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1 Introduction

1.1 Background

The BgZ MSZ Information Standard describes the exchange of the BgZ information between healthcare providers. The BgZ information is the minimum collection of patient data that is relevant across specialty, syndrome and profession and is important for the continuity of care. This data collection can be exchanged between care institutions. The information standard focuses on the exchange between healthcare providers of specialist medical care.

This BgZ MSZ implementation guide defines the BgZ information exchanges, in terms of use cases, based on the Zib2017 and HL7 FHIR STU3 releases. HL7 CDA is no longer supported for BgZ MSZ exchange.

1.2 About this document

This BgZ MSZ implementation guide is a technical document defining the BgZ information exchanges in terms of use cases. It should be used together with the BgZ MSZ Functional Design (FO) - see link...

The following documents also provide important background information:

  • "Kwaliteitsstandaard - Uitwisseling Basisgegevensset Zorg tussen instellingen waar medisch-specialistische zorg wordt verleend" (which translates as “Exchange of BgZ between institutions where specialist medical care is provided”) [1]
  • "NEN 7540:2024 BgZ-uitwisseling tussen instellingen voor medisch specialistische zorg" (which translates as “Exchange of BgZ between institutions for specialist medical care”) [2]
  • "Technical Agreement - Exchanging FHIR Data using a generic Notified Pull mechanism" [3]

This document assumes reader familiarity with these references.

This implementation guide is intended to provide information for implementation/deployment needs in the Netherlands. This document is part of an evolving strategy, features will likely be added, adjusted and/or removed in future versions.

1.3 Glossary

Term Description
Basisgegevensset Zorg - medisch-specialistische zorg (BgZ MSZ) Minimum collection of patient data that is relevant across specialty, clinical picture and profession and is important for the continuity of care.
BSN The citizen service number (BSN) is a unique 9-digit personal number allocated to everyone registered in the Personal Records Database (BRP). Everyone who registers with the BRP is automatically given a BSN.
FHIR Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources
IHE Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise
HCIM Health and Care Information models (HCIM) or Zorginformatiebouwstenen (ZIB's) are used to capture functional, semantic (non-technical) agreements for the standardization of information used in the care process.
MedMij MedMij is an initiative of the Dutch Patient Federation and was embraced as one of the five focus programs in 2015. The Healthcare Information Council then opted for the MedMij program. To make healthcare better, more affordable and more accessible, the Information Council is working on a sustainable information system for healthcare, in which healthcare data is exchanged securely and reliably. To this end, agreements, standards, and facilities are made, together with the participants of the Information Council.
VZVZ Vereniging van Zorgaanbieders voor Zorgcommunicatie: Dutch Association for Health Providers
Zib A Zib (Zorginformatiebouwstenen) defines a clinical concept in such a way that it can be used as a building block in various healthcare situations and information systems. ZIBs form the basis for the standardization of healthcare information.

2 Boundaries and Relationships

3 Systems and System Roles

System roles are further defined through the Healthcare Information Exchange model of "Registratie aan de Bron" ("Register at the source").

Healthcare Information Exchange model v1.0.png

BgZ-compliant systems should use HCIMs with appropriate metadata, not only in exchange but also when recording and processing data. Since HCIMs do not have many mandatory items, a sparsely filled BgZ would easily be compliant for exchange. The need however is to be able to record, exchange and process the full HCIMs. Therefore, it is a requirement for a Storing System to register the full HCIMs, for an Exchanging System to provide the full HCIMs and for a Processing System to process the entire zib.

Further requirements are specified in:

4 Use Cases

Two use cases are defined in the "NEN 7540:2024 BgZ-uitwisseling tussen instellingen voor medisch specialistische zorg" [2] as follows:

  • Send BgZ ("Verzenden BgZ") from a referring healthcare provider to a receiving healthcare provider in the event of a planned referral or transfer between their two care institutions.
  • Retrieve BgZ ("Opvragen BgZ") by a healthcare provider to his/her care institution from a different care institution.

The difference between the two use cases is mainly down to which healthcare provider takes the initiative to start the exchange of the BgZ.

4.1 Send BgZ from Referring to Receiving Medical Specialist

In the "Send BgZ" use case, the current healthcare provider (Referring Medical Specialist) takes the initiative for a referral or transfer. In doing so, information is shared, including the BgZ (and, for example, a referral letter, additional images or reports). When the patient then attends the new care institution as a result of the referral, or transfer, the Receiving Medical Specialist can (re)use the information from the BgZ.

4.1.1 Actors

Persons Systems
Name Description Name Description
Referring Medical Specialist Medical specialist who sends a BgZ along with a referral EHR Electronic health record
Receiving Medical Specialist Medical specialist receives a BgZ along with a referral EHR Electronic health record

It is assumed that the Referring Medical Specialist and Receiving Medical Specialist, as persons who use the BgZ sharing infrastructure, are signed on, authenticated and have authorization & consent to access the necessary (patient) information stored in the BgZ sharing infrastructure (or in other words, an authenticated healthcare professional who has an active treatment relationship with the patient). The way in which the persons achieve this state is beyond the scope of this implementation guide but is expected to be facilitated by use of the generic infrastructure.

4.1.2 Transactions

The "Send BgZ" use case can be implemented using two types of transactions:

  • Notified Pull (preferred)
  • Push

4.1.2.1 Send BgZ using Notified Pull Transaction

The Notified Pull transaction is based on the description in [3]. The Referring Medical Specialist notifies the Receiving Medical Specialist about the referral or transfer by sending a Notification Message. The Receiving Medical Specialist can then retrieve the BgZ (at a suitable time) using the Pull Message(s) which is(are) defined as a part of the Notification Message.

Use Case - Notified Pull

This two stage approach separates the notification phase from the actual BgZ retrieval phase allowing the Receiving Medical Specialist to decide if, and when, to retrieve the BgZ.

The FHIR profiles describing the Notification (Task) message, the optional Workflow (Task) message and the retrieved BgZ item resources are defined in the FHIR Profiles section.

The FHIR search/read queries used to retrieve the BgZ item resources are defined in the FHIR Queries section.

4.1.2.2 Send BgZ using Push Transaction

The Referring Medical Specialist pushes the BgZ to the Receiving Medical Specialist at the time of referral or transfer and not necessarily at the time when the Receiving Medical Specialist requires the BgZ (if it is required at all).

Use Case - Push

The Push method always transfers the BgZ to the Receiving Medical Specialist even when it might not be wanted or needed.

The FHIR profiles describing the BgZ item resources are defined in the FHIR Profiles section.

Note: The Push use case can be used by systems transitioning from HL7 CDA to HL7 FHIR where the CDA based BgZ is replaced by a FHIR Composition and pushed between sending and receiving systems.

4.2 Retrieve BgZ by Querying Medical Specialist (out of scope V2.0)

In the "Retrieve BgZ" use case, the current healthcare provider (Querying Medical Specialist) is aware that the patient has had some previous treatment (through, for example, information provided by the patient) and takes the initiative to retrieve the details of this previous treatment from the previous care institution.

4.2.1 Actors

Persons Systems
Name Description Name Description
Querying Medical Specialist Medical specialist who queries for a BgZ EHR Electronic health record

It is assumed that the Querying Medical Specialist, as person who uses the BgZ sharing infrastructure, is signed on, authenticated and has authorization & consent to access the necessary (patient) information stored in the BgZ sharing infrastructure (or in other words, an authenticated healthcare professional who has an active treatment relationship with the patient). The way in which the person achieves this state is beyond the scope of this implementation guide but is expected to be facilitated by use of the generic infrastructure.

4.2.2 Transactions

4.2.2.1 Retrieve BgZ using Pull Transaction

The Querying Medical Specialist can retrieve the BgZ (at a suitable time) using the Pull Message.

Use Case - Pull

The FHIR profiles describing the retrieved BgZ item resources are defined in the FHIR Profiles section.

The FHIR search/read queries used to retrieve the BgZ item resources are defined in the FHIR Queries section.

5 BgZ Item Type Identification

The BgZ item types are identified using codes taken from both LOINC and SNOMED-CT code sets as shown in the following table:

HCIM Name Code System
Patient
MaritalStatus
ContactPerson
HealthProfessional
79191-3 http://loinc.org
Payer 48768-6 http://loinc.org
TreatmentDirective 11291000146105 http://snomed.info/sct
AdvanceDirective 11341000146107 http://snomed.info/sct
FunctionalOrMentalStatus 47420-5 http://loinc.org
Problem 11450-4 http://loinc.org
LivingSituation 365508006 http://snomed.info/sct
DrugUse 228366006 http://snomed.info/sct
AlcoholUse 228273003 http://snomed.info/sct
TobaccoUse 365980008 http://snomed.info/sct
NutritionAdvice 11816003 http://snomed.info/sct
Alert 75310-3 http://loinc.org
AllergyIntolerance 48765-2 http://loinc.org
MedicationAgreement 16076005 http://snomed.info/sct
AdministrationAgreement 422037009 http://snomed.info/sct
MedicationUse2 422979000 http://snomed.info/sct
MedicalDevice 46264-8 http://loinc.org
Vaccination 11369-6 http://loinc.org
BloodPressure 85354-9 http://loinc.org
BodyWeight 29463-7 http://loinc.org
BodyHeight 8302-2 http://loinc.org
LaboratoryTestResult 15220000 http://snomed.info/sct
Procedure 47519-4 http://loinc.org
Encounter 46240-8 http://loinc.org
PlannedCareActivityForTransfer 18776-5 http://loinc.org

6 FHIR Queries

The BgZ is retrieved using individual search interactions. The BgZ consists of multiple FHIR resources with certain constraints. To obtain the patient's BgZ, the client can use multiple individual search operations based on specified search queries. The interactions are performed by an HTTP GET as shown:

GET [base]/[type]{?[parameters]}

The table below shows in the first four columns the BgZ sections, the HCIMs that constitute those sections and the specific content of the BgZ. The last column shows the FHIR search queries to obtain the BgZ information. These queries and expected responses are based on profiles listed in the Referenced BgZ Resources section.

# BgZ Section HCIM EN Content Search URL[1]
1 Patient information Patient Identification, birth date, gender, deceased indicator, contact details, last known marital status, and general practitioner (practitioner or organization)
GET [base]/Patient?_include=Patient:general-practitioner
2 Payment details Payer Insurance information
GET [base]/Coverage?_include=Coverage:payor:Patient&_include=Coverage:payor:Organization
3 Treatment directives TreatmentDirective Known treatment directives
GET [base]/Consent?category=http://snomed.info/sct|11291000146105
AdvanceDirective Known advance directives
GET [base]/Consent?category=http://snomed.info/sct|11341000146107
4 Contact persons ContactPerson First relation/contact
see Patient
5 Functional status FunctionalOrMentalStatus Last known functional / mental status
GET [base]/Observation/$lastn?category=http://snomed.info/sct|118228005,http://snomed.info/sct|384821006
6 Problems Concern All known problems
GET [base]/Condition
7 Social history LivingSituation Current living situation
GET [base]/Observation/$lastn?code=http://snomed.info/sct|365508006
DrugUse All known drug use
GET [base]/Observation?code=http://snomed.info/sct|228366006
AlcoholUse All known alcohol use
GET [base]/Observation?code=http://snomed.info/sct|228273003
TobaccoUse All known tobacco use
GET [base]/Observation?code=http://snomed.info/sct|365980008
NutritionAdvice All known dietary recommendations
GET [base]/NutritionOrder
8 Alerts Alert All known alerts
GET [base]/Flag
9 Allergies AllergyIntolerance All known information regarding allergies
GET [base]/AllergyIntolerance
10 Medication MedicationUse Known medication use
todo ref MP9
MedicationAgreement Known medication agreements
todo ref MP9
AdministrationAgreement Known administration agreements
todo ref MP9
11 Medical aids MedicalDevice Known medical aids
GET [base]/DeviceUseStatement?_include=DeviceUseStatement:device
12 Vaccinations Vaccination Known vaccinations
GET [base]/Immunization?status=completed
13 Vital signs BloodPressure Last known blood pressure
GET [base]/Observation/$lastn?code=http://loinc.org|85354-9
BodyWeight Last known body weight
GET [base]/Observation/$lastn?code=http://loinc.org|29463-7
BodyHeight Last known body height
GET [base]/Observation/$lastn?code=http://loinc.org|8302-2,http://loinc.org|8306-3,http://loinc.org|8308-9
14 Results LaboratoryTestResult Last known laboratory results per type
GET [base]/Observation/$lastn?category=http://snomed.info/sct|275711006&_include=Observation:related-target&_include=Observation:specimen
15 Procedures Procedure Known surgical procedures
GET [base]/Procedure?category=http://snomed.info/sct|387713003
16 Encounters Contact Known hospital admissions (no outpatient contacts)
GET [base]/Encounter?class=http://hl7.org/fhir/v3/ActCode|IMP,http://hl7.org/fhir/v3/ActCode|ACUTE,http://hl7.org/fhir/v3/ActCode|NONAC
17 Planned care PlannedCareActivityForTransfer Known planned care activities
GET [base]/ProcedureRequest?status=active
GET [base]/ImmunizationRecommendation
GET [base]/MedicationDispense?category=http://snomed.info/sct|422037009&status=in-progress,preparation&_include=MedicationDispense:medication
GET [base]/DeviceRequest?status=active&_include=DeviceRequest:device
GET [base]/Appointment?status=booked,pending,proposed
18 Care setting HealthProfessional General Practitioner of the patient
todo query HealthProfessional
HealthProvider Health provider of the patient
todo query HealthProvider

7 FHIR Profiles

7.1 Notification Task

7.2 Workflow Task

7.3 Referenced BgZ Resources

The profiles represent their entire respective HCIM, to make them applicable in a broader context than the exchange of BgZ or a MedMij context. An example of reuse of existing profiles is those of the patient administration resources and vital signs.

Section Zib NL HCIM EN FHIR Resource FHIR Profile
1 Patient Patient Patient http://fhir.nl/fhir/StructureDefinition/nl-core-patient
BurgerlijkeStaat MaritalStatus Patient.maritalStatus
2 Betaler Payer Coverage http://nictiz.nl/fhir/StructureDefinition/zib-Payer
Organization http://fhir.nl/fhir/StructureDefinition/nl-core-organization
Patient http://fhir.nl/fhir/StructureDefinition/nl-core-patient
3 BehandelAanwijzing TreatmentDirective Consent http://nictiz.nl/fhir/StructureDefinition/zib-TreatmentDirective
Wilsverklaring AdvanceDirective Consent http://nictiz.nl/fhir/StructureDefinition/zib-AdvanceDirective
4 Contactpersoon ContactPerson Patient.contact http://fhir.nl/fhir/StructureDefinition/nl-core-patient
5 FunctioneleOfMentaleStatus FunctionalOrMentalStatus Observation http://nictiz.nl/fhir/StructureDefinition/zib-FunctionalOrMentalStatus
6 Probleem Problem Condition http://nictiz.nl/fhir/StructureDefinition/zib-Problem
7 Woonsituatie LivingSituation Observation http://nictiz.nl/fhir/StructureDefinition/zib-LivingSituation
DrugsGebruik DrugUse Observation http://nictiz.nl/fhir/StructureDefinition/zib-DrugUse
AlcoholGebruik AlcoholUse Observation http://nictiz.nl/fhir/StructureDefinition/zib-AlcoholUse
TabakGebruik TobaccoUse Observation http://nictiz.nl/fhir/StructureDefinition/zib-TobaccoUse
Voedingsadvies NutritionAdvice NutritionOrder http://nictiz.nl/fhir/StructureDefinition/zib-NutritionAdvice
8 Alert Alert Flag http://nictiz.nl/fhir/StructureDefinition/zib-Alert
9 AllergieIntolerantie AllergyIntolerance AllergyIntolerance http://nictiz.nl/fhir/StructureDefinition/zib-AllergyIntolerance
10 MedicatieGebruik2 MedicationUse2 MedicationStatement http://nictiz.nl/fhir/StructureDefinition/zib-MedicationUse
Medicatieafspraak MedicationAgreement MedicationRequest http://nictiz.nl/fhir/StructureDefinition/zib-MedicationAgreement
Toedieningsafspraak AdministrationAgreement MedicationDispense http://nictiz.nl/fhir/StructureDefinition/zib-AdministrationAgreement
11 MedischHulpmiddel MedicalDevice Device http://nictiz.nl/fhir/StructureDefinition/zib-MedicalDeviceProduct
DeviceUseStatement http://nictiz.nl/fhir/StructureDefinition/zib-MedicalDevice
12 Vaccinatie Vaccination Immunization http://nictiz.nl/fhir/StructureDefinition/zib-Vaccination
ImmunizationRecommendation http://nictiz.nl/fhir/StructureDefinition/zib-VaccinationRecommendation
13 Bloeddruk BloodPressure Observation http://nictiz.nl/fhir/StructureDefinition/zib-BloodPressure
LichaamsGewicht BodyWeight Observation http://nictiz.nl/fhir/StructureDefinition/zib-BodyWeight
LichaamsLengte BodyHeight Observation http://nictiz.nl/fhir/StructureDefinition/zib-BodyHeight
14 LaboratoriumUitslag LaboratoryTestResult Observation http://nictiz.nl/fhir/StructureDefinition/zib-LaboratoryTestResult-Observation
Specimen http://nictiz.nl/fhir/StructureDefinition/zib-LaboratoryTestResult-Specimen
15 Verrichting Procedure Procedure http://nictiz.nl/fhir/StructureDefinition/zib-Procedure
16 Contact Encounter Encounter http://nictiz.nl/fhir/StructureDefinition/zib-Encounter
17 OverdrachtGeplandeZorgActiviteit PlannedCareActivityForTransfer ProcedureRequest * http://nictiz.nl/fhir/StructureDefinition/zib-ProcedureRequest
MedicationDispense ** http://nictiz.nl/fhir/StructureDefinition/zib-AdministrationAgreement
ImmunizationRecommendation * http://nictiz.nl/fhir/StructureDefinition/zib-VaccinationRecommendation
DeviceRequest * http://nictiz.nl/fhir/StructureDefinition/zib-MedicalDeviceRequest
Appointment * http://nictiz.nl/fhir/StructureDefinition/eAfspraak-Appointment
18 Zorgverlener HealthProfessional Practitioner http://fhir.nl/fhir/StructureDefinition/nl-core-practitioner
PractitionerRole http://fhir.nl/fhir/StructureDefinition/nl-core-practitionerrole
Zorgaanbieder HealthcareProvider Organization http://fhir.nl/fhir/StructureDefinition/nl-core-organization

8 Infrastructure

The implementation guideline assumes that a generic infrastructure is available to provide for services like:

  • Identification [NEN-7518] (of client and provider - who are you?)
  • Authentication [NEN-7518] (establish that you really are who you say)
  • Localization [NEN-7519] (where/what information known about the client and provider?)
  • Consent [NEN-7517] (from the patient for the sharing of medical information)
  • Authorization (what information are you allowed to access?)
  • Addressing (digital address of provider or organization)
  • Logging [NEN-7513] (audit trail - who did what, where, when and why?)

9 References

Reference Document Title Date, Version, Source
[1] Kwaliteitsstandaard - Uitwisseling Basisgegevensset Zorg tussen instellingen waar medisch-specialistische zorg wordt verleend

Translates as “Exchange of BgZ between institutions where specialist medical care is provided”

Commentaarfase februari 2023
[2] NEN 7540:2024 BgZ-uitwisseling tussen instellingen voor medisch specialistische zorg

Translates as “Exchange of BgZ between institutions for specialist medical care”

ICS 11.020.01;35.240.80 maart 2024
[3] Technical Agreement - Exchanging FHIR Data using a generic Notified Pull mechanism Version: 1.0.0 06-03-24

10 Release Notes

Changes compared to previous release.

BITS ticket Short description
NICTIZ-14769 Ontwikkelen/schrijven van de TO in de wiki
  1. See Search URLs and search parameters for the interpretation of these search URLs