Certifier

Certifier is a profile of the FHIR STU3 Practitioner resource. It is used to convey identity, contact information, and qualifications of the practitioner attesting to the information contained in the death certificate. The death certifier is typically a medical examiner or coroner. In addition to certifying death of the decedent, the certifier enumerates the cause of death conditions, determines the causal pathway and other significant conditions contributing to death, and categorizes the manner of death.

UML Expression

Structure Definition

Practitioner

Practitioner.id

Practitioner.meta

Practitioner.meta.profile

http://hl7.org/fhir/us/vrdr/StructureDefinition/VRDR-Certifier

Practitioner.name

Practitioner.address

Practitioner.qualification

Practitioner.qualification.identifier

Element Bindings

Element Table

Requirements Traceability Mappings

Instance Example

Example Values

Example XML Instance

<Practitioner>
  <id value="example-certifier" />
  <meta>
    <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/us/vrdr/StructureDefinition/VRDR-Certifier" />
  </meta>
  <name>
    <use value="official" />
    <family value="Doctor" />
    <given value="Certifier" />
    <given value="Middle" />
    <suffix value="MD" />
  </name>
  <address>
    <line value="123 Example Street" />
    <city value="Boston" />
    <district value="Suffolk" />
    <state value="Massachusetts" />
    <postalCode value="02101" />
  </address>
  <qualification>
    <identifier>
      <value value="1234567890" />
    </identifier>
    <code>
      <coding>
        <system value="http://hl7.org/fhir/v2/0360/2.7" />
        <code value="MD" />
        <display value="Doctor of Medicine" />
      </coding>
    </code>
  </qualification>
</Practitioner>