Encounter

An Encounter represents interactions between a healthcare provider and patient.

Overview

See the FHIR documentation for more information about Encounter resources.

Mapped Concepts in HIEBus

  • Encounter
  • Problem

Supported Interactions

Encounter resources support the following interactions.

Search Parameters

When searching for Encounter resources, the following search parameters are supported.

Name Type Prefixes
Modifiers
Can be Chained? Description
_id Token Resource id.
_lastUpdated Date lt  le  gt  ge  When the resource last changed.
_source Uri :missing  Where the resource comes from.
admitdate Date ne  lt  le  gt  ge  sa  eb  ap  :missing  Searches for encounters by admit date.
class Token :not  :in  :notin  :missing  Classification of patient encounter.
date Date ne  lt  le  gt  ge  sa  eb  ap  :missing  A date within the period the Encounter lasted.
diagnosis Reference :missing  yes The diagnosis or procedure relevant to the encounter.
dischargedate Date ne  lt  le  gt  ge  sa  eb  ap  :missing  Searches for encounters by discharge date.
identifier Token :missing  Identifier(s) by which this encounter is known.
location Reference :missing  yes Location the encounter takes place.
participant-type Token :not  :in  :notin  :missing  Role of participant in encounter.
patient Reference :missing  yes The patient or group present at the encounter.
practitioner Reference :missing  yes Persons involved in the encounter other than the patient.
provenance-agent Reference :missing  yes Search by provenance, specified by its author (aka originator) Organization.
reason-code Token :not  :in  :notin  :missing  Coded reason the encounter takes place.
reason-reference Reference :missing  yes Reason the encounter takes place (reference).
status Token :missing  planned | arrived | triaged | in-progress | onleave | finished | cancelled +.
type Token :not  :in  :notin  :missing  Specific type of encounter.

Sortable Parameters

When searching Encounter resources, it is possible to sort the returned values by the following search parameters.

  • date
  • _id

Only one sort parameter may be specified.

Supported Includes

When searching Encounter resources, it is possible to include the resources referenced by the following field names.

  • Diagnosis
  • Location
  • Patient
  • Practitioner
  • Provenance Agent
  • Reason Reference

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