Condition Contributing to Death

Condition Contributing to Death is a profile of the FHIR STU3 Condition resource. It is used to convey a significant condition or circumstance that contributed to the cause of death but did not result in the underlying cause nor participated in the causal pathway to the final or immediate cause of death. Like the causes of death, conditions contributing to death are initially conveyed as free text descriptions and sent to the NCHS to be encoded. Unlike a cause of death, conditions contributing to death do not include an onset nor are they sequenced in priority or chronological order.


UML Expression

vrdrconditioncontributingtodeathUML


Structure Definition

id0..1
profile1..1Pattern
code1..1Binding
text1..1
subject1..1Reference(http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Patient | http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Group)Pattern


Element Bindings

Element Name Binding Type Binding Value Fixed Value Code System
asserter Reference VRDR Certifier
code.code Value Set Condition-code
subject Reference VRDR Decedent

Element Table

Condition..
Condition.id0..1
Condition.meta0..1
Condition.meta.profile1..1
Condition.codeCodeableConcept1..1
Condition.code.coding0..*
Condition.code.coding.code1..1
Condition.code.text1..1
Condition.subjectReference(http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Patient | http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Group)1..1


Requirements Traceability Mappings

Element Path Reference Location Data Item
code.code Vital Records DAM 2.1.01 Death Event significantContributingCause
code.code Death Certificate Item 32II Other Significant Conditions Contributing to Death
code.code Standard Death Record IG SDR ContributedToDeathCondition Profile Condition.code
code.text Vital Records DAM 2.1.01 Death Event significantContributingCause
code.text Death Certificate Item 32II Other Significant Conditions Contributing to Death
code.text Standard Death Record IG SDR ContributedToDeathCondition Profile Condition.code

Instance Example

Example Values

Element Name Element Value
id example-condition-contributing-to-death
profile VRDR-Condition-Contributintg-To-Death
text.status additional
text.div Example Contributing Conditions
subject.reference example-decedent

Example XML Instance

<Condition>
  <id value="example-condition-contributing-to-death" />
  <meta>
    <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/us/vrdr/StructureDefinition/VRDR-Condition-Contributintg-To-Death" />
  </meta>
  <text>
    <status value="additional" />
    <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Example Contributing Conditions</div>
  </text>
  <subject>
    <reference value="example-decedent" />
  </subject>
</Condition>