Stream: implementers
Topic: How to capture deceased reason
Stuart Cox (Feb 19 2021 at 00:30):
What is the best and/or most widely adopted way to record the date and reason code for a patient's death or cause of death in FHIR R4? Obviously we have Patient.deceased[x], but waht about the reason for death. Condition? AdverseEvent?
I found a link that referred to condition-outcome extension, but was wondering if there is a more standard way to record it that would not require an extension. Any JSON examples would be helpful as well.
Stuart Cox (Feb 19 2021 at 00:51):
Also found a cause of death profile ballot. But again, looking for most widely adopted way to record this.
Lloyd McKenzie (Feb 19 2021 at 01:00):
Cause of death would typically be an Observation. It's an assertion made at a particular point in time by a particular individual. (It's possible different assertions might be made at different times or by different people.)
Stuart Cox (Feb 19 2021 at 14:20):
Thank you @Lloyd McKenzie. Makes sense, and like that no special extensions or profiles are needed.
Lin Zhang (Feb 19 2021 at 15:57):
Just for a joke:
Observation looks like a powerful extension-killer:big_smile:
René Spronk (Feb 19 2021 at 15:58):
Was that an observation ? ;-)
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