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4.3.2.13955 HL7 v3 Value Set ActEncounterCode

This value set (http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/v3-ActEncounterCode) is defined as part of HL7 v3. Related FHIR content: ActEncounterCode .

Summary

Defining URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/v3-ActEncounterCode
Name: ActEncounterCode
Definition: Domain provides codes that qualify the ActEncounterClass (ENC)
OID: 2.16.840.1.113883.1.11.13955 (for OID based terminology systems)
Source Resource XML / JSON

This value set is used in the following places:

4.3.2.13955.1 Content Logical Definition

This value set includes codes from the following code systems:

 

4.3.2.13955.2 Expansion

This expansion generated 06 Dec 2016

This value set contains 10 concepts

Expansion based on http://hl7.org/fhir/v3/ActCode version 2016-11-11

All codes from system http://hl7.org/fhir/v3/ActCode

Code Display Definition
AMB ambulatory A comprehensive term for health care provided in a healthcare facility (e.g. a practitioneraTMs office, clinic setting, or hospital) on a nonresident basis. The term ambulatory usually implies that the patient has come to the location and is not assigned to a bed. Sometimes referred to as an outpatient encounter.
EMER emergency A patient encounter that takes place at a dedicated healthcare service delivery location where the patient receives immediate evaluation and treatment, provided until the patient can be discharged or responsibility for the patient's care is transferred elsewhere (for example, the patient could be admitted as an inpatient or transferred to another facility.)
FLD field A patient encounter that takes place both outside a dedicated service delivery location and outside a patient's residence. Example locations might include an accident site and at a supermarket.
HH home health Healthcare encounter that takes place in the residence of the patient or a designee
IMP inpatient encounter A patient encounter where a patient is admitted by a hospital or equivalent facility, assigned to a location where patients generally stay at least overnight and provided with room, board, and continuous nursing service.
ACUTE inpatient acute An acute inpatient encounter.
NONAC inpatient non-acute Any category of inpatient encounter except 'acute'
PRENC pre-admission A patient encounter where patient is scheduled or planned to receive service delivery in the future, and the patient is given a pre-admission account number. When the patient comes back for subsequent service, the pre-admission encounter is selected and is encapsulated into the service registration, and a new account number is generated. Usage Note: This is intended to be used in advance of encounter types such as ambulatory, inpatient encounter, virtual, etc.
SS short stay An encounter where the patient is admitted to a health care facility for a predetermined length of time, usually less than 24 hours.
VR virtual A patient encounter where the patient and the practitioner(s) are not in the same physical location. Examples include telephone conference, email exchange, robotic surgery, and televideo conference.