For a full list of available versions, see the Directory of published versions

2.2. Business Data

This page summarizes the key business data artifacts and information structures involved in Ontario Health eForms, as represented using HL7 FHIR® SDC.

2.2.1. Primary artifacts

• Questionnaire (Form Definition)
  Represents the structure, questions, constraints, conditional logic, and rendering instructions of an eForm. Ontario Health supplies Questionnaires that conform to this IG.

• QuestionnaireResponse (Completed Form)
  Represents a user’s answers to a Questionnaire. QuestionnaireResponses are produced by form-filling applications and support downstream processing and consumption.

2.2.2. Supporting artifacts

• Terminology artifacts (ValueSets and CodeSystems)
  Provide controlled codes used for consistent rendering and processing (e.g., item controls, item types, styles, launch context codes, MIME types, topic codes).

• Template and rich content assets (optional)
  Some Questionnaires may include or reference:

  • Library resources containing Liquid templates used to generate narrative summaries, and/or
  • Binary resources used to support rendering (e.g., images referenced by XHTML or interactive diagrams).

2.2.3. Data characteristics and expectations

• Standardization and interoperability
  Forms are represented using consistent FHIR structures to support reuse across systems and vendors.

• Traceability
  Questionnaires are versioned and QuestionnaireResponses reference the Questionnaire used for completion, supporting reliable interpretation of captured data over time.

• Structured capture and downstream use
  Completed forms can be consumed:

  • as structured response content (QuestionnaireResponse), and/or
  • via derived resources created when extraction is performed, and/or
  • via a narrative summary generated using a Liquid template.