Vital Records Death Reporting (VRDR) FHIR Implementation Guide
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ConceptMap: EducationLevelCM

Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/us/vrdr/ConceptMap/EducationLevelCM Version: 2.1.0
Draft as of 2023-03-24 Computable Name: EducationLevel

Usage:Clinical Focus: for IJE to FHIR alignment

A mapping between NCHS IJE and FHIR EducationLevel Value Sets

To help implementers map from IJE to FHIR Vocabulary

EducationLevel (http://hl7.org/fhir/us/vrdr/ConceptMap/EducationLevelCM)

Mapping from (not specified) to Education Level

DRAFT. Published on 2023-03-24 02:47:42+1100 by HL7 Public Health Working Group (HL7 Public Health Working Group: http://www.hl7.org/Special/com..., pher@lists.HL7.org).

A mapping between NCHS IJE and FHIR EducationLevel Value Sets


Group 1Mapping from IJE to Education Level

Source CodeRelationshipTarget Code
1 (8th grade or less)is equivalent toELEM (Elementary School)
2 (9th through 12th grade; no diploma)is equivalent toSEC (Some secondary or high school education)
3 (High School Graduate or GED Completed)is equivalent toHS (High School or secondary school degree complete)
4 (Some college credit, but no degree)is equivalent toSCOL (Some College education)
8 (Doctorate Degree or Professional Degree)is equivalent toPOSTG (Doctoral or post graduate education)

Group 2Mapping from IJE to degreeLicenseCertificate

Source CodeRelationshipTarget Code
5 (Associate Degree)is equivalent toAA (Associate of Arts)
6 (Bachelor's Degree)is equivalent toBA (Bachelor of Arts)
7 (Master's Degree)is equivalent toMA (Master of Arts)

Group 3Mapping from IJE to NullFlavor

Source CodeRelationshipTarget Code
9 (Unknown)is equivalent toUNK (unknown)