FHIR IG analytics| Package | ch.fhir.ig.ch-ekm |
| Resource Type | StructureDefinition |
| Id | StructureDefinition-ChEkmDeathForm.json |
| FHIR Version | R4 |
| Source | https://build.fhir.org/ig/ahdis/ch-ekm/StructureDefinition-ChEkmDeathForm.html |
| URL | http://fhir.ch/ig/ch-ekm/StructureDefinition/ChEkmDeathForm |
| Version | 0.0.1 |
| Status | draft |
| Date | 2026-08-19T11:52:18+00:00 |
| Name | ChEkmDeathForm |
| Title | CH EKM Form: Death |
| Realm | ch |
| Authority | hl7 |
| Description | Logical model for the form section 'Zustand' (death), part of the 'Verlauf' section of the reporting form. One element per form item. |
| Copyright | CC0-1.0 |
| Type | http://fhir.ch/ig/ch-ekm/StructureDefinition/ChEkmDeathForm |
| Kind | logical |
No resources found
| ValueSet | ||
| ch.fhir.ig.ch-ekm#current | ChEkmCauseOfDeathChoice | CH EKM Cause of Death (form choice) |
Note: links and images are rebased to the (stated) source
Generated Narrative: StructureDefinition ChEkmDeathForm
| Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints |
|---|---|---|---|---|
  ChEkmDeathForm | 0..* | Base | CH EKM Form: Death Instances of this type can be the target of a Reference | |
  deceased | 0..1 | boolean | Whether the affected person has died | |
| deathDate | 0..1 | dateTime | Date of death | |
  causeOfDeath | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Cause of death - the reported pathogen, another cause, or unknown Binding: CH EKM Cause of Death (form choice) (required) | |
| Documentation for this format | ||||
FHIR
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"title": "CH EKM Form: Death",
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"date": "2026-08-19T11:52:18+00:00",
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"identity": "death-form-to-patient",
"uri": "http://fhir.ch/ig/ch-ekm/StructureDefinition/ch-ekm-patient",
"name": "Death Form to CH EKM Patient"
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{
"identity": "death-form-to-cause-of-death",
"uri": "http://fhir.ch/ig/ch-ekm/StructureDefinition/ch-ekm-observation-cause-of-death",
"name": "Death Form to CH EKM Observation Cause of Death"
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"short": "CH EKM Form: Death",
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"identity": "death-form-to-patient",
"map": "Patient",
"comment": "Maps the death of the affected person to the ChEkmPatient profile"
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{
"identity": "death-form-to-cause-of-death",
"map": "Observation",
"comment": "Maps the cause of death to the ChEkmObservationCauseOfDeath profile"
}
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},
{
"id": "ChEkmDeathForm.deceased",
"path": "ChEkmDeathForm.deceased",
"short": "Whether the affected person has died",
"definition": "Whether the affected person has died",
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"max": "1",
"base": {
"path": "ChEkmDeathForm.deceased",
"min": 0,
"max": "1"
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"type": [
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"code": "boolean"
}
],
"mapping": [
{
"identity": "death-form-to-patient",
"map": "Patient.deceasedDateTime",
"comment": "Answered true: deceasedDateTime is present. Not answered: the element is absent and no death is reported"
}
]
},
{
"id": "ChEkmDeathForm.deathDate",
"path": "ChEkmDeathForm.deathDate",
"short": "Date of death",
"definition": "Date of death",
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"max": "1",
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"min": 0,
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{
"identity": "death-form-to-patient",
"map": "Patient.deceasedDateTime",
"comment": "The date of death, when it is known"
},
{
"identity": "death-form-to-patient",
"map": "Patient.deceasedDateTime.extension[dataabsentreason]",
"comment": "Death reported without a date: deceasedDateTime has no value and carries data-absent-reason = asked-unknown"
}
]
},
{
"id": "ChEkmDeathForm.causeOfDeath",
"path": "ChEkmDeathForm.causeOfDeath",
"short": "Cause of death - the reported pathogen, another cause, or unknown",
"definition": "Cause of death - the reported pathogen, another cause, or unknown",
"min": 0,
"max": "1",
"base": {
"path": "ChEkmDeathForm.causeOfDeath",
"min": 0,
"max": "1"
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"type": [
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"valueSet": "http://fhir.ch/ig/ch-ekm/ValueSet/ChEkmCauseOfDeathChoice"
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"mapping": [
{
"identity": "death-form-to-cause-of-death",
"map": "Observation.valueCodeableConcept",
"comment": "Answered 'reported pathogen': the disease code of this report. Answered 'other' (74964007): that qualifier verbatim"
},
{
"identity": "death-form-to-cause-of-death",
"map": "Observation.focus",
"comment": "Answered 'reported pathogen': a reference to the diagnosis Condition of this report"
},
{
"identity": "death-form-to-cause-of-death",
"map": "Observation.dataAbsentReason",
"comment": "Answered 'unknown' (261665006): no value, dataAbsentReason = asked-unknown"
}
]
}
]
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{
"id": "ChEkmDeathForm",
"path": "ChEkmDeathForm",
"short": "CH EKM Form: Death",
"definition": "Logical model for the form section 'Zustand' (death), part of the 'Verlauf' section of the reporting form. One element per form item.",
"mapping": [
{
"identity": "death-form-to-patient",
"map": "Patient",
"comment": "Maps the death of the affected person to the ChEkmPatient profile"
},
{
"identity": "death-form-to-cause-of-death",
"map": "Observation",
"comment": "Maps the cause of death to the ChEkmObservationCauseOfDeath profile"
}
]
},
{
"id": "ChEkmDeathForm.deceased",
"path": "ChEkmDeathForm.deceased",
"short": "Whether the affected person has died",
"definition": "Whether the affected person has died",
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"type": [
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"code": "boolean"
}
],
"mapping": [
{
"identity": "death-form-to-patient",
"map": "Patient.deceasedDateTime",
"comment": "Answered true: deceasedDateTime is present. Not answered: the element is absent and no death is reported"
}
]
},
{
"id": "ChEkmDeathForm.deathDate",
"path": "ChEkmDeathForm.deathDate",
"short": "Date of death",
"definition": "Date of death",
"min": 0,
"max": "1",
"type": [
{
"code": "dateTime"
}
],
"mapping": [
{
"identity": "death-form-to-patient",
"map": "Patient.deceasedDateTime",
"comment": "The date of death, when it is known"
},
{
"identity": "death-form-to-patient",
"map": "Patient.deceasedDateTime.extension[dataabsentreason]",
"comment": "Death reported without a date: deceasedDateTime has no value and carries data-absent-reason = asked-unknown"
}
]
},
{
"id": "ChEkmDeathForm.causeOfDeath",
"path": "ChEkmDeathForm.causeOfDeath",
"short": "Cause of death - the reported pathogen, another cause, or unknown",
"definition": "Cause of death - the reported pathogen, another cause, or unknown",
"min": 0,
"max": "1",
"type": [
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"code": "CodeableConcept"
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"mapping": [
{
"identity": "death-form-to-cause-of-death",
"map": "Observation.valueCodeableConcept",
"comment": "Answered 'reported pathogen': the disease code of this report. Answered 'other' (74964007): that qualifier verbatim"
},
{
"identity": "death-form-to-cause-of-death",
"map": "Observation.focus",
"comment": "Answered 'reported pathogen': a reference to the diagnosis Condition of this report"
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{
"identity": "death-form-to-cause-of-death",
"map": "Observation.dataAbsentReason",
"comment": "Answered 'unknown' (261665006): no value, dataAbsentReason = asked-unknown"
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}
]
}
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