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

vrdrcertifierUML


Structure Definition

id0..1
profile1..1Pattern
name1..1
address1..1
identifier1..1


Element Bindings

Element Name Binding Type Binding Value Fixed Value Code System
qualification.code Value Set v2 table 0360, Version 2.7

Element Table

Practitioner..
Practitioner.id0..1
Practitioner.meta0..1
Practitioner.meta.profile1..1
Practitioner.name1..1
Practitioner.address1..1
Practitioner.qualificationBackboneElement1..1
Practitioner.qualification.identifier1..1


Requirements Traceability Mappings

Element Path Reference Location Data Item
address Vital Records DAM 2.04 Responsible Party address
address Death Certificate Item 46b Address and Zip Code of Person Completing Cause of Death
address Standard Death Record IG SDR Certifier Profile Practitioner.address
name Vital Records DAM 2.04 Responsible Party name
name Death Certificate Item 46a Name of Person Completing Cause of Death
name Standard Death Record IG SDR Certifier Profile Practitioner.name
qualification.code Vital Records DAM 2.04 Responsible Party title
qualification.code Death Certificate Item 47 Title of Certifier
qualification.code Standard Death Record IG SDR Certifier Profile Practitioner.qualification
qualification.identifier Vital Records DAM 2.04 Responsible Party identifier
qualification.identifier Death Certificate Item 48 License Number Certifier
qualification.identifier Standard Death Record IG SDR Certifier Profile Practitioner.identifier

Instance Example

Example Values

Element Name Element Value
id example-certifier
profile VRDR-Certifier
name.use official
name.family Doctor
name.given Certifier
name.given Middle
name.suffix MD
address.line 123 Examlpe Street
address.city Boston
address.district Suffolk
address.state Massachusettts
address.postalCode 02101
identifier 1234567890
code.system v2/0360/2.7
code.code MD
code.display Doctor of Medicine

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>