Fact of Death Exchange FHIR Implementation Guide
0.2.0 - CI Build
Fact of Death Exchange FHIR Implementation Guide
0.2.0 - CI Build
Fact of Death Exchange FHIR Implementation Guide, published by HL7 International - Public Health Work Group. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 0.2.0 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/shpringman/fhir-fod/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions
Language: en
Profile: http://somewhere.org/fhir/us/fod/StructureDefinition/fod-notification-bundle
Bundle fod-correction-example of type message
Entry 1 - fullUrl = urn:uuid:b638f439-d271-423d-863a-987a44857511
Resource MessageHeader:
Generated Narrative: MessageHeader IL-FOD-2026-0000999
Profile: Fact of Death Message Header
event: Fact of Death Notification Event Codes: fact-of-death-notification (Fact of Death Notification)
Destinations
Name Endpoint Receiver Example Health System https://ehr.example.org/fhir/$process-message Example Health System sender: Illinois Department of Public Health, Division of Vital Records
Sources
Name Endpoint Illinois Vital Records Notification Service https://vitalrecords.example.gov/fod focus: Observation Date+time of death
Entry 2 - fullUrl = urn:uuid:1a2b3c4d-5e6f-4708-9192-a3b4c5d6e7f9
Resource Patient:
Generated Narrative: Patient fod-decedent-hospital-example
Profile: Fact of Death Decedent
Alice Rose Nakamura (official) Female, DoB: 1970-01-01 ( Social Security number)
Deceased: true Alt. Name: Alice Whitfield (Name changed for Marriage) Contact Detail
- ph: 217-555-0142(Home)
- 1428 Elm Street Springfield IL 62704 US
Entry 3 - fullUrl = urn:uuid:2b3c4d5e-6f70-4812-9345-6a7b8c9d0e1f
Resource Observation:
Generated Narrative: Observation fod-death-date-hospital-example
Profile: Fact of Death Death Date
Event Location: Location Springfield General Hospital
status: Final
code: Date+time of death
subject: Alice Rose Nakamura (official) Female, DoB: 1970-01-01 ( Social Security number)
value: 2026-08-29 14:22:00-0500
method: Exact
component
code: Date and time pronounced dead [US Standard Certificate of Death]
value: 2026-08-29 14:35:00-0500
component
code: Location of death
value: Death in hospital
Entry 4 - fullUrl = urn:uuid:3c4d5e6f-7081-4923-a456-7b8c9d0e1f20
Resource Location:
Generated Narrative: Location fod-death-location-hospital-example
Profile: Fact of Death Death Location
name: Springfield General Hospital
type: Death Location
address: 800 North Rutledge Street Springfield IL 62702 US
Entry 5 - fullUrl = urn:uuid:5d4c3b2a-1908-4716-8524-3f2e1d0c9b8a
Resource Organization:
Generated Narrative: Organization fod-source-organization-example
Profile: Fact of Death Source Organization
identifier:
http://vitalrecords.example.gov/jurisdiction-id/ILactive: true
type: Government
name: Illinois Department of Public Health, Division of Vital Records
telecom: ph: 217-555-0100
address: 925 East Ridgely Avenue Springfield IL 62702 US
Entry 6 - fullUrl = urn:uuid:4e5f6071-8293-4a45-b567-8c9d0e1f2031
Resource Provenance:
Generated Narrative: Provenance fod-provenance-hospital-example
Profile: Fact of Death Provenance
Provenance for Observation Date+time of death
Summary
Occurrence 2026-09-01 Recorded 2026-09-10 09:12:00-0500 Agents
Type who Author Organization Illinois Department of Public Health, Division of Vital Records