DocumentSectionCS

Document Section

activeVital Records Death Reporting3.0.0complete5 concepts

Document Section Code System

Metadata

hl7.org/fhir
Canonical URL
http://hl7.org/fhir/us/vrdr/CodeSystem/vrdr-document-section-cs
ID
vrdr-document-section-cs
Version
3.0.0
Publisher
HL7 International / Public Health
Case Sensitive
No

Concepts (5)

CodeDisplayDefinition
DecedentDemographicsDecedent DemographicsContains decedent demographic data. Demographic data includes information about related persons (Mother, Father, and Spouse) and social determinants such as education level. The information in this document section are provided by a decedent informant.
DeathInvestigationDeath InvestigationContains 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.
DeathCertificationDeath CertificationContains 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).
DecedentDispositionDecedent DispositionContains 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.
CodedContentCoded ContentContains coded cause of death and demographic data generated by NCHS from the content of the submitted death record.