This page is part of the Vital Records Mortality and Morbidity Reporting FHIR IG (v0.1.0: STU 1 Ballot 1) based on FHIR R3. The current version which supercedes this version is 2.0.0. For a full list of available versions, see the Directory of published versions 
Decedent Education Level is a profile of the FHIR STU3 Observation resource. It is used to convey the highest level of education completed by the decedent. It is an optional element useful for use in stratification of death information for research, analysis, or decision making purposes.
| Observation | Observation | ||
| id | 0..1 | ||
| meta | 0..1 | ||
| profile | 1..1 | Fixed Value | |
| status | 1..1 | codeFixed Value | |
| code | 1..1 | CodeableConceptFixed Value | |
| subject | 1..1 | Reference(Patient | Group | Device | Location) | |
| value[x] | 1..1 | ||
| valueCodeableConcept | Binding |
| Element Name | Binding Type | Binding Value | Fixed Value Code System |
|---|---|---|---|
| code | Fixed Value | "80913-7" | LOINC |
| status | Fixed Value | "final" | observation-status |
| subject | Reference | VRDR Decedent | |
| valueCodeableConcept | Value Set | v3-EducationLevel |
| Observation | .. | |
| Observation.id | 0..1 | |
| Observation.meta | 0..1 | |
| Observation.meta.profile | 1..1 | |
| Observation.status | code | 1..1 |
| Observation.code | CodeableConcept | 1..1 |
| Observation.subject | Reference(Patient | Group | Device | Location) | 1..1 |
| Observation.value[x] | 1..1 | |
| Observation.valueCodeableConcept:valueCodeableConcept | .. |
| Element Path | Reference | Location | Data Item |
|---|---|---|---|
| valueCodeableConcept | Vital Records DAM | 3.02 Decedent | educationLevel |
| valueCodeableConcept | Death Certificate | Item 51 | Decedent's Education |
| valueCodeableConcept | Standard Death Record IG | SDR Decedent Profile | Patient.extension:education |
Table of Values
| Element Name | Element Value |
|---|---|
| ID | example-decedent-education-level |
| profile | VRDR-Decedent-Education-Level |
| status | final |
| code.code | 80913-7 |
| subject.reference | example-decedent |
| value.system | v3-EducationLevel |
| value.code | GD |
| value.displayName | Graduate or professional Degree complete |
XML Instance
<Observation>
<id value="example-decedent-education-level" />
<meta>
<profile value="http://www.hl7.org/fhir/us/vrdr/StructureDefinition/VRDR-Decedent-Education-Level" />
</meta>
<status value="final" />
<code>
<coding>
<code value="80913-7" />
</coding>
</code>
<subject>
<reference value="example-decedent" />
</subject>
<valueCodeableConcept>
<coding>
<system value="http://www.hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/v3-EducationLevel" />
<code value="GD" />
<display value="Graduate or professional Degree complete" />
</coding>
</valueCodeableConcept>
</Observation>