Encounter

Encounter

draftResource73 elementsv4.0.1

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.

Metadata

hl7.org/fhir
Canonical URL
http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Encounter
ID
Encounter
Type
Base Definition
Derivation
specialization
Publisher
Health Level Seven International (Patient Administration)
Version
4.0.1
PathCard.TypeDescription
Encounter
0..*
An interaction during which services are provided to the patient
id
0..1
string
Logical id of this artifact
meta
0..1
Metadata about the resource
implicitRules
0..1
uri
A set of rules under which this content was created
language
0..1
code
Language of the resource contentpreferred: languages
text
0..1
Text summary of the resource, for human interpretation
contained
0..*
Resource
Contained, inline Resources
extension
0..*
Additional content defined by implementations
modifierExtension
0..*
Extensions that cannot be ignored
identifier
0..*
Identifier(s) by which this encounter is known
status
1..1
code
planned | arrived | triaged | in-progress | onleave | finished | cancelled +required: encounter-status
statusHistory
0..*
BackboneElement
List of past encounter statuses
class
1..1
Classification of patient encounterextensible: v3-ActEncounterCode
classHistory
0..*
BackboneElement
List of past encounter classes
type
0..*
Specific type of encounterexample: encounter-type
serviceType
0..1
Specific type of serviceexample: service-type
priority
0..1
Indicates the urgency of the encounterexample: v3-ActPriority
subject
0..1
The patient or group present at the encounter
episodeOfCare
0..*
Episode(s) of care that this encounter should be recorded against
basedOn
0..*
The ServiceRequest that initiated this encounter
participant
0..*
BackboneElement
List of participants involved in the encounter
appointment
0..*
The appointment that scheduled this encounter
period
0..1
The start and end time of the encounter
length
0..1
Quantity of time the encounter lasted (less time absent)
reasonCode
0..*
Coded reason the encounter takes placepreferred: encounter-reason
reasonReference
0..*
Reason the encounter takes place (reference)
diagnosis
0..*
BackboneElement
The list of diagnosis relevant to this encounter
account
0..*
The set of accounts that may be used for billing for this Encounter
hospitalization
0..1
BackboneElement
Details about the admission to a healthcare service
location
0..*
BackboneElement
List of locations where the patient has been
serviceProvider
0..1
The organization (facility) responsible for this encounter
partOf
0..1
Another Encounter this encounter is part of