The subject of the death record (the decedent). Extensions are used to capture additional information from the U.S. Standard Certificate of Death where the Patient resource does not include an equivalent property.
Properties Defined | Constraints | Value |
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The decedent's legal name plus any akas. Corresponds to item 1 of the U.S. Standard Certificate of Death. |
DataType Cardinality |
1..1
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The birth sex of the decedent. Corresponds to item 2 of the U.S. Standard Certificate of Death. |
DataType Cardinality |
0..1
|
An identifier for the decedent. |
DataType Cardinality |
1..*
|
The decedent's age in years at last birthday. Corresponds to item 4a of the U.S. Standard Certificate of Death. |
DataType Cardinality |
0..1
|
Decedents date of birth. Corresponds to item 5 of the U.S. Standard Certificate of Death. |
DataType Cardinality |
0..1
|
Decedents place of birth. Corresponds to item 6 of the U.S. Standard Certificate of Death. |
DataType Cardinality |
0..1
|
An address expressed using postal conventions (as opposed to GPS or other location definition formats). This data type may be used to convey addresses for use in delivering mail as well as for visiting locations and which might not be valid for mail delivery. There are a variety of postal address formats defined around the world. (Source: HL7 FHIR). |
DataType Cardinality |
0..1
|
Whether the decedent ever served in the US armed forces. Corresponds to item 8 of the U.S. Standard Certificate of Death. |
DataType Cardinality |
0..1
|
The marital status of the decedent at the time of death. Corresponds to item 9 of the U.S. Standard Certificate of Death. |
DataType Cardinality |
0..1
|
The surviving spouse of the decedent. Corresponds to item 10 of the U.S. Standard Certificate of Death. |
DataType Cardinality |
0..1
|
The father of the decedent. Corresponds to item 11 of the U.S. Standard Certificate of Death. |
DataType Cardinality |
0..1
|
The mother of the decedent. Corresponds to item 12 of the U.S. Standard Certificate of Death. |
DataType Cardinality |
0..1
|
The decedent's informant. Corresponds to item 13 of the U.S. Standard Certificate of Death. |
DataType Cardinality |
0..1
|
The location where death occurred. Corresponds to items 14, 15, 16 and 17 of the U.S. Standard Certificate of Death. |
DataType Cardinality |
0..1
|
Disposition of the decedent's body. Corresponds to items 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 and 23 of the U.S. Standard Certificate of Death. |
DataType Cardinality |
0..1
|
Decedent's level of education. Corresponds to item 51 of the U.S. Standard Certificate of Death. |
DataType Cardinality |
0..1
|
Decedent of hispanic origin? Corresponds to item 52 of the U.S. Standard Certificate of Death. |
DataType Cardinality |
0..1
|
Decedent's race. Corresponds to item 53 of the U.S. Standard Certificate of Death. |
DataType Cardinality |
0..1
|
Decedent's usual occupation. Corresponds to items 54 and 55 of the U.S. Standard Certificate of Death. |
DataType Cardinality |
0..1
|