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Encounter

An Encounter represents interactions between a healthcare provider and patient.

Sample Query

Find encounters on a given date:

https://fhir.careevolution.com/Master.Adapter1.WebClient/api/fhir-stu3/Encounter?date=2017-03-21

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
_count	Special			The maximum number of resources to return in a result page.
_elements	Special			Used to request a specific set of elements be returned as part of a resource.
_id	Token			Resource id.
_lastUpdated	Date	lt le gt ge		When the resource last changed.
_source	Uri	:missing		Where the resource comes from.
_summary	Special			Used to return only a portion of the resouces. Defaults to 'false', which returns the whole resource.
_total	Special			Use the value 'estimate' to populate the result bundle's 'total' element with an estimate of the matching number of resources.
admitdate	Date	ne lt le gt ge sa eb ap :missing		Searches for encounters by admit date.
class	Token	:not :in :notin :missing		inpatient \| outpatient \| ambulatory \| emergency +.
date	Date	ne lt le gt ge sa eb ap :missing		A date within the period the Encounter lasted.
diagnosis	Reference	:missing	yes	Reason the encounter takes place (resource).
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 the Encounter is about.
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	Token	:not :in :notin :missing		Reason the encounter takes place (code).
status	Token	:missing		planned \| arrived \| triaged \| in-progress \| onleave \| finished \| cancelled +.
subject	Reference	:missing	yes	The patient the Encounter is about. Functionally identical to the "patient" search parameter.
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
Subject

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