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4.4.1.196 4.4.1.221 Value Set ValueSet http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/encounter-status

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Responsible Owner: Patient Administration icon Work Group Trial Use Normative Use Context : Any Country: World
This is a value set defined by the FHIR project. Summary Committee:
Official URL : Title: http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/encounter-status EncounterStatus Definition: Current state of the encounter. Version : 6.0.0-ballot3
active as of 2020-12-28 Patient Administration Computable Name : EncounterStatus Work Group
OID: Flags : Immutable 2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.3.246 (for OID based terminology systems) Source Resource XML / JSON : 2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.3.246

This value set is used in the following places:

(code / Required

4.4.1.221.1 Definition )

Current state of the encounter.

4.4.1.196.1 4.4.1.221.2 Content Logical Definition

This value set includes codes from the following code systems:

Generated Narrative: ValueSet encounter-status

Last updated: 2025-11-20T23:56:49.898Z

 

4.4.1.196.2 4.4.1.221.3 Expansion

This expansion generated 01 20 Nov 2019 2025

ValueSet This value set contains 9 concepts

Expansion performed internally based on http://hl7.org/fhir/encounter-status version 4.0.1 All codes from system http://hl7.org/fhir/encounter-status codesystem Encounter Status v6.0.0-ballot3 (CodeSystem)

This value set contains 9 concepts

System Code Display Definition Canonical Status Mapping for "Encounter Status"
http://hl7.org/fhir/encounter-status    planned Planned The Encounter has not yet started. ~ planned
arrived http://hl7.org/fhir/encounter-status    in-progress Arrived In Progress The Patient Encounter has begun and the patient is present for / the encounter, however is not currently meeting with a practitioner. practitioner and the patient are meeting. ~ arrived active
triaged http://hl7.org/fhir/encounter-status    on-hold Triaged On Hold The patient Encounter has been assessed for the priority of their treatment based begun, but is currently on hold, e.g. because the severity of their condition. patient is temporarily on leave. ~ accepted suspended
in-progress http://hl7.org/fhir/encounter-status    discharged In Progress Discharged The Encounter has begun and been clinically completed, the patient is present / has been discharged from the practitioner 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 meeting. usually performed, collating all required documentation and charge information before being released for billing, at which point the status will move to completed. ~ active partial
onleave http://hl7.org/fhir/encounter-status    completed On Leave Completed The Encounter has begun, but the patient is temporarily on leave. ended. ~ suspended complete
finished http://hl7.org/fhir/encounter-status    cancelled Finished Cancelled The Encounter has ended. ended before it has begun. ~ complete failed
cancelled http://hl7.org/fhir/encounter-status    discontinued Cancelled Discontinued The Encounter has ended before it has begun. started, but was not able to be completed. Further action may need to be performed, such as rescheduling appointments related to this encounter. ~ abandoned
http://hl7.org/fhir/encounter-status    entered-in-error Entered in Error This instance should not have been part of this patient's medical record. ~ error
http://hl7.org/fhir/encounter-status    unknown Unknown The encounter status is unknown. Note that "unknown" is a value of last resort and every attempt should be made to provide a meaningful value other than "unknown". ~ unknown

 

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