VRDR FHIR IG Proposal

Vital Records Death Reporting

Owning workgroup name

Public Health

Committee Approval Date:

September 6, 2018

Contributing or Reviewing Work Groups

None

FHIR Development Project Insight ID

Project Insight ID: 1475

Scope of coverage

Bidirectional exchange of mortality data between State-run Public Health Agencies (PHA) Vital Records offices and U.S. National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).

IG Purpose

The purpose of the VRDR FHIR IG is to provide guidance regarding the use of FHIR resources as a conduit for data required in the bidirectional exchange of mortality data between State-run Public Health Agencies (PHA) Vital Records offices and U.S. National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).

Content location

https://github.com/HL7/vrdr

Proposed IG realm and code

us/vrdr

Maintenance Plan

Funding for the project is provided through the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). The funding extends through the two-year anticipated STU period for this specification. Beyond that, the committee will be seeking volunteers or additional funding from NCHS or related entities.

Short Description

The VRDR FHIR IG provides guidance regarding the use of FHIR resources for the bidirectional exchange of mortality data between State-run PHA Vital Records offices and NCHS.

When IG Proposal Is Complete

When you have completed your proposal, please send an email to FMGcontact@HL7.org