eHealth Infrastructure Extension: Support for Privately Owned Devices (BYOD)

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This specification is part of the eHealth Infrastructure's structure definitions, built upon FHIR R4. It introduces an extension called 'ehealth-device-privatelyOwned,' which uses a boolean type to flag whether a connected medical device is privately owned by the patient (BYOD: Bring Your Own Device). This definition allows the integration of the concept of 'private ownership' into the FHIR data model. This is particularly crucial for remote monitoring and handling personal lifestyle data, as it provides a standardized way to identify the source context of the data. Technically, it is implemented as an extension field with the URI `http://ehealth.sundhed.dk/fhir/StructureDefinition/ehealth-device-privatelyOwned`, where the value indicates true or false. The release of this specification contributes to standardizing and improving interoperability within Denmark's healthcare system. It provides a critical technical foundation for clearly identifying which data sources are personally derived, especially as BYOD devices become more prevalent in modern healthcare environments.