Class: Administrative_patient_death

Description of: Administrative_patient_death

Class steward is Patient Administration
Interested committees Orders/Observation
The act of dying; the end of life; the total and permanent cessation of all the vital functions of a patient.

Rationale: Better reflection of the administrative nature of this class.

Attribute definitions for: Administrative_patient_death

death_certificate_id

The identifier assigned to the death certificate.

death_certificate_recorded_dt

The date that the death certificate is recorded.

death_classification_cd

A major classification of the cause of death.

death_dttm

The date and time of death.

death_location_nm

The name of the location where the death occurred.

death_notification_source_nm

The name of the source providing the death notification.

death_verification_cd

A code identifying the source type used for verification.

death_verification_dt

The date the death information is verified.

death_verification_nm

Name of the person providing verification of death.

Association definitions for: Administrative_patient_death

pertains_to (1,1) :: Patient :: has (0,1)