.eu/fhir/mpd/ - HL7 Europe Medication Prescription and Dispense FHIR IG (R5)
Implementation Guide: https://hl7.eu/fhir/mpd-r5/ - HL7 Europe Hospital Discharge Report FHIR IG (R4)
Implementation Guide: https://hl7.eu/fhir/hdr
How to contribute?
- Go to https://jira.hl7.org/
- (Register for a free user account, authenticate…)
- When in, click on “Create” and in the following issue interface with drop-down lists
- Under “Project” select “FHIR Specification Feedback” (default choice)
- Under “Issue” select change request: Technical correction, comment…)
- Under “Specification” type “EU” and select the relevant IG
- Then enter your comments; add relevant attachments if applicable
- In the end, don’t forget to click “Create”
For a full set of instructions go to https://confluence.hl7.org/x/4AAkAQ
For an explanatory video from HL7 Europe Technical Lead Giorgio Cangioli, go to the recording of the 13 June 2025 webinar on “The HL7 Europe Imaging Study FHIR IG and how to contribute”: click here. (The link starts at minute 40 of the recording but the entire webinar may be helpful).
