EPD-Technik

Spezifikationen für die EPD-Implementation

IHE Profiles
Swiss XDS Metadata
National Integration Profiles
General XSD Schemas
eCH (UPI)
Electronic Authentication Means and Their Issuers
Exchange Formats
Link to Specifications
Annexes to the EPRO-FDHA
Maturity level of the profiles and exchange formats

IHE Profiles

Profile

Relevant Specifications

CH:ATNA
Audit Trail and Node Authentication

Interner Link: ITI TF-1 Interner Link:
Interner Link: ITI TF-2
Interner Link: Amendment 1 of Annex 5
Externer Link: XSD Schemas
Externer Link: RESTful ATNA

CH:CT
Consistent Time

Interner Link: ITI TF-1
Interner Link: ITI TF-2

CH:HPD
Health Provider Directory

Interner Link: HPD Supplement for Trial Implementation Interner Link:
Interner Link: Amendment 1 of Annex 5
Interner Link: Resources Central Services

CH:IUA
Internet User Authorization

Interner Link: IUA Supplement for Trial Implementation
Externer Link: CH EPR FHIR Implementation Guide

CH:PDQV3
Patient Demographics Query HL7 V3

Interner Link: ITI TF-1
Interner Link: ITI TF-2
Interner Link: Amendment 1 of Annex 5

CH:PIXV3
Patient Identifier Cross-referencing HL7 V3

Interner Link: ITI TF-1
Interner Link: ITI TF-2
Interner Link: Amendment 1 of Annex 5

CH:RMU
Restricted Metadata Update

Interner Link: RMU Draft for Public Comment
Interner Link: Amendment 1 of Annex 5

SVS
Sharing Value Sets

Interner Link: ITI TF-1
Interner Link: ITI TF-2
Interner Link: Resources Central Services

CH:XCA
Cross-Community Access

Interner Link: ITI TF-1 Interner Link:
Interner Link: ITI TF-2
Interner Link: ITI TF-3
Interner Link: Amendment 1 of Annex 5

CH:XCA-I
Cross-Community Access for Imaging

Interner Link: ITI TF-1
Interner Link: RAD TF-3
Interner Link: Amendment 1 of Annex 5

CH:XCPD
Cross-Community Patient Discovery

Interner Link: ITI TF-1
Interner Link: ITI TF-2
Interner Link: ITI TF-3
Interner Link: Amendment 1 of Annex 5

XDM
Cross-Enterprise Document Media Interchange

Interner Link: ITI TF-1 Interner Link:

CH:XDS
Cross-Enterprise Document Sharing

Interner Link: ITI TF-1
Interner Link: ITI TF-2
Interner Link: ITI TF-3
Interner Link: Amendment 1 of Annex 5

CH:XDS-I
Cross-Enterprise Document Sharing for Imaging

Interner Link: ITI TF-1 Interner Link:
Interner Link: RAD TF-3
Interner Link: Amendment 1 of Annex 5

CH:XDS Metadata Update
Document Metadata Update

Interner Link: XDS Metadata Update Supplement for Trial Implementation
Interner Link: Amendment 1 of Annex 5

CH:XUA
Cross-Enterprise User Assertion

Interner Link: ITI TF-1
Interner Link: ITI TF-2
Interner Link: ITI TF-3
Interner Link: Amendment 1 of Annex 5
Externer Link: Samples

CH:PCC

Patient Care Coordination

Interner Link: PCC TF-2
Interner Link: Amendment 1 of Annex 5

PIXm

Patient Identifier Cross-referencing for mobile

Interner Link: ITI TF-1
Interner Link: ITI TF-2
Externer Link: CH EPR FHIR Implementation Guide

PDQm

Patient Demographics Query for Mobile

Interner Link: ITI TF-1
Interner Link: ITI TF-2
Externer Link: Externer Link: CH EPR FHIR Implementation Guide

MHD

Mobile Access to Health Documents

Interner Link: ITI TF-1
Interner Link: ITI TF-2
Externer Link: CH EPR FHIR Implementation Guide

mCSD

Mobile Care Services Discovery

Externer Link: CH EPR FHIR Implementation Guide

Swiss XDS Metadata

Profile

Relevant Specifications

Swiss XDS Metadata
Swiss specific metadata for XDS profiles

Interner Link: ART-DECOR
Interner Link: Annex 3

National Integration Profiles

Profile

Relevant Specifications

CH:ADR
Authorization Decision Request

Interner Link: Amendment 2.1 of Annex 5 EPRO-FDHA
Externer Link: ADR Samples (on GitHub)

CH:ATC
Audit Trail Consumption

Interner Link: Amendment 2.2 of Annex 5 EPRO-FDHA
Interner Link: Add RESTful Query to ATNA

CH:CPI
Community Portal Index

Interner Link: Amendment 2.3 of Annex 5 EPRO-FDHA
Interner Link: Resources Central Services

CH:PPQ
Privacy Policy Query

Interner Link: Amendment 2.1 of Annex 5 EPRO-FDHA
Externer Link: Privacy Policy Templates (on GitHub)

CH:PPQm
Privacy Policy Query for Mobile

Externer Link: FHIR Implementation Guide
Externer Link: Source Files of Implementation Guide (on GitHub)

General XSD Schemas

Profile

Relevant Specifications

Comments

General XSD Schemas
For several profiles

Externer Link: XSD Schemas

XSD-Schemas as used by the reference environment Gazelle.

eCH (UPI)

Profile

Relevant Specifications

0213
Interface standard Messages UPI/SPID

Interner Link: eCH-2013
Externer Link: List of Parameters and Codes
(see section "Technische Ressourcen")

0214
Interface standard Queries UPI/SPID

Interner Link: eCH-0214
Externer Link: List of Parameters and Codes
(see section "Technische Ressourcen")

0215
Interface standard Broadcast mutations UPI/SPID

Interner Link: eCH-0215
Externer Link: List of Parameters and Codes
(see section "Technische Ressourcen")

Electronic Authentication Means and Their Issuers

Profile

Relevant Specifications

PP
Protection Profile for Authentication Means

Interner Link: Annex 8
Implementation Aid IDP Renew Transaction
Externer Link: IdP Transaction Samples (incl. IdP Renew Transaction)

Exchange Formats

For more information, see the section on the Interner Link: Exchange Formats on our website.

Link to Specifications

Specification

Version

Link

ITI TF-1

20.0,
2023-08-04

20.1,
2024-12-12

IHE IT Infrastructure (ITI) Technical Framework, Volume 1:

Legally binding*: Externer Link: Revision 20.0, August 4, 2023
(For profiles: ATNA, CT, PDQV3, PIXV3, SVS, XCPD, XUA)
Legally binding*: Externer Link: Revision 20.1, December 12, 2024
(For profiles: XCA, XDM, XDS)
Latest version: Externer Link: IHE ITI TF Volume 1 Externer Link:

* Relevant according to current version of EPRO-FDHA (Annex 5, in force since 1 June 2026).

ITI TF-2

20.0,
2023-08-04

20.1,
2024-12-12

IHE IT Infrastructure (ITI) Technical Framework, Volume 2:

Externer Link: Legally binding*: Externer Link: Revision 20.0, August 4, 2023
(For transactions: ITI-1, ITI-19, ITI-39, ITI-42, ITI-43, ITI-44, ITI-45, ITI-48)
Legally binding*: Externer Link: Revision 20.1, December 12, 2024
(For transactions: ITI-18, ITI-20, ITI-38, ITI-41, ITI-47)
Latest version: Externer Link: IHE ITI TF Volume 2

* Relevant according to current version of EPRO-FDHA (Annex 5, in force since 1 June 2026); the revision depends on the transaction.

ITI TF-3

20.1,
2024-12-12

IHE IT Infrastructure (ITI) Technical Framework, Volume 3:

Externer Link: Legally binding*:Externer Link: Externer Link: Revision 20.1, December 12, 2024
Latest version: Externer Link: IHE ITI TF Volume 3 Externer Link:

* Relevant according to current version of EPRO-FDHA (Annex 5, in force since 1 June 2026).

RAD TF-1

23.0,
2025-08-08

Externer Link:

IHE Radiology (RAD) Technical Framework, Volume 1:

Externer Link: Legally binding*: Externer Link: Revision 23.0, August 8, 2025
Latest version: Externer Link: IHE RAD TF Volume 1

* Relevant accordint to current version of EPRO-FDHA.

RAD TF-2

23.0,
2025-08-08

IHE Radiology (RAD) Technical Framework, Volume 2:

Externer Link: Legally binding*: Externer Link: Revision 23.0, August 8, 2025
Latest version: Externer Link: IHE RAD TF Volume 2

* Relevant according to current version of EPRO-FDHA.

RAD TF-3

Not explicitly referenced in Annex 5 EPRO-FDHA

IHE Radiology (RAD) Technical Framework, Volume 3:

Externer Link: Externer Link: Legally binding*: Externer Link: Revision 23.0, August 8, 2025
Latest version: Externer Link: IHE RAD TF Volume 3

* Relevant accordint to current version of EPRO-FDHA.

PCC TF-2

11.1

2021-04-14

IHE Patient Care Coordination (PCC) Technical Framework, Volume 2:

Externer Link: Externer Link: Legally binding*: Externer Link: Revision 11.1, April 14, 2021
Latest version: Externer Link: IHE PCC TF Volume 2

* Relevant accordint to current version of EPRO-FDHA.

Add RESTful Query to ATNA

According to Externer Link: CH EPR FHIR Implementation Guide, Version 5.0.0, 2025-12-18

IHE IT Infrastructure Technical Framework Supplement, Add RESTful ATNA (Query and Feed):

Latest version: Externer Link: IHE ITI Supplement Add RESTful ATNA (Query and Feed)

Healthcare Provider Directory (HPD)

Rev 1.8,
2020-08-28

IHE IT Infrastructure Technical Framework Supplement, Healthcare Provider Directory (HPD):

Externer Link: Legally binding*: Externer Link: IHE_ITI_Suppl_HPD_Rev1-8_TI_2020-08-28.pdf
Latest version: Externer Link: IHE ITI Supplement HPD

Externer Link:

Restricted Metadata Update (RMU)

Rev 1.3,
2021-07-02

IHE IT Infrastructure Technical Framework Supplement, Restricted Metadata Update (RMU):

Externer Link: Legally binding*: Externer Link: IHE_ITI_Suppl_RMU_Rev1-3_TI_2021-07-02.pdf
Latest version: Externer Link: IHE ITI Supplement RMU Externer Link:

XDS Metadata Update

1.14,
2023-08-04

IHE IT Infrastructure Technical Framework Supplement, XDS Metadata Update:

Externer Link: Legally binding*: Externer Link: Revision 1.14, August 4, 2023
Latest version: Externer Link: IHE ITI Supplement XDS Metadata Update

* Relevant according to current version of EPRO-FDHA.

Internet User Authorization (IUA)

2.3,
2024-05-24

IHE IT Infrastructure Technical Framework Supplement, Internet User Authorization (IUA):

Externer Link: Legally binding*: Externer Link: Revision 2.3, May 24, 2024
Latest version: Externer Link: IHE ITI Supplement IUA

* Relevant according to current version of EPRO-FDHA.

Website of the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) on the EPR

According to FOPH

Externer Link: www.bag.admin.ch/epdg
Externer Link: www.bag.admin.ch/ldep
Externer Link: www.bag.admin.ch/lcip

EPRA
Federal Act on the Electronic Patient Record (EPRA)

According to FOPH

Externer Link: EPDG (DE)
Externer Link: LDEP (FR)
Externer Link: LCIP (IT)

EPRO
Ordinance on the Electronic Patient Record (EPRO)

According to FOPH

Externer Link: EPDV (DE)
Externer Link: ODEP (FR)
Externer Link: OCIP (IT)

EPRO-FDHA
Ordinance of the Federal Department of Home Afairs on the Electronic Patient Record (EPRO-FDHA)

According to FOPH

Externer Link: EPDV-EDI (DE)
Externer Link: ODEP-DFI (FR)
Externer Link: OCIP-DFI (IT)

Explanatory Notes
Explanation of the changes in the annexes to the EPRO-FDHA

Release 2026-06-01

Externer Link: Explanatory Notes (DE)
Externer Link: Explanatory Notes (FR)
Externer Link: Explanatory Notes (IT)