Death Certification

Death Certification is a profile of the FHIR STU3 Procedure resource. A FHIR Procedure resource is an action that is or was performed on or for a patient. The death certification profile is used to convey information about the death certification act performed by the certifier on the decedent. It includes the certification date and time and a reference to the death certifier.

UML Expression

Structure Definition

http://www.hl7.org/fhir/us/vrdr/StructureDefinition/VRDR-Death-Certification

"completed"

{
  "coding": [
    {
      "code": "\"103693007\""
    }
  ]
}

{
  "coding": [
    {
      "code": "\"308646001\""
    }
  ]
}

VRDR Certifier

VRDR Certifier

Element Bindings

Element Table

Requirements Traceability Mappings

Instance Example

<Procedure>
  <id value="example-death-certification" />
  <meta>
    <profile value="http://www.hl7.org/fhir/us/vrdr/StructureDefinition/VRDR-Death-Certification" />
  </meta>
  <status value="completed" />
  <category>
    <coding>
      <code value="103693007" />
    </coding>
  </category>
  <code>
    <coding>
      <code value="308646001" />
    </coding>
  </code>
  <performer>
    <role>
      <coding>
        <system value="http://www.hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/performer-role" />
        <code value="59058001 " />
      </coding>
      <text value="General physician" />
    </role>
    <actor>
      <reference value="example-practitioner" />
    </actor>
  </performer>
</Procedure>