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.
description: 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. derivation: specialization name: Encounter type: Encounter elements: appointment: {short: The appointment that scheduled this encounter, array: true, isSummary: true, index: 19} diagnosis: short: The list of diagnosis relevant to this encounter array: true isSummary: true index: 24 elements: condition: {short: The diagnosis or procedure relevant to the encounter, isSummary: true, index: 25} use: short: Role that this diagnosis has within the encounter (e.g. admission, billing, discharge …) binding: {strength: preferred, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/diagnosis-role'} index: 26 rank: {short: Ranking of the diagnosis (for each role type), index: 27} required: [condition] serviceProvider: {short: The organization (facility) responsible for this encounter, index: 44} episodeOfCare: {short: Episode(s) of care that this encounter should be recorded against, array: true, isSummary: true, index: 13} reasonCode: short: Coded reason the encounter takes place array: true binding: {strength: preferred, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/encounter-reason'} isSummary: true index: 22 type: short: Specific type of encounter array: true binding: {strength: example, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/encounter-type'} isSummary: true index: 9 participant: short: List of participants involved in the encounter array: true isSummary: true index: 15 elements: type: short: Role of participant in encounter array: true binding: {strength: extensible, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/encounter-participant-type'} isSummary: true index: 16 period: {short: Period of time during the encounter that the participant participated, index: 17} individual: {short: Persons involved in the encounter other than the patient, isSummary: true, index: 18} serviceType: short: Specific type of service binding: {strength: example, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/service-type'} isSummary: true index: 10 account: {short: The set of accounts that may be used for billing for this Encounter, array: true, index: 28} classHistory: short: List of past encounter classes array: true index: 6 elements: class: short: inpatient | outpatient | ambulatory | emergency + binding: {strength: extensible, valueSet: 'http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v3-ActEncounterCode'} index: 7 period: {short: The time that the episode was in the specified class, index: 8} required: [class, period] priority: short: Indicates the urgency of the encounter binding: {strength: example, valueSet: 'http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v3-ActPriority'} index: 11 status: isModifier: true short: planned | arrived | triaged | in-progress | onleave | finished | cancelled + binding: {strength: required, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/encounter-status|4.0.1'} isModifierReason: This element is labeled as a modifier because it is a status element that contains status entered-in-error which means that the resource should not be treated as valid isSummary: true index: 1 class: short: Classification of patient encounter binding: {strength: extensible, valueSet: 'http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v3-ActEncounterCode'} isSummary: true index: 5 length: {short: Quantity of time the encounter lasted (less time absent), index: 21} identifier: {short: Identifier(s) by which this encounter is known, array: true, isSummary: true, index: 0} hospitalization: short: Details about the admission to a healthcare service index: 29 elements: dischargeDisposition: short: Category or kind of location after discharge binding: {strength: example, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/encounter-discharge-disposition'} index: 38 preAdmissionIdentifier: {short: Pre-admission identifier, index: 30} specialArrangement: short: Wheelchair, translator, stretcher, etc. array: true binding: {strength: preferred, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/encounter-special-arrangements'} index: 36 dietPreference: short: Diet preferences reported by the patient array: true binding: {strength: example, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/encounter-diet'} index: 34 admitSource: short: From where patient was admitted (physician referral, transfer) binding: {strength: preferred, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/encounter-admit-source'} index: 32 specialCourtesy: short: Special courtesies (VIP, board member) array: true binding: {strength: preferred, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/encounter-special-courtesy'} index: 35 reAdmission: short: The type of hospital re-admission that has occurred (if any). If the value is absent, then this is not identified as a readmission binding: {strength: example, valueSet: 'http://terminology.hl7.org/ValueSet/v2-0092'} index: 33 origin: {short: The location/organization from which the patient came before admission, index: 31} destination: {short: Location/organization to which the patient is discharged, index: 37} period: {short: The start and end time of the encounter, index: 20} basedOn: {short: The ServiceRequest that initiated this encounter, array: true, index: 14} partOf: {short: Another Encounter this encounter is part of, index: 45} location: short: List of locations where the patient has been array: true index: 39 elements: location: {short: Location the encounter takes place, index: 40} status: short: planned | active | reserved | completed binding: {strength: required, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/encounter-location-status|4.0.1'} index: 41 physicalType: short: The physical type of the location (usually the level in the location hierachy - bed room ward etc.) binding: {strength: example, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/location-physical-type'} index: 42 period: {short: Time period during which the patient was present at the location, index: 43} required: [location] subject: {short: The patient or group present at the encounter, isSummary: true, index: 12} statusHistory: short: List of past encounter statuses array: true index: 2 elements: status: short: planned | arrived | triaged | in-progress | onleave | finished | cancelled + binding: {strength: required, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/encounter-status|4.0.1'} index: 3 period: {short: The time that the episode was in the specified status, index: 4} required: [status, period] reasonReference: {short: Reason the encounter takes place (reference), array: true, isSummary: true, index: 23} class: resource kind: resource url: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Encounter base: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/DomainResource version: 4.0.1 required: [class, status]