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
{
"resourceType" : "Bundle",
"id" : "fod-void-example",
"meta" : {
"profile" : [
"http://example.org/fhir/us/fod/StructureDefinition/fod-void-bundle"
]
},
"language" : "en",
"identifier" : {
"extension" : [
{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/us/vr-common-library/StructureDefinition/CertificateNumber",
"valueString" : "1742"
}
],
"system" : "http://vitalrecords.example.gov/fod-voi",
"value" : "MI-FOD-2026-FHIRID"
},
"type" : "message",
"timestamp" : "2026-08-05T09:12:00-05:00",
"entry" : [
{
"fullUrl" : "urn:uuid:0f1e2d3c-4b5a-6978-8796-a5b4c3d2e1f0",
"resource" : {
"resourceType" : "MessageHeader",
"id" : "MI-FOD-2026-FHIRID",
"meta" : {
"profile" : [
"http://somewhere.org/fhir/us/fod/StructureDefinition/fod-message-header"
]
},
"language" : "en",
"text" : {
"status" : "generated",
"div" : "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\" xml:lang=\"en\" lang=\"en\"><a name=\"MessageHeader_MI-FOD-2026-FHIRID\"> </a><p class=\"res-header-id\"><b>Generated Narrative: MessageHeader MI-FOD-2026-FHIRID</b></p><a name=\"MI-FOD-2026-FHIRID\"> </a><a name=\"hcMI-FOD-2026-FHIRID\"> </a><div style=\"display: inline-block; background-color: #d9e0e7; padding: 6px; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid #8da1b4; border-radius: 5px; line-height: 60%\"><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">Language: en</p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">Profile: <code>http://somewhere.org/fhir/us/fod/StructureDefinition/fod-message-header</code></p></div><p><b>event</b>: fod-d-event-cs: fact-of-death-void (fact-of-death-void)</p><h3>Destinations</h3><table class=\"grid\"><tr><td style=\"display: none\">-</td><td><b>Name</b></td><td><b>Endpoint</b></td><td><b>Receiver</b></td></tr><tr><td style=\"display: none\">*</td><td>Michigan Department of Health and Human Services</td><td><a href=\"https://ehr.example.org/fhir/$process-message\">https://ehr.example.org/fhir/$process-message</a></td><td>MiDHHS</td></tr></table><p><b>sender</b>: <code>Michigan Department of Health and Human Services</code></p><h3>Sources</h3><table class=\"grid\"><tr><td style=\"display: none\">-</td><td><b>Name</b></td><td><b>Endpoint</b></td></tr><tr><td style=\"display: none\">*</td><td>Michigan Vital Records Notification Service</td><td><a href=\"https://vitalrecords.example.gov/fod\">https://vitalrecords.example.gov/fod</a></td></tr></table><p><b>focus</b>: <code>urn:uuid:2b3c4d5e-6f70-4812-6249-6a7b8c9d0e1f</code></p></div>"
},
"eventCoding" : {
"system" : "http://somewhere.org/fhir/us/fod/CodeSystem/fod-d-event-cs",
"code" : "fact-of-death-void"
},
"destination" : [
{
"name" : "Michigan Department of Health and Human Services",
"endpoint" : "https://ehr.example.org/fhir/$process-message",
"receiver" : {
"display" : "MiDHHS"
}
}
],
"sender" : {
"reference" : "urn:uuid:5d4c3b2a-3817-4716-8524-3f2e1d0c9b8a",
"display" : "Michigan Department of Health and Human Services"
},
"source" : {
"name" : "Michigan Vital Records Notification Service",
"endpoint" : "https://vitalrecords.example.gov/fod"
},
"focus" : [
{
"reference" : "urn:uuid:2b3c4d5e-6f70-4812-6249-6a7b8c9d0e1f"
}
]
}
},
{
"fullUrl" : "urn:uuid:1a2b3c4d-5e6f-4708-RAN4NUM-a3b4c5d6e7f8",
"resource" : {
"resourceType" : "Patient",
"id" : "fod-decedent-hospital-example",
"meta" : {
"profile" : [
"http://somewhere.org/fhir/us/fod/StructureDefinition/fod-decedent"
]
},
"language" : "en",
"text" : {
"status" : "generated",
"div" : "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\" xml:lang=\"en\" lang=\"en\"><a name=\"Patient_fod-decedent-hospital-example\"> </a><p class=\"res-header-id\"><b>Generated Narrative: Patient fod-decedent-hospital-example</b></p><a name=\"fod-decedent-hospital-example\"> </a><a name=\"hcfod-decedent-hospital-example\"> </a><div style=\"display: inline-block; background-color: #d9e0e7; padding: 6px; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid #8da1b4; border-radius: 5px; line-height: 60%\"><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">Language: en</p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0px\">Profile: <code>http://somewhere.org/fhir/us/fod/StructureDefinition/fod-decedent</code></p></div><p style=\"border: 1px #661aff solid; background-color: #e6e6ff; padding: 10px;\">Emily Rose Anderson (official) Female, DoB: 1997-09-23 ( Social Security number)</p><hr/><table class=\"grid\"><tr><td style=\"background-color: #f3f5da\" title=\"Known status of Patient\">Deceased:</td><td colspan=\"3\">false</td></tr><tr><td style=\"background-color: #f3f5da\" title=\"Alternate names (see the one above)\">Alt. Name:</td><td colspan=\"3\">Emily Mitchell (Name changed for Marriage)</td></tr><tr><td style=\"background-color: #f3f5da\" title=\"Ways to contact the Patient\">Contact Detail</td><td colspan=\"3\"><ul><li>ph: 555-214-6387(Home)</li><li>123 Elm Street Port Huron MI 48060 US </li></ul></td></tr></table></div>"
},
"identifier" : [
{
"type" : {
"coding" : [
{
"system" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0203",
"code" : "SS"
}
]
},
"system" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/sid/us-ssn",
"value" : "483729105"
}
],
"name" : [
{
"use" : "official",
"family" : "Anderson",
"given" : [
"Emily",
"Rose"
]
},
{
"use" : "maiden",
"family" : "Mitchell",
"given" : [
"Emily"
]
}
],
"telecom" : [
{
"system" : "phone",
"value" : "555-214-6387",
"use" : "home"
}
],
"gender" : "female",
"birthDate" : "1997-09-23",
"deceasedBoolean" : false,
"address" : [
{
"line" : [
"123 Elm Street"
],
"city" : "Port Huron",
"district" : "4",
"state" : "MI",
"postalCode" : "48060",
"country" : "US"
}
]
}
}
]
}