AeHIN Medical Certificate of Cause of Death (MCCoD) Implementation Guide
0.1.0 - Draft for AeHIN Member Review Asia

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: MCCoD Yes/No/Unknown - JSON Representation

Draft as of 2026-05-21

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{
  "resourceType" : "ValueSet",
  "id" : "mccod-yes-no-unknown",
  "text" : {
    "status" : "extensions",
    "div" : "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p class=\"res-header-id\"><b>Generated Narrative: ValueSet mccod-yes-no-unknown</b></p><a name=\"mccod-yes-no-unknown\"> </a><a name=\"hcmccod-yes-no-unknown\"> </a><p>This value set includes codes based on the following rules:</p><ul><li>Include these codes as defined in <a href=\"http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/v2/0136/index.html\"><code>http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0136</code></a><span title=\"Version is not explicitly stated, which means it is fixed to 2.9, the version found through the package references\"> version &#x1F4E6;2.9</span><table class=\"none\"><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\"><b>Code</b></td><td><b>Display</b></td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/v2/0136/index.html#v2-0136-Y\">Y</a></td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/v2/0136/index.html#v2-0136-N\">N</a></td><td>No</td></tr></table></li><li>Include these codes as defined in <a href=\"http://terminology.hl7.org/5.5.0/CodeSystem-data-absent-reason.html\"><code>http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/data-absent-reason</code></a><span title=\"Version is not explicitly stated, which means it is fixed to 1.0.0, the version found through the package references\"> version &#x1F4E6;1.0.0</span><table class=\"none\"><tr><td style=\"white-space:nowrap\"><b>Code</b></td><td><b>Display</b></td><td><b>Definition</b></td></tr><tr><td><a href=\"http://terminology.hl7.org/5.5.0/CodeSystem-data-absent-reason.html#data-absent-reason-asked-unknown\">asked-unknown</a></td><td>Asked But Unknown</td><td>The source was asked but does not know the value.</td></tr></table></li></ul></div>"
  },
  "url" : "http://mccod.w3datanet.com/fhir/ValueSet/mccod-yes-no-unknown",
  "version" : "0.1.0",
  "name" : "MCCoDYesNoUnknownVS",
  "title" : "MCCoD Yes/No/Unknown",
  "status" : "draft",
  "experimental" : true,
  "date" : "2026-05-21",
  "publisher" : "Asia eHealth Information Network (AeHIN)",
  "contact" : [
    {
      "name" : "Asia eHealth Information Network (AeHIN)",
      "telecom" : [
        {
          "system" : "url",
          "value" : "https://www.asiaehealthinformationnetwork.org"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name" : "AeHIN Secretariat",
      "telecom" : [
        {
          "system" : "url",
          "value" : "https://www.asiaehealthinformationnetwork.org"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "description" : "Reusable value set for binary (Yes/No/Unknown) responses on the\nWHO MCCoD Frame B questions. Used consistently across all Frame B\nObservations that carry a Yes/No/Unknown answer.\n\n- Yes → HL7 v2-0136 #Y\n- No  → HL7 v2-0136 #N\n- Unknown → data-absent-reason #asked-unknown\n  (the question was asked but the answer is not known)\n\nThis pattern follows standard FHIR practice for representing\nunknown responses without creating unnecessary local code systems.",
  "jurisdiction" : [
    {
      "coding" : [
        {
          "system" : "http://un.org",
          "code" : "142",
          "display" : "Asia"
        },
        {
          "system" : "http://hl7.org",
          "code" : "X1",
          "display" : "Asia"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "immutable" : false,
  "copyright" : "Copyright 2026 AeHIN. Licensed under CC0-1.0.",
  "compose" : {
    "include" : [
      {
        "system" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0136",
        "concept" : [
          {
            "code" : "Y",
            "display" : "Yes"
          },
          {
            "code" : "N",
            "display" : "No"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "system" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/data-absent-reason",
        "concept" : [
          {
            "code" : "asked-unknown",
            "display" : "Asked But Unknown"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}