Vital Records Death Reporting FHIR Implementation Guide
1.1.0 - STU 2 US

Vital Records Death Reporting FHIR Implementation Guide - Local Development build (v1.1.0). See the Directory of published versions

CodeSystem: Document Section Code System

Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/us/vrdr/CodeSystem/documentSectionCodeSystem Version: 1.1.0
Draft as of 2022-04-04 Computable Name: DocumentSectionCodeSystem

This Code system is referenced in the content logical definition of the following value sets:

This CodeSystem is not used here; it may be used elsewhere (e.g. specifications and/or implementations that use this content)

This code system http://hl7.org/fhir/us/vrdr/CodeSystem/documentSectionCodeSystem defines the following codes:

CodeDisplayDefinition
Demographics Decedent DemographicsThe Decedent Demographics section of the death certificate document is comprised of profiles containing decedent demographic data. Demographic data includes information about related persons (Mother, Father, and Spouse) and social determinants such as education level and usual occupation. The information in this document section are provided by a decedent informant.
Investigation Death InvestigationThe Death Investigation section of the death certificate document is comprised of profiles containing data obtained during the course of investigating a death. Many of these items are conditionally present in a death certification transaction depending on whether or not a autopsy was performed, an injury incident occurred, or a transportation event was involved.
Certification Death CertificationThe Death Certification section of the death certificate document is comprised of profiles containing data related to the primary concern of the VRDR IG, Death Certification. In this group the causes of death and the causal pathway are documented and attested to by a death certifier (coroner or medical examiner).
Disposition Decedent DispositionThe Decedent Disposition section of the death certificate document is comprised of profiles containing data related to the disposition of the decedents remains. The data in this profile group is typically provided by the funeral home performing the disposition services. The content of this section is authenticated by the funeral home director.