http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Encounter|4.0.1
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.
| Name | Flags | Card | Type | Description & Constraints |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Encounter | 0..* | An interaction during which services are provided to the patient | ||
Σ | 0..* | Identifier | Identifier(s) by which this encounter is known | |
?!Σ | 1..1 | code | planned | arrived | triaged | in-progress | onleave | finished | cancelled + EncounterStatus (required) | |
| 0..* | BackboneElement | List of past encounter statuses | ||
| 1..1 | code | planned | arrived | triaged | in-progress | onleave | finished | cancelled + EncounterStatus (required) | ||
| 1..1 | Period | The time that the episode was in the specified status | ||
Σ | 1..1 | Coding | Classification of patient encounter EncounterClass (extensible) | |
| 0..* | BackboneElement | List of past encounter classes | ||
| 1..1 | Coding | inpatient | outpatient | ambulatory | emergency + EncounterClass (extensible) | ||
| 1..1 | Period | The time that the episode was in the specified class | ||
Σ | 0..* | CodeableConcept | Specific type of encounter EncounterType (example) | |
Σ | 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Specific type of service EncounterServiceType (example) | |
| 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Indicates the urgency of the encounter Priority (example) | ||
Σ | 0..1 | Reference | The patient or group present at the encounter | |
Σ | 0..* | Reference | Episode(s) of care that this encounter should be recorded against | |
| 0..* | Reference | The ServiceRequest that initiated this encounter | ||
Σ | 0..* | BackboneElement | List of participants involved in the encounter | |
Σ | 0..* | CodeableConcept | Role of participant in encounter ParticipantType (extensible) | |
| 0..1 | Period | Period of time during the encounter that the participant participated | ||
Σ | 0..1 | Reference | Persons involved in the encounter other than the patient | |
Σ | 0..* | Reference | The appointment that scheduled this encounter | |
| 0..1 | Period | The start and end time of the encounter | ||
| 0..1 | Duration | Quantity of time the encounter lasted (less time absent) | ||
Σ | 0..* | CodeableConcept | Coded reason the encounter takes place EncounterReason (preferred) | |
Σ | 0..* | Reference | Reason the encounter takes place (reference) | |
Σ | 0..* | BackboneElement | The list of diagnosis relevant to this encounter | |
Σ | 1..1 | Reference | The diagnosis or procedure relevant to the encounter | |
| 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Role that this diagnosis has within the encounter (e.g. admission, billing, discharge …) DiagnosisRole (preferred) | ||
| 0..1 | positiveInt | Ranking of the diagnosis (for each role type) | ||
| 0..* | Reference | The set of accounts that may be used for billing for this Encounter | ||
| 0..1 | BackboneElement | Details about the admission to a healthcare service | ||
| 0..1 | Identifier | Pre-admission identifier | ||
| 0..1 | Reference | The location/organization from which the patient came before admission | ||
| 0..1 | CodeableConcept | From where patient was admitted (physician referral, transfer) AdmitSource (preferred) | ||
| 0..1 | 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 ReAdmissionType (example) | ||
| 0..* | CodeableConcept | Diet preferences reported by the patient PatientDiet (example) | ||
| 0..* | CodeableConcept | Special courtesies (VIP, board member) Courtesies (preferred) | ||
| 0..* | CodeableConcept | Wheelchair, translator, stretcher, etc. Arrangements (preferred) | ||
| 0..1 | Reference | Location/organization to which the patient is discharged | ||
| 0..1 | CodeableConcept | Category or kind of location after discharge DischargeDisp (example) | ||
| 0..* | BackboneElement | List of locations where the patient has been | ||
| 1..1 | Reference | Location the encounter takes place | ||
| 0..1 | code | planned | active | reserved | completed EncounterLocationStatus (required) | ||
| 0..1 | CodeableConcept | The physical type of the location (usually the level in the location hierachy - bed room ward etc.) PhysicalType (example) | ||
| 0..1 | Period | Time period during which the patient was present at the location | ||
| 0..1 | Reference | The organization (facility) responsible for this encounter | ||
| 0..1 | Reference | Another Encounter this encounter is part of |