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
Profile: Fact of Death Notification Bundle
Bundle fod-notification-hospital-example of type message
Entry 1 - fullUrl = urn:uuid:0f1e2d3c-4b5a-6978-8796-a5b4c3d2e1f0
Resource MessageHeader:
Profile: Fact of Death Message Header
event: Fact of Death Notification Event Codes: fact-of-death-notification (Fact of Death Notification)
Destinations
Name Receiver Example Health System Example Health System sender: Illinois Department of Public Health, Division of Vital Records
Sources
Name Illinois Vital Records Notification Service
Entry 2 - fullUrl = urn:uuid:1a2b3c4d-5e6f-4708-9192-a3b4c5d6e7f8
Resource Patient:
Profile: Fact of Death Decedent
Alice Rose Nakamura (official) Female, DoB: 1949-03-11 ( 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:
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: 1949-03-11 ( Social Security number)
value: 2026-07-29 14:22:00-0500
method: Exact
component
code: Date and time pronounced dead [US Standard Certificate of Death]
value: 2026-07-29 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:
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:
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
Contacts
Telecom Address ph: 217-555-0100 925 East Ridgely Avenue Springfield IL 62702 US
Entry 6 - fullUrl = urn:uuid:4e5f6071-8293-4a45-b567-8c9d0e1f2031
Resource Provenance:
Profile: Fact of Death Provenance
Provenance for Observation Date+time of death
Summary
Occurrence 2026-08-03 Recorded 2026-08-05 09:12:00-0500 Agents
Type who Author Organization Illinois Department of Public Health, Division of Vital Records