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4.3.14.386 4.3.2.231 Code System CodeSystem http://hl7.org/fhir/episode-of-care-status

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This is a code system defined by the FHIR project. Summary Committee:
Official URL : Title: http://hl7.org/fhir/episode-of-care-status EpisodeOfCareStatus Definition: The status of the episode of care. Version : 6.0.0-ballot3
active as of 2021-01-04 Patient Administration Computable Name : EpisodeOfCareStatus Work Group
OID: 2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.665 (for OID based terminology systems) Flags : CaseSensitive, Complete. All codes ValueSet: Episode Of Care Status Source Resource XML / JSON OID : 2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.665

This Code system is used in the following FHIR core-defined or referenced value sets:

4.3.14.386.1 4.3.2.231.1 Content Definition

The status of the episode of care.

4.3.14.386.2 4.3.2.231.2 EpisodeOfCareStatus Content

The status of the episode of care.

Generated Narrative: CodeSystem episode-of-care-status

Last updated: 2025-11-27T16:48:47.349Z

This case-sensitive code system http://hl7.org/fhir/episode-of-care-status defines the following codes:

Code Display Definition Copy
planned Planned This episode of care is planned to start at the date specified in the period.start. During this status, an organization may perform assessments to determine if the patient is eligible to receive services, or be organizing to make resources available to provide care services. btn   btn
waitlist Waitlist This episode has been placed on a waitlist, pending the episode being made active (or cancelled). btn   btn
active Active This episode of care is current. btn   btn
onhold On Hold This episode of care is on hold; the organization has limited responsibility for the patient (such as while on respite). btn   btn
finished Finished This episode of care is finished and the organization is not expecting to be providing further care to the patient. Can also be known as "closed", "completed" or other similar terms. btn   btn
cancelled Cancelled The episode of care was cancelled, or withdrawn from service, often selected during the planned stage as the patient may have gone elsewhere, or the circumstances have changed and the organization is unable to provide the care. It indicates that services terminated outside the planned/expected workflow. btn   btn
entered-in-error Entered in Error This instance should not have been part of this patient's medical record. btn   btn

 

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