RecordAxisCauseOfDeath

Record Axis Cause Of Death

activeVital Records Death Reporting3.0.0resource6 key elements

Record Axis Cause Of Death (Observation): Up to 20 of instances of this profile may be included in a coding bundle. Each instance is labeled with its position (1-20), forming an ordered collection of codes.

Record axis codes eliminate contradictions and repetitive codes to create a more concise and consistent set of codes than provided by the Entity Axis codes. They may combine or modify codes to better reflect the overall medical certification on the death certificate.

Metadata

hl7.org/fhir
Canonical URL
http://hl7.org/fhir/us/vrdr/StructureDefinition/vrdr-record-axis-cause-of-death
ID
vrdr-record-axis-cause-of-death
Type
Base Definition
Derivation
constraint
Mandatory and Must-Support Elements

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

PathCard.TypeFlagsDescription
subject
Reference
1+
Decedent
value[x]
CodeableConcept
1+
component
1+
:position1..1
1+
Position
component.value[x]
integer
1+
component.value[x]
boolean
1+