Cause of Death Observation

Template ID(s)

2.16.840.1.113883.10.20.1.42 (CCD 3.6.2.1)

Description

The cause of death observation is used to identify that a particular condition contained within the family history section caused the death of the related family member.

RMIM Class

Observation

Profiled Elements

Element

Notes

../entryRelationship/@typeCode

The typeCode element in the containing entryRelationship shall carry a value of CAUS (caused).

code [1..1]
CE

The code value shall be present and shall carry a code of ASSERTION drawn from the HL7 ActCode (2.16.840.1.113883.5.4) code system.

statusCode [1..1]
CS

The statusCode element shall be present and shall carry a value of "completed"

value [1..1]
CD

The value element shall be present and shall carry a code of 419099009 (Dead) from code system SNOMED-CT

OpenSHR Implementation Notes

Data Model

Obs

Code File

N/A

Permitted Moods

EVN

Notes

• The observation which is stored in OpenMRS' datastore will have concept id of 160592 (Family History Diagnosis) with value 160432 (Dead).

Example

The following example illustrates a cause of death observation in context of a family history observation.

<observation classCode="OBS" moodCode="EVN">
<templateId root="2.16.840.1.113883.10.20.1.42"/>
<templateId root="1.3.6.1.4.1.19376.1.5.3.1.4.13.3"/>
<id root="d42ebf70-5c89-11db-b0de-0800200c9a66"/>
<code code="ASSERTION" codeSystem="2.16.840.1.113883.5.4"/>
<statusCode code="completed"/>
<value xsi:type="CD" code="22298006" codeSystem="2.16.840.1.113883.6.96" displayName="Myocardial infarction"/>
<entryRelationship typeCode="CAUS">
<observation classCode="OBS" moodCode="EVN">
<templateId root="2.16.840.1.113883.10.20.1.42"/>
<id root="6898fae0-5c8a-11db-b0de-0800200c9a66"/>
<code code="ASSERTION" codeSystem="2.16.840.1.113883.5.4"/>
<statusCode code="completed"/>
<value xsi:type="CD" code="419099009" codeSystem="2.16.840.1.113883.6.96" displayName="Dead"/>
</observation>
</entryRelationship>
</observation>