## Profile Comparison between http://hl7.eu/fhir/laboratory/StructureDefinition/Address-eu vs http://fhir.ehdsi.eu/core/StructureDefinition/Address-myhealth

Left: | Address (EU) (http://hl7.eu/fhir/laboratory/StructureDefinition/Address-eu)
Right: | Address (MyHealth@EU) (http://fhir.ehdsi.eu/core/StructureDefinition/Address-myhealth)

### Messages

Error | StructureDefinition.url | Values for url differ: 'http://hl7.eu/fhir/laboratory/StructureDefinition/Address-eu' vs 'http://fhir.ehdsi.eu/core/StructureDefinition/Address-myhealth'
Error | StructureDefinition.version | Values for version differ: '0.1.1' vs '1.0.0'
Information | StructureDefinition.name | Values for name differ: 'AddressEu' vs 'AddressMyHealth'
Information | StructureDefinition.title | Values for title differ: 'Address (EU)' vs 'Address (MyHealth@EU)'
Information | StructureDefinition.date | Values for date differ: '2025-03-25T12:00:10+01:00' vs '2026-05-04T15:59:03+02:00'
Information | StructureDefinition.publisher | Values for publisher differ: 'HL7 Europe' vs 'MyHealth@Eu'
Error | StructureDefinition.baseDefinition | Values for baseDefinition differ: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Address' vs 'http://hl7.eu/fhir/base/StructureDefinition/Address-eu'
Information | StructureDefinition.short | Values for short differ: 'home | work | temp | old | billing - purpose of this address' vs 'Purpose of this address'
Information | StructureDefinition.short | Values for short differ: 'postal | physical | both' vs 'Address type (postal | physical)'
Information | StructureDefinition.short | Values for short differ: 'Name of city, town etc.' vs 'City'
Information | StructureDefinition.short | Values for short differ: 'Postal code for area' vs 'Postal code'
Information | StructureDefinition.short | Values for short differ: 'Country (e.g. can be ISO 3166 2 or 3 letter code)' vs 'Country (ISO 3166 2 letter code)'

### Metadata

Name | Value | Comments
--- | --- | ---
abstract | false |
baseDefinition | http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Address | http://hl7.eu/fhir/base/StructureDefinition/Address-eu | Values Differ
copyright | Used by permission of HL7 Europe, all rights reserved Creative Commons License |  | Removed the item 'Used by permission of HL7 Europe, all rights reserved Creative Commons License'
date | 2025-03-25T12:00:10+01:00 | 2026-05-04T15:59:03+02:00 | Values Differ
description | This profile extends the Address data type to support streetname, housenumber and postal box. | This profile sets minimum expectations for the Address dataType common to most of the use cases. | Values Differ
experimental | false |  | Removed the item 'false'
fhirVersion | 4.0.1 |
jurisdiction |  |
jurisdiction[0] | http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm#150 |
kind | complex-type |
name | AddressEu | AddressMyHealth | Values Differ
publisher | HL7 Europe | MyHealth@Eu | Values Differ
purpose |  |
status | active |
title | Address (EU) | Address (MyHealth@EU) | Values Differ
type | Address |
url | http://hl7.eu/fhir/laboratory/StructureDefinition/Address-eu | http://fhir.ehdsi.eu/core/StructureDefinition/Address-myhealth | Values Differ
version | 0.1.1 | 1.0.0 | Values Differ

### Structure

Name | L Flags | L Card. | L Type | L Description & Constraints | R Flags | R Card. | R Type | R Description & Constraints | Comments
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Address |  | 0..* | Address | An address expressed using postal conventions (as opposed to GPS or other location definition formats) |  | 0..* | AddressEu | An address expressed using postal conventions (as opposed to GPS or other location definition formats) |
id |  | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing |  | 0..1 | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing |
Slices for extension |  | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url |  | 0..* | Extension | Additional content defined by implementations Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url |
use | ?!Σ | 0..1 | code | home | work | temp | old | billing - purpose of this address Binding: ?? (required): The use of an address. Example General: home | ?!Σ | 0..1 | code | Purpose of this address Binding: ?? (required): The use of an address. Example General: home |
type | Σ | 0..1 | code | postal | physical | both Binding: ?? (required): The type of an address (physical / postal). Example General: both | Σ | 0..1 | code | Address type (postal | physical) Binding: ?? (required): The type of an address (physical / postal). Example General: both |
text | Σ | 0..1 | string | Text representation of the address Example General: 137 Nowhere Street, Erewhon 9132 | Σ | 0..1 | string | Text representation of the address Example General: 137 Nowhere Street, Erewhon 9132 |
line | Σ | 0..* | string | Street name, number, direction & P.O. Box etc. This repeating element order: The order in which lines should appear in an address label Example General: 137 Nowhere Street | Σ | 0..* | string | Street name, number, direction & P.O. Box etc. This repeating element order: The order in which lines should appear in an address label Example General: 137 Nowhere Street |
id |  | 0..1 | string | xml:id (or equivalent in JSON) |  | 0..1 | string | xml:id (or equivalent in JSON) |
Slices for extension |  | 0..* | Extension | Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url |  | 0..* | Extension | Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url |
value |  | 0..1 | string | Primitive value for string Max Length:1048576 |  | 0..1 | string | Primitive value for string Max Length:1048576 |
city | Σ | 0..1 | string | Name of city, town etc. Example General: Erewhon | Σ | 0..1 | string | City Example General: Erewhon |
district | Σ | 0..1 | string | District name (aka county) Example General: Madison | Σ | 0..1 | string | District name (aka county) Example General: Madison |
state | Σ | 0..1 | string | Sub-unit of country (abbreviations ok) | Σ | 0..1 | string | Sub-unit of country (abbreviations ok) |
postalCode | Σ | 0..1 | string | Postal code for area Example General: 9132 | Σ | 0..1 | string | Postal code Example General: 9132 |
country | Σ | 0..1 | string | Country (e.g. can be ISO 3166 2 or 3 letter code) | O Σ | 0..1 | string | Country (ISO 3166 2 letter code)
Obligations | Actor
SHALL:handle | MyHealth@EU Handler
id |  | 0..1 | string | xml:id (or equivalent in JSON) |  | 0..1 | string | xml:id (or equivalent in JSON) |
Slices for extension |  | 0..* | Extension | Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url |  | 0..* | Extension | Extension Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url |
value |  | 0..1 | string | Primitive value for string Max Length:1048576 |  | 0..1 | string | Primitive value for string Max Length:1048576 |
period | Σ | 0..1 | Period | Time period when address was/is in use Example General: {"start":"2010-03-23","end":"2010-07-01"} | Σ | 0..1 | Period | Time period when address was/is in use Example General: {"start":"2010-03-23","end":"2010-07-01"} |
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