Definition for Code System EncounterStatus SystemEncounterStatus

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          arrived
            
          
          
          
        
        
          triaged
            
          
          
          The patient has been assessed for the priority of their treatment based on the severity
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    <lastUpdated value="2025-11-11T02:17:08.817+11:00"/> 
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        <b> Generated Narrative: CodeSystem encounter-status</b> 
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      <a name="encounter-status"> </a> 
      <a name="hcencounter-status"> </a> 
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        <p style="margin-bottom: 0px">Last updated: 2021-01-05T10:01:24.148+11:00</p>       </div>       <p> This case-sensitive code system         <code> http://hl7.org/fhir/encounter-status</code>  defines the following codes:      </p>       <table class="codes">        <tr>           <td style="white-space:nowrap">            <b> Code</b>           </td>           <td>             <b> Display</b>           </td>           <td>             <b> Definition</b>           </td>         </tr>         <tr>           <td style="white-space:nowrap">planned            <a name="encounter-status-planned"> </a>           </td>           <td> Planned</td>           <td> The Encounter has not yet started.</td>         </tr>         <tr>           <td style="white-space:nowrap">in-progress            <a name="encounter-status-in-progress"> </a>           </td>           <td> In Progress</td> 
          <td> The Encounter has begun and the patient is present / the practitioner and the patient
             are meeting.
        
        
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          finished
            
          
          
          
        
        
          cancelled
            
          
          
          
        
        
          entered-in-error
            
          
          
          
        
        
          unknown
            
          
          
          The encounter status is unknown. Note that &quot;unknown&quot; is a value of last resort
             and every attempt should be made to provide a meaningful value other than &quot;unknown&quot;.
        
      
    
  
  
    
  
  
    
  
  
    
  
  
  
    
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
      
      
    
    
      
      
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
    
    
  
  
    
    
    
  
  
    
    
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             are meeting.</td> 
        </tr>         <tr>           <td style="white-space:nowrap">on-hold            <a name="encounter-status-on-hold"> </a>           </td>           <td> On Hold</td>           <td> The Encounter has begun, but is currently on hold, e.g. because the patient is

             temporarily on leave.</td> 
        </tr>         <tr>           <td style="white-space:nowrap">discharged            <a name="encounter-status-discharged"> </a>           </td>           <td> Discharged</td>           <td> The Encounter has been clinically completed, the patient has been discharged from

             the facility or the visit has ended, and the patient may have departed (refer to
             subjectStatus). While the encounter is in this status, administrative activities
             are usually performed, collating all required documentation and charge information
             before being released for billing, at which point the status will move to completed.</td> 
        </tr>         <tr>           <td style="white-space:nowrap">completed            <a name="encounter-status-completed"> </a>           </td>           <td> Completed</td>           <td> The Encounter has ended.</td>         </tr>         <tr>           <td style="white-space:nowrap">cancelled            <a name="encounter-status-cancelled"> </a>           </td>           <td> Cancelled</td>           <td> The Encounter has ended before it has begun.</td>         </tr>         <tr>           <td style="white-space:nowrap">discontinued            <a name="encounter-status-discontinued"> </a>           </td>           <td> Discontinued</td>           <td> The Encounter has started, but was not able to be completed. Further action may

             need to be performed, such as rescheduling appointments related to this encounter.</td> 
        </tr>         <tr>           <td style="white-space:nowrap">entered-in-error            <a name="encounter-status-entered-in-error"> </a>           </td>           <td> Entered in Error</td>           <td> This instance should not have been part of this patient's medical record.</td>         </tr>         <tr>           <td style="white-space:nowrap">unknown            <a name="encounter-status-unknown"> </a>           </td>           <td> Unknown</td>           <td> The encounter status is unknown. Note that &quot;unknown&quot; is a value of last

             resort and every attempt should be made to provide a meaningful value other than
             &quot;unknown&quot;.</td> 
        </tr>       </table>     </div>   </text>   <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg">    <valueCode value="pa"/>   </extension>   <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status">    <valueCode value="trial-use"/>   </extension>   <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm">    <valueInteger value="2"/>   </extension>   <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/encounter-status"/>   <identifier>     <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/>     <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.247"/>   </identifier>   <identifier>     <use value="old"/>     <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/>     <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.242"/>   </identifier>   <version value="6.0.0-ballot3"/>   <name value="EncounterStatus"/>   <title value="Encounter Status"/>   <status value="active"/>   <experimental value="false"/>   <date value="2021-01-05T10:01:24+11:00"/>   <publisher value="HL7 (FHIR Project)"/>   <contact>     <telecom>       <system value="url"/>       <value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/>     </telecom>     <telecom>       <system value="email"/>       <value value="fhir@lists.hl7.org"/>     </telecom>   </contact>   <description value="Current state of the encounter."/>   <jurisdiction>     <coding>       <system value="http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49.htm"/>       <code value="001"/>       <display value="World"/>     </coding>   </jurisdiction>   <caseSensitive value="true"/>   <valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/encounter-status"/>   <content value="complete"/>   <concept>     <code value="planned"/>     <display value="Planned"/>     <definition value="The Encounter has not yet started."/>   </concept>   <concept>     <code value="in-progress"/>     <display value="In Progress"/> 
    <definition value="The Encounter has begun and the patient is present / the practitioner and the patient
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    The encounter status is unknown. Note that &quot;unknown&quot; is a value of last resort
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     are meeting."/> 
  </concept>   <concept>     <code value="on-hold"/>     <display value="On Hold"/>     <definition value="The Encounter has begun, but is currently on hold, e.g. because the patient is

     temporarily on leave."/> 
  </concept>   <concept>     <code value="discharged"/>     <display value="Discharged"/>     <definition value="The Encounter has been clinically completed, the patient has been discharged from

     the facility or the visit has ended, and the patient may have departed (refer to
     subjectStatus). While the encounter is in this status, administrative activities
     are usually performed, collating all required documentation and charge information
     before being released for billing, at which point the status will move to completed."/> 
  </concept>   <concept>     <code value="completed"/>     <display value="Completed"/>     <definition value="The Encounter has ended."/>   </concept>   <concept>     <code value="cancelled"/>     <display value="Cancelled"/>     <definition value="The Encounter has ended before it has begun."/>   </concept>   <concept>     <code value="discontinued"/>     <display value="Discontinued"/>     <definition value="The Encounter has started, but was not able to be completed. Further action may

     need to be performed, such as rescheduling appointments related to this encounter."/> 
  </concept>   <concept>     <code value="entered-in-error"/>     <display value="Entered in Error"/>     <definition value="This instance should not have been part of this patient's medical record."/>   </concept>   <concept>     <code value="unknown"/>     <display value="Unknown"/>     <definition value="The encounter status is unknown. Note that &quot;unknown&quot; is a value of last

     resort and every attempt should be made to provide a meaningful value other than
     &quot;unknown&quot;."/> 
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