Vital Records Death Reporting (VRDR) FHIR Implementation Guide
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ConceptMap: MethodOfDisposition Concept Map

Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/us/vrdr/ConceptMap/MethodOfDispositionCM Version: 3.0.0
Draft as of 2024-10-16 Computable Name: MethodOfDisposition
Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.40.10.18.12

Usage:Clinical Focus: 

A mapping between NCHS IJE and FHIR MethodOfDisposition Value Sets

To help implementers map from IJE to FHIR Vocabulary

Generated Narrative: ConceptMap MethodOfDispositionCM

Mapping from ValueSet - Placeholder ValueSet for Interjurisdictional Exchange (IJE) in Vital Records to Method of Disposition ValueSet


Group 1 Mapping from Code System - Placeholder Code System for IJE in Vital Records to SNOMED CT (all versions)

Source CodeRelationshipTarget Code
B (Burial)is equivalent to449971000124106 (Burial)
C (Cremation)is equivalent to449961000124104 (Cremation)
D (Donation)is equivalent to449951000124101 (Donation)
E (Entombment)is equivalent to449931000124108 (Entombment)
R (Removal from State)is equivalent to449941000124103 (Removal from State)

Group 2 Mapping from Code System - Placeholder Code System for IJE in Vital Records to NullFlavor

Source CodeRelationshipTarget Code
O (Other)is equivalent toOTH (other)
U (Unknown)is equivalent toUNK (unknown)