Subcommittee recommends substitute requiring EDRS tutorial for medical certifiers after funeral directors describe delays A substitute to HB 156 would require physicians and other certifiers to view an online Department of Health tutorial on the Electronic Death Registration System (EDRS) to reduce delays in finalizing death certificates; the measure passed out of subcommittee 8–1 amid divided views on whether a video alone is sufficient.

Virginia lawmakers are pushing for new training requirements for medical certifiers to tackle devastating delays in death certificate processing that prolong family grief.

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The “Value-Added” Death Certificate

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Coroner leads to delayed registration: blamed for some reason on medical examiners

Coroner referral leads to delay in death registration, blamed for some reason on medical examiners

Inaccurate reporting on #BBC World at One

#BBC Jeremy Vine states the next Shipman will be a Medical Examiner

🚨TW: a thread on death

There has been a lot of discussion this week around delays to obtaining a death certificate, which highlights misunderstandings around the documents that accompany a death

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What is a “Death Certificate”?
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