Base Types STABLE

Core identifier and reference types shared across the openEHR specification stack: object identifiers, version identifiers, terminology codes, and typed object references. Object identifiers support both UUID-based and ISO OID-based schemes, while version identifiers encode three-way version logic for branch-aware versioning. Every versioned EHR object, archetype, and terminology reference in the platform is identified using types defined in this specification.

Purpose

This document describes the openEHR Base Types, a collection of general types used by other openEHR specifications.

The intended audience includes:

  • Standards bodies producing health informatics standards;

  • Research groups using openEHR, ISO 13606, archetypes and related technologies;

  • The open source healthcare community;

  • Solution vendors.

Related Documents

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To see changes made due to previously reported issues, see the BASE component Change Request tracker.