DeceasedObservation

Deceased Observation

draftC-CDA Templates4.0.0logical16 key elements

This template represents the observation that a patient has died. It also represents the cause of death, indicated by an entryRelationship type of CAUS. This template allows for more specific representation of data than is available with the use of dischargeDispositionCode.

#### Templates Used Although open templates may contain any valid CDA content, the following templates are specifically called out by this template:

Optional EntryRelationships: ProblemObservation

Metadata

hl7.org/fhir
Canonical URL
http://hl7.org/cda/us/ccda/StructureDefinition/DeceasedObservation
ID
DeceasedObservation
Type
Base Definition
Observation
Derivation
constraint
Mandatory and Must-Support Elements

Elements with cardinality > 0 or marked as Must Support (S)

PathCard.TypeFlagsDescription
templateId
1+
:deceased-obs1..1
1+
templateId.root
1+
templateId.extension
1+
id
1+
code.code
1+
code.codeSystem
1+
statusCode
1+
statusCode.code
1+
effectiveTime
1+
effectiveTime.low
1+
value1..1
http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/StructureDefinition/CD
1+
Dead
value.code
1+
value.codeSystem
1+
SNOMED CT
entryRelationship.inversionInd
1+
entryRelationship.observation
http://hl7.org/cda/stds/core/StructureDefinition/Observation
1+