Vital Records Common Library (VRCL) STU2-ballot
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Vital Records Common Library (VRCL) STU2-ballot, published by HL7 International / Public Health. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 2.0.0 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/HL7/vr-common-library/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

Artifacts Summary

This page provides a list of the FHIR artifacts defined as part of this implementation guide.

People Profiles

Patient - Child Vital Records

The subject patient (newborn/infant/child) for whom clinical data is included in the report.

Patient - Mother Vital Records

This Patient profile represents the woman who gave birth to, or delivered the infant.

Patient - Vital Records

This abstract Patient profile includes common extensions and slicing used across vital records.

Practitioner - Vital Records

This Practitioner profile represents a practitioner who is involved in vital records (births, fetal death, death, etc.) as a certifier or an attendant. This profile is based on the US Core Practitioner and adds a further constraint to capture the title of the practitioner.

Related Person - Parent Vital Records

The RelatedPerson profile contains constraints common to the Mother and Father profiles. Serves as resource profile for RelatedPersonMother and RelatedPersonFather. This profile is designed to supplant the similar profile in VRDR

RelatedPerson - Father Natural Vital Records

The biological (natural) father of the newborn or fetus.

RelatedPerson - Father Vital Records

The father of the report subject. Different individuals may play different roles as the father (e.g., biological father, adoptive father, etc.). This profile is designed to supplant the similar profile in VRDR

RelatedPerson - Mother Vital Records

The mother of the report subject. Different individuals may play different roles as the mother (e.g., biological mother, adoptive mother, etc.). This profile is designed to supplant the similar profile in VRDR

Race and Ethnicity Profiles

Observation - Coded Race and Ethnicity Vital Records

Coded (from NCHS) Race and Ethnicity (Observation). This is information that is coded by NCHS and sent back to jurisdictions.

Observation - Input Race and Ethnicity Vital Records

Input (from EDRS or EBRS) Race and Ethnicity (Observation). This is information collected by jurisdictions and submitted to NCHS.

Other Profiles

Location for Vital Records

Vital Records Location – defines (but does not require) the standard address extensions for vital records.

Observation - Autopsy Performed Indicator Vital Records

This Observation records if an autopsy was performed, if autopsy findings are available, and the autopsy Performer (US Core Practioner).

Observation - Education Level Vital Records

The highest degree or level of schooling completed by the decedent or parent. This profile is designed to supplant similar profile in VRDR

Observation - Emerging Issues Vital Records

Used to send data needed to respond to emerging public health issues from jurisdictions to NCHS.

Observation - Usual Work

Used to send text-string industry and occupation information from Jurisdictions to NCHS, and coded versions from NCHS to Jurisdictions.

Address Extensions

City Code Vital Records

City expressed as a numeric value. As of the date of publication, in accordance with the NCHS Instruction Manual Part 8, Vital Records Geographic Classification, 2014 (https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/dvs/IMP8_2014.pdf). (Extension)

District Code Vital Records

District expressed as a numeric value. As of the date of publication, in accordance with the NCHS Instruction Manual Part 8, Vital Records Geographic Classification, 2014 (https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/dvs/IMP8_2014.pdf). (Extension)

PostDirectional Vital Records

PostDirectional component of address as defined by USPS

PreDirectional Vital Records

PreDirectional component of address as defined by USPS

StreetDesignator Vital Records

StreetDesignator component of address as defined by USPS

StreetName Vital Records

StreetName component of address as defined by USPS

StreetNumber Vital Records

StreetNumber component of address as defined by USPS

UnitOrAptNumber Vital Records

UnitOrAptNumber component of address as defined by USPS

Within City Limits Indicator Vital Records

Used to indicate whether or not an address is within city limits. The content of the component shall be a value from the value set Yes No Unknown.

Partial Date and Time Extensions

Partial Date Time Vital Records

Provides values of a partial dateTime for cases beyond what FHIR dateTime can support directly.

Partial Date Vital Records

Provides values of a partial date for cases beyond what FHIR date can support directly.

Record Identifier Extensions

Auxiliary State Identifier1

An identifier associated by the submitting jurisdiction with a specific certificate number. Twelve digit number.

Auxiliary State Identifier2 Vital Records

An identifier associated by the submitting jurisdiction with a specific certificate number. Twelve digit number.

Certificate Number

Certificate number. Six digit number. Leading zeroes are optional.

Other Extensions

BypassEditFlag Vital Records

Extension to hold a codeable concept from one of several valuesets.

Patient Fetal Death Vital Records

The fetal death status of the patient.

RelatedPerson Birth Place Vital Records

The registered place of birth for the related person. A system may use the address.text if it doesn’t store the birthPlace address in discrete elements. This extension is the same as the patient birthPlace extension, but with relatedPerson context.

Reported Parent Age At Delivery Vital Records

This Extension profile represents the reported age of the parent (either the gestational mother or the natural father - as defined by NCHS) at the delivery time of the newborn or fetus. A required code indicates whether the mother or father’s age is provided. It can optionally contain a reference to the reporter (US Core Patient Profile or US Core RelatedPerson Profile).

Role Vital Records

Used to indicate whether an instance relates to the father or the mother.

Address CodeSystems

Country Codes Vital Records

2 Letter Country Codes from GEC and ISO 3166-1

Jurisdictions Vital Records

NVSS Jurisdictions that are not US States or Territories

US States and Territories

Surrogate for usps.com codesystem. IG Publisher is not happy with that codesystem.

Edit Flag CodeSystems

Birth and Death Edit Flags Vital Records

This code system contains codes to represent all edit flags

Other CodeSystems

HispanicOrigin Vital Records

HispanicOrigin from Appendix_D_Excel_Hispanic_Origin_Code_List_Update_2011

Local Component Codes

Local Component Codes for observation components that lack an appropriate LOINC code

Local Observation Codes Vital Records

Local Observation Codes for observations that lack an appropriate LOINC code

Missing Value Reason Vital Records

Missing Value Reason Codesystem

Placeholder Code System for IJE in Vital Records

IJE Code System Placeholder is needed to provide a URL upon which to anchor concept maps.

Race Code Vital Records

RaceCode from Appendix E Excel Race Code List Update 2001

Race Recode 40 Vital Records

Race Recode 40

Race and Ethnicity ValueSets

Coded Race and Ethnicity Person Vital Records

This value set contains codes that represent persons for whom coded race and ethnicity can be reported.

HispanicOrigin Vital Records

This valueset contains the set of codes used to represent NCHS HispanicOrigin. Mapping to IJE codes here.

Input Race and Ethnicity Person Vital Records

This valueset contains codes that represent persons for whom input race and ethnicity can be reported.

Race Code Vital Records

This valueset contains the set of codes used to represent NCHS Race Codes. Mapping to IJE codes here.

Address ValueSets

Birthplace Country Vital Records

This valueset contains the set of codes used to represent 2 Letter Birthplace Country Codes from GEC and ISO 3166-1. Includes historic countries that no longer exist.

Jurisdictions Vital Records

This valueset contains the set of codes used to represent 2 Letter Codes for all 57 Jurisdictions Reporting Deaths to NCHS

Residence Country Vital Records

This valueset contains the set of codes used to represent 2 Letter Residence Country Codes from GEC and ISO 3166-1. Excludes historic countries that no longer exist

States, Territories and Provinces Vital Records

This valueset contains the set of codes used to represent 2 Letter States and Provinces

US States Vital Records

This valueset contains the set of 2 Letter codes used to represent the 50 US States and DC

US States, Territories Vital Records

This valueset contains the set of 2 Letter codes used to represent US States and Territories

US Territories Vital Records

This valueset contains the set of 2 Letter codes used to represent US Territories

Other ValueSets

Birth Attendants Titles Vital Records

This valueset contains codes to represent the type of birth attendant titles. This valueset is based on PHVS_BirthAttendantTitles_NCHS

Mapping to IJE codes here.

Education Level Person Vital Records

This valueset contains codes that represent persons for whom education level can be reported.

Education Level Vital Records

This valueset contains the set of codes used to represent the Highest educational level achieved. Mapping to IJE codes here.

Father Relationship Vital Records

This valueset contains codes that represent relationships describing the father’s role relative to the subject.

Marital Status Vital Records

The set of codes used to indicate the marital status of the decedent

Mapping to IJE codes here.

Mother Relationship Vital Records

This valueset contains codes that represent relationships describing the mother’s role relative to the subject.

Role Vital Records

This value set contains codes that represent persons for whom some observations can be reported.

Sex Assigned At Birth Vital Records

This valueset contains the subset of the US Core Birth Sex Valueset that can be used for a child or decedent fetus’ Vital Records. Mapping to IJE codes here for child and here for decedent fetus.

Units of Age Vital Records

This valueset contains the set of codes for specifying the units used when recording age (days, years, etc.).

Mapping to IJE codes here.

Yes No Not Applicable Vital Records

A set of codes used to respond to any question that can be answered Yes, No, or Not Applicable. Based on Yes No Not Applicable (NCHS)[2.16.840.1.114222.4.11.7486]

Mapping to IJE codes here.

Yes No Unknown NotApplicable Vital Records

This valueset contains the set of codes used to respond to any question that can be answered Yes, No, Unknown, or Not Applicable.

Mapping to IJE codes here.

Yes No Unknown Vital Records

This valueset contains the set of codes used to respond to any question that can be answered Yes, No, or Unknown.

Mapping to IJE codes here.

ValueSets

Date of Birth Edit Flags (NCHS) Vital Records

This valueset contains codes to represent Date of Birth Edit Flags. This valueset is based on PHVS_BirthdateEditFlags_NCHS

Mapping to IJE codes here.

Edit Bypass 01234 Vital Records

A subset of code values (0, 1, 2, 3, and 4) use to indicate the outcome of data validation assessment for unusual data values.

Mapping to IJE codes here.

Plurality Edit Flags (NCHS) Vital Records

This valueset contains codes to represent Plurality Edit Flags. This valueset is based on PHVS_PluralityEditFlags_NCHS

Mapping to IJE codes here.

Concept Maps

Birth Attendant Titles Vital Records

A mapping between NCHS IJE and FHIR BirthAttendantTitles Value Sets

Birth Sex Child Vital Records

A mapping between NCHS IJE and FHIR BirthSex Value Sets

Birth Sex Fetus Vital Records

A mapping between NCHS IJE and FHIR BirthSex Value Sets

Date of Birth Edit Flags Vital Records

A mapping between NCHS IJE and FHIR DateOfBirthEditFlags Value Sets

EditBypass01234 Concept Map

A mapping between NCHS IJE and FHIR EditBypass01234 Value Sets

Education Level Vital Records

A mapping between NCHS IJE and FHIR EducationLevel Value Sets

Hispanic No Unknown Vital Records

A mapping between NCHS IJE and FHIR HispanicNoUnknown Value Sets

Hispanic Origin Vital Records

A mapping between NCHS IJE and FHIR HispanicOrigin Value Sets

Marital Status Vital Records

A mapping between NCHS IJE and FHIR MaritalStatus Value Sets

Plurality Edit Flags Vital Records

A mapping between NCHS IJE and FHIR PluralityEditFlags Value Sets

Race Code Vital Records

A mapping between NCHS IJE and FHIR RaceCodes Value Sets

Race Missing Value Reason Vital Records

A mapping between NCHS IJE and FHIR RaceMissingValueReason Value Sets

Race Recode40 Vital Records

A mapping between NCHS IJE and FHIR RaceRecode40 Value Sets

Units Of Age Vital Records

A mapping between NCHS IJE and FHIR UnitsOfAge Value Sets

Yes No Not Applicable Vital Records

A mapping between NCHS IJE and FHIR NotApplicable Value Sets

Yes No Unknown Not Applicable Vital Records

A mapping between NCHS IJE and FHIR YesNoUnknownNotApplicable Value Sets

Yes No Unknown Vital Records

A mapping between NCHS IJE and FHIR YesNoUnknown Value Sets

Parameters

expansion-parameters-vr-common

References US SNOMED CT version.

Examples

Bundle - Example of Identifier Extensions

Bundle - Example of Identifier Extensions

Observation - Autopsy Performed Indicator example [A Freeman]

Example of Observation-autopsy-performed-indicator-vr profile (A Freeman)

Observation - CodedRaceAndEthnicity example [Father]

Example of coded-race-and-ethnicity-vr profile (Father)

Observation - CodedRaceAndEthnicity example [Mother]

Example of coded-race-and-ethnicity-vr profile (Mother)

Observation - Education Level example [A Freeman]

Example of Observation-education-level-vr profile (A Freeman)

Observation - EmergingIssues example [A Freeman]

Example of Observation-emerging-issues-vr profile (A Freeman)

Observation - InputRaceAndEthnicity example [Father]

Example of input-race-and-ethnicity-vr profile (Father)

Observation - InputRaceAndEthnicity example [Mother]

Example of input-race-and-ethnicity-vr profile (Mother)

Observation - Partial Date Time Extension example

Example of an Observation with Partial Date Time

observation-usual-work-vr-jada-ann-quinn-common

Example of usual-work-vr profile (Mother)

Patient - Child example [Baby G Quinn]

Example of Patient-child-vr profile (Baby G Quinn) with Reported Parent Age at Delivery and full date and time of birth

Patient - Child example [Baby G Quinn] - no birth time

Example of Patient-child-vr profile (Baby G Quinn) with Reported Parent Age at Delivery with date of birth but no time of birth.
Both the birthTime and partialDateTime extensions are omitted.

Patient - Child example [Baby G Quinn] - partial birth date

Example of Patient-child-vr profile (Baby G Quinn) with Reported Parent Age at Delivery with partial date of birth - 2nd of some month in 2019. Both the birthTime extension and the value for the birthDate field are omitted.

Patient - Child example [Baby G Quinn], with Edit Flag

Example of Patient-child-vr profile (Baby G Quinn) with Edit Flag

Patient - Fetal Death Extension example

Example of a Patient with a Fetal Death status

Patient - Mother Date Part Absent Reason example

Example of Patient-mother-vr profile with Date Part Absent Reason

Patient - Mother example [Jada Ann Quinn]

Example of Patient-mother-vr profile (Jada Ann Quinn)

Practitioner - example [Janet Seito]

Example of Practitioner-vr profile (Janet Seito) with address extensions

RelatedPerson - Adoptive Father Deceased example [Tony Lewis]

Example of RelatedPerson-father-vr profile (adoptive father) with Deceased indicator

RelatedPerson - Adoptive Mother example [Carol Hoffer]

Example of RelatedPerson-mother-vr profile (adoptive mother)

RelatedPerson - Father example [Tom Yan Lee]

Example of Relatedperson-father-vr profile (Tom Yan Lee) with partial birthdate

RelatedPerson - Father Natural example [James Brandon Quinn]

Example of Relatedperson-father-natural-vr profile (James Brandon Quinn)

RelatedPerson - Stepmother example [Susan Grant]

Example of RelatedPerson-parent-vr profile (stepmother)

USCorePatient - Patient example [A Freeman]

Example of US Core Patient profile (A Freeman)

USCorePatient - Patient example [Unknown Name]

Example of US Core Patient profile (Unknown)

Structures: Extension Definitions

These define constraints on FHIR data types for systems conforming to this implementation guide.

Location Jurisdiction Id Vital Records

Location Jurisdiction Id (Extension) supports jurisdictions with a designator that isn’t a USPS two-letter code

Terminology: Value Sets

These define sets of codes used by systems conforming to this implementation guide.

Hispanic(Yes) No Unknown Vital Records

This valueset contains the set of codes used to represent Hispanic(Yes), No and Unknown. Mapping to IJE codes here.

Race Missing Value Reason Vital Records

This valueset contains the set of codes used to indicate the reason decedent race data is absent. Mapping to IJE codes here.

Race Recode 40 Vital Records

This valueset contains the set of codes used to represent NCHS Race Recode 40. NCHS will stop delivering this coded data in this representation in 2022. Mapping to IJE codes here.