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Encounter
Resources
Encounter
An interaction between a patient and healthcare provider(s) for the purpose of providing healthcare service(s) or assessing the health status of a patient.
Properties
| Name | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| identifier | No | Identifier[] | Identifier(s) by which this encounter is known |
| status | Yes | code | planned / arrived / triaged / in-progress / onleave / finished / cancelled + |
| statusHistory | No | EncounterStatusHistory | List of past encounter statuses |
| - id | No | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing |
| - extension | No | Extension[] | Additional content defined by implementations |
| - modifierExtension | No | Extension[] | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized |
| - status | Yes | code | planned / arrived / triaged / in-progress / onleave / finished / cancelled + |
| - period | Yes | Period | The time that the episode was in the specified status |
| class | Yes | Coding | Classification of patient encounter |
| classHistory | No | EncounterClassHistory | List of past encounter classes |
| - id | No | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing |
| - extension | No | Extension[] | Additional content defined by implementations |
| - modifierExtension | No | Extension[] | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized |
| - class | Yes | Coding | inpatient / outpatient / ambulatory / emergency + |
| - period | Yes | Period | The time that the episode was in the specified class |
| type | No | CodeableConcept[] | Specific type of encounter |
| serviceType | No | CodeableConcept | Specific type of service |
| priority | No | CodeableConcept | Indicates the urgency of the encounter |
| subject | No | Reference<Patient / Group> | The patient or group present at the encounter |
| episodeOfCare | No | Reference<EpisodeOfCare>[] | Episode(s) of care that this encounter should be recorded against |
| basedOn | No | Reference<ServiceRequest>[] | The ServiceRequest that initiated this encounter |
| participant | No | EncounterParticipant | List of participants involved in the encounter |
| - id | No | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing |
| - extension | No | Extension[] | Additional content defined by implementations |
| - modifierExtension | No | Extension[] | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized |
| - type | No | CodeableConcept[] | Role of participant in encounter |
| - period | No | Period | Period of time during the encounter that the participant participated |
| - individual | No | Reference<Practitioner / PractitionerRole / RelatedPerson> | Persons involved in the encounter other than the patient |
| appointment | No | Reference<Appointment>[] | The appointment that scheduled this encounter |
| period | No | Period | The start and end time of the encounter |
| length | No | Duration | Quantity of time the encounter lasted (less time absent) |
| reasonCode | No | CodeableConcept[] | Coded reason the encounter takes place |
| reasonReference | No | Reference<Condition / Procedure / Observation / ImmunizationRecommendation>[] | Reason the encounter takes place (reference) |
| diagnosis | No | EncounterDiagnosis | The list of diagnosis relevant to this encounter |
| - id | No | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing |
| - extension | No | Extension[] | Additional content defined by implementations |
| - modifierExtension | No | Extension[] | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized |
| - condition | Yes | Reference<Condition / Procedure> | The diagnosis or procedure relevant to the encounter |
| - use | No | CodeableConcept | Role that this diagnosis has within the encounter (e.g. admission, billing, discharge …) |
| - rank | No | positiveInt | Ranking of the diagnosis (for each role type) |
| account | No | Reference<Account>[] | The set of accounts that may be used for billing for this Encounter |
| hospitalization | No | EncounterHospitalization | Details about the admission to a healthcare service |
| - id | No | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing |
| - extension | No | Extension[] | Additional content defined by implementations |
| - modifierExtension | No | Extension[] | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized |
| - preAdmissionIdentifier | No | Identifier | Pre-admission identifier |
| - origin | No | Reference<Location / Organization> | The location/organization from which the patient came before admission |
| - admitSource | No | CodeableConcept | From where patient was admitted (physician referral, transfer) |
| - reAdmission | No | CodeableConcept | The type of hospital re-admission that has occurred (if any). If the value is absent, then this is not identified as a readmission |
| - dietPreference | No | CodeableConcept[] | Diet preferences reported by the patient |
| - specialCourtesy | No | CodeableConcept[] | Special courtesies (VIP, board member) |
| - specialArrangement | No | CodeableConcept[] | Wheelchair, translator, stretcher, etc. |
| - destination | No | Reference<Location / Organization> | Location/organization to which the patient is discharged |
| - dischargeDisposition | No | CodeableConcept | Category or kind of location after discharge |
| location | No | EncounterLocation | List of locations where the patient has been |
| - id | No | string | Unique id for inter-element referencing |
| - extension | No | Extension[] | Additional content defined by implementations |
| - modifierExtension | No | Extension[] | Extensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized |
| - location | Yes | Reference<Location> | Location the encounter takes place |
| - status | No | code | planned / active / reserved / completed |
| - physicalType | No | CodeableConcept | The physical type of the location (usually the level in the location hierachy - bed room ward etc.) |
| - period | No | Period | Time period during which the patient was present at the location |
| serviceProvider | No | Reference<Organization> | The organization (facility) responsible for this encounter |
| partOf | No | Reference<Encounter> | Another Encounter this encounter is part of |
Search Parameters
| Name | Type | Description | Expression |
|---|---|---|---|
| date | date | A date within the period the Encounter lasted | Encounter.period |
| identifier | token | Identifier(s) by which this encounter is known | Encounter.identifier |
| patient | reference | The patient or group present at the encounter | Encounter.subject |
| type | token | Specific type of encounter | Encounter.type |
| account | reference | The set of accounts that may be used for billing for this Encounter | Encounter.account |
| appointment | reference | The appointment that scheduled this encounter | Encounter.appointment |
| based-on | reference | The ServiceRequest that initiated this encounter | Encounter.basedOn |
| class | token | Classification of patient encounter | Encounter.class |
| diagnosis | reference | The diagnosis or procedure relevant to the encounter | Encounter.diagnosis.condition |
| episode-of-care | reference | Episode(s) of care that this encounter should be recorded against | Encounter.episodeOfCare |
| length | quantity | Length of encounter in days | Encounter.length |
| location | reference | Location the encounter takes place | Encounter.location.location |
| location-period | date | Time period during which the patient was present at the location | Encounter.location.period |
| part-of | reference | Another Encounter this encounter is part of | Encounter.partOf |
| participant | reference | Persons involved in the encounter other than the patient | Encounter.participant.individual |
| participant-type | token | Role of participant in encounter | Encounter.participant.type |
| practitioner | reference | Persons involved in the encounter other than the patient | Encounter.participant.individual |
| reason-code | token | Coded reason the encounter takes place | Encounter.reasonCode |
| reason-reference | reference | Reason the encounter takes place (reference) | Encounter.reasonReference |
| service-provider | reference | The organization (facility) responsible for this encounter | Encounter.serviceProvider |
| special-arrangement | token | Wheelchair, translator, stretcher, etc. | Encounter.hospitalization.specialArrangement |
| status | token | planned / arrived / triaged / in-progress / onleave / finished / cancelled + | Encounter.status |
| subject | reference | The patient or group present at the encounter | Encounter.subject |
Inherited Properties
| Name | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| id | No | string | Logical id of this artifact |
| meta | No | Meta | Metadata about the resource |
| implicitRules | No | uri | A set of rules under which this content was created |
| language | No | code | Language of the resource content |
| text | No | Narrative | Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation |
| contained | No | Resource[] | Contained, inline Resources |
| extension | No | Extension[] | Additional content defined by implementations |
| modifierExtension | No | Extension[] | Extensions that cannot be ignored |
To view the FHIR specification for this resource, see Encounter.