HL7.FHIR.US.VRDR\Death Certificate Document

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Resource Profile: Death Certificate Document

Defining URL:

http://hl7.org/fhir/us/vrdr/StructureDefinition/VRDR-Death-Certificate-Document

Version:

1.0.0

Name:

DeathCertificateDocument

Title:

VRDR Death Certificate Document

Status:

Draft as of 2020-05-09

Definition:

The Death Certificate Document profile is a bundle of resources comprising the death certificate composition. The Death Certificate Document builds upon the FHIR Document resource.

Publisher:

Health Level Seven International

Source Resource:

XML / JSON / Turtle

The official URL for this profile is:

http://hl7.org/fhir/us/vrdr/StructureDefinition/VRDR-Death-Certificate-Document

Formal Views of Profile Content

Description of Profiles, Differentials, Snapshots and how the different presentations work.

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This structure is derived from Bundle

Summary

Mandatory: 4 elements
Fixed Value: 1 element

This structure is derived from Bundle

Name	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
Bundle	0..*	Bundle	Contains a collection of resources
identifier	1..1	Identifier	identifier
type	1..1	code	type Fixed Value: document
entry	1..*	BackboneElement	entry
resource	1..1	Resource	resource
Documentation for this format

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
Bundle	I	0..*	Bundle	Contains a collection of resources
id	Σ	0..1	string	Logical id of this artifact
meta	Σ	0..1	Meta	Metadata about the resource
implicitRules	?!Σ	0..1	uri	A set of rules under which this content was created
language		0..1	code	Language of the resource content Binding: CommonLanguages (preferred) Max Binding: AllLanguages
identifier	Σ	1..1	Identifier	identifier
type	Σ	1..1	code	type Binding: BundleType (required) Fixed Value: document
timestamp	Σ	0..1	instant	When the bundle was assembled
total	ΣI	0..1	unsignedInt	If search, the total number of matches
link	Σ	0..*	BackboneElement	Links related to this Bundle
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
relation	Σ	1..1	string	See http://www.iana.org/assignments/link-relations/link-relations.xhtml#link-relations-1
url	Σ	1..1	uri	Reference details for the link
entry	ΣI	1..*	BackboneElement	entry This repeating element order: For bundles of type 'document' and 'message', the first resource is special (must be Composition or MessageHeader respectively). For all bundles, the meaning of the order of entries depends on the bundle type
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
link	Σ	0..*	See link	Links related to this entry
fullUrl	Σ	0..1	uri	URI for resource (Absolute URL server address or URI for UUID/OID)
resource	Σ	1..1	Resource	resource
search	ΣI	0..1	BackboneElement	Search related information
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
mode	Σ	0..1	code	match \| include \| outcome - why this is in the result set Binding: SearchEntryMode (required)
score	Σ	0..1	decimal	Search ranking (between 0 and 1)
request	ΣI	0..1	BackboneElement	Additional execution information (transaction/batch/history)
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
method	Σ	1..1	code	GET \| HEAD \| POST \| PUT \| DELETE \| PATCH Binding: HTTPVerb (required)
url	Σ	1..1	uri	URL for HTTP equivalent of this entry
ifNoneMatch	Σ	0..1	string	For managing cache currency
ifModifiedSince	Σ	0..1	instant	For managing cache currency
ifMatch	Σ	0..1	string	For managing update contention
ifNoneExist	Σ	0..1	string	For conditional creates
response	ΣI	0..1	BackboneElement	Results of execution (transaction/batch/history)
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
status	Σ	1..1	string	Status response code (text optional)
location	Σ	0..1	uri	The location (if the operation returns a location)
etag	Σ	0..1	string	The Etag for the resource (if relevant)
lastModified	Σ	0..1	instant	Server's date time modified
outcome	Σ	0..1	Resource	OperationOutcome with hints and warnings (for batch/transaction)
signature	Σ	0..1	Signature	Digital Signature
Documentation for this format

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
Bundle	I	0..*	Bundle	Contains a collection of resources
Documentation for this format

This structure is derived from Bundle

Summary

Mandatory: 4 elements
Fixed Value: 1 element

Differential View

This structure is derived from Bundle

Name	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
Bundle	0..*	Bundle	Contains a collection of resources
identifier	1..1	Identifier	identifier
type	1..1	code	type Fixed Value: document
entry	1..*	BackboneElement	entry
resource	1..1	Resource	resource
Documentation for this format

Snapshot View

Name	Flags	Card.	Type	Description & Constraints
Bundle	I	0..*	Bundle	Contains a collection of resources
id	Σ	0..1	string	Logical id of this artifact
meta	Σ	0..1	Meta	Metadata about the resource
implicitRules	?!Σ	0..1	uri	A set of rules under which this content was created
language		0..1	code	Language of the resource content Binding: CommonLanguages (preferred) Max Binding: AllLanguages
identifier	Σ	1..1	Identifier	identifier
type	Σ	1..1	code	type Binding: BundleType (required) Fixed Value: document
timestamp	Σ	0..1	instant	When the bundle was assembled
total	ΣI	0..1	unsignedInt	If search, the total number of matches
link	Σ	0..*	BackboneElement	Links related to this Bundle
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
relation	Σ	1..1	string	See http://www.iana.org/assignments/link-relations/link-relations.xhtml#link-relations-1
url	Σ	1..1	uri	Reference details for the link
entry	ΣI	1..*	BackboneElement	entry This repeating element order: For bundles of type 'document' and 'message', the first resource is special (must be Composition or MessageHeader respectively). For all bundles, the meaning of the order of entries depends on the bundle type
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
link	Σ	0..*	See link	Links related to this entry
fullUrl	Σ	0..1	uri	URI for resource (Absolute URL server address or URI for UUID/OID)
resource	Σ	1..1	Resource	resource
search	ΣI	0..1	BackboneElement	Search related information
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
mode	Σ	0..1	code	match \| include \| outcome - why this is in the result set Binding: SearchEntryMode (required)
score	Σ	0..1	decimal	Search ranking (between 0 and 1)
request	ΣI	0..1	BackboneElement	Additional execution information (transaction/batch/history)
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
method	Σ	1..1	code	GET \| HEAD \| POST \| PUT \| DELETE \| PATCH Binding: HTTPVerb (required)
url	Σ	1..1	uri	URL for HTTP equivalent of this entry
ifNoneMatch	Σ	0..1	string	For managing cache currency
ifModifiedSince	Σ	0..1	instant	For managing cache currency
ifMatch	Σ	0..1	string	For managing update contention
ifNoneExist	Σ	0..1	string	For conditional creates
response	ΣI	0..1	BackboneElement	Results of execution (transaction/batch/history)
id		0..1	string	Unique id for inter-element referencing
extension		0..*	Extension	Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension	?!Σ	0..*	Extension	Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
status	Σ	1..1	string	Status response code (text optional)
location	Σ	0..1	uri	The location (if the operation returns a location)
etag	Σ	0..1	string	The Etag for the resource (if relevant)
lastModified	Σ	0..1	instant	Server's date time modified
outcome	Σ	0..1	Resource	OperationOutcome with hints and warnings (for batch/transaction)
signature	Σ	0..1	Signature	Digital Signature
Documentation for this format

Other representations of profile: Schematron

Terminology Bindings

Path	Conformance	ValueSet / Code
Bundle.language	preferred	CommonLanguages Max Binding: AllLanguages
Bundle.type	required	Fixed Value: document
Bundle.entry.search.mode	required	SearchEntryMode
Bundle.entry.request.method	required	HTTPVerb

Constraints

Id	Path	Details	Requirements
bdl-1	Bundle	total only when a search or history : total.empty() or (type = 'searchset') or (type = 'history')
bdl-2	Bundle	entry.search only when a search : entry.search.empty() or (type = 'searchset')
bdl-3	Bundle	entry.request mandatory for batch/transaction/history, otherwise prohibited : entry.all(request.exists() = (%resource.type = 'batch' or %resource.type = 'transaction' or %resource.type = 'history'))
bdl-4	Bundle	entry.response mandatory for batch-response/transaction-response/history, otherwise prohibited : entry.all(response.exists() = (%resource.type = 'batch-response' or %resource.type = 'transaction-response' or %resource.type = 'history'))
bdl-7	Bundle	FullUrl must be unique in a bundle, or else entries with the same fullUrl must have different meta.versionId (except in history bundles) : (type = 'history') or entry.where(fullUrl.exists()).select(fullUrl&resource.meta.versionId).isDistinct()
bdl-9	Bundle	A document must have an identifier with a system and a value : type = 'document' implies (identifier.system.exists() and identifier.value.exists())
bdl-10	Bundle	A document must have a date : type = 'document' implies (timestamp.hasValue())
bdl-11	Bundle	A document must have a Composition as the first resource : type = 'document' implies entry.first().resource.is(Composition)
bdl-12	Bundle	A message must have a MessageHeader as the first resource : type = 'message' implies entry.first().resource.is(MessageHeader)
ele-1	Bundle.meta	All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ele-1	Bundle.implicitRules	All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ele-1	Bundle.language	All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ele-1	Bundle.identifier	All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ele-1	Bundle.type	All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ele-1	Bundle.timestamp	All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ele-1	Bundle.total	All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ele-1	Bundle.link	All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ele-1	Bundle.link.extension	All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ext-1	Bundle.link.extension	Must have either extensions or value[x], not both : extension.exists() != value.exists()
ele-1	Bundle.link.modifierExtension	All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ext-1	Bundle.link.modifierExtension	Must have either extensions or value[x], not both : extension.exists() != value.exists()
ele-1	Bundle.link.relation	All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ele-1	Bundle.link.url	All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
bdl-5	Bundle.entry	must be a resource unless there's a request or response : resource.exists() or request.exists() or response.exists()
bdl-8	Bundle.entry	fullUrl cannot be a version specific reference : fullUrl.contains('/_history/').not()
ele-1	Bundle.entry	All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ele-1	Bundle.entry.extension	All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ext-1	Bundle.entry.extension	Must have either extensions or value[x], not both : extension.exists() != value.exists()
ele-1	Bundle.entry.modifierExtension	All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ext-1	Bundle.entry.modifierExtension	Must have either extensions or value[x], not both : extension.exists() != value.exists()
ele-1	Bundle.entry.link	All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ele-1	Bundle.entry.fullUrl	All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ele-1	Bundle.entry.search	All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ele-1	Bundle.entry.search.extension	All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ext-1	Bundle.entry.search.extension	Must have either extensions or value[x], not both : extension.exists() != value.exists()
ele-1	Bundle.entry.search.modifierExtension	All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ext-1	Bundle.entry.search.modifierExtension	Must have either extensions or value[x], not both : extension.exists() != value.exists()
ele-1	Bundle.entry.search.mode	All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ele-1	Bundle.entry.search.score	All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ele-1	Bundle.entry.request	All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ele-1	Bundle.entry.request.extension	All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ext-1	Bundle.entry.request.extension	Must have either extensions or value[x], not both : extension.exists() != value.exists()
ele-1	Bundle.entry.request.modifierExtension	All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ext-1	Bundle.entry.request.modifierExtension	Must have either extensions or value[x], not both : extension.exists() != value.exists()
ele-1	Bundle.entry.request.method	All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ele-1	Bundle.entry.request.url	All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ele-1	Bundle.entry.request.ifNoneMatch	All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ele-1	Bundle.entry.request.ifModifiedSince	All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ele-1	Bundle.entry.request.ifMatch	All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ele-1	Bundle.entry.request.ifNoneExist	All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ele-1	Bundle.entry.response	All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ele-1	Bundle.entry.response.extension	All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ext-1	Bundle.entry.response.extension	Must have either extensions or value[x], not both : extension.exists() != value.exists()
ele-1	Bundle.entry.response.modifierExtension	All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ext-1	Bundle.entry.response.modifierExtension	Must have either extensions or value[x], not both : extension.exists() != value.exists()
ele-1	Bundle.entry.response.status	All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ele-1	Bundle.entry.response.location	All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ele-1	Bundle.entry.response.etag	All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ele-1	Bundle.entry.response.lastModified	All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ele-1	Bundle.signature	All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())