German Practice Management FHIR Profiles (R4)
Version 0.99.1 - release

CodeSystem: Report Distribution Channel (DE-specific)

Official URL: https://fhir.cognovis.de/praxis/CodeSystem/report-distribution-channel Version: 0.99.1
Active as of 2026-08-22 Computable Name: ReportDistributionChannelCS
Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.3.7985.16.69

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DE-specific distribution channels for radiology and diagnostic reports that have no equivalent in international standards. Standard channels (email, fax, print) are represented by HL7 v3-ParticipationMode codes in the ReportDistributionChannelVS hybrid ValueSet.

This Code system is referenced in the content logical definition of the following value sets:

This case-sensitive code system https://fhir.cognovis.de/praxis/CodeSystem/report-distribution-channel defines the following codes:

CodeDisplayDefinition
kim KIM Report delivered via KIM (Kommunikation im Medizinwesen) — national DE secure medical messaging standard
patientportal Patient Portal Report delivered to patient via DE-specific secure healthcare portal (Patientenportal or ePA — Elektronische Patientenakte). Distinct from generic online written communication (v3:ONLINEWRIT) due to DE-specific authentication requirements (GesundheitsID / ELGA) and legal framework (§335 SGB V).