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4.4.1.207 4.4.1.534 Value Set ValueSet http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/encounter-status

Patient Administration icon Work Group   Maturity Level : 2 Trial Use Use Context : Any

This is a value set defined by the FHIR project.

Summary

Defining URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/encounter-status
Version: 4.3.0 5.0.0-ballot
Name: EncounterStatus
Title: EncounterStatus
Status: draft
Definition:

Current state of the encounter.

Committee: Patient Administration icon Work Group
OID: 2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.3.246 (for OID based terminology systems)
Source Resource Flags: XML / JSON Immutable

This value set is used in the following places:

4.4.1.207.1 4.4.1.534.1 Content Logical Definition

 

4.4.1.207.2 4.4.1.534.2 Expansion

This expansion generated 28 May 10 Sep 2022

This value set contains 9 concepts

Expansion based on EncounterStatus v4.3.0 v5.0.0-ballot (CodeSystem)

All codes in this table are from the system http://hl7.org/fhir/encounter-status
Code System Display Definition Canonical Mapping for "EncounterStatus"
   planned http://hl7.org/fhir/encounter-status Planned

The Encounter has not yet started.

~ planned
   arrived in-progress Arrived http://hl7.org/fhir/encounter-status 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.

~ active
   triaged onhold Triaged http://hl7.org/fhir/encounter-status 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.

~ suspended
   in-progress discharged In Progress http://hl7.org/fhir/encounter-status 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.

~ partial
   onleave completed On Leave http://hl7.org/fhir/encounter-status Completed

The Encounter has begun, but the patient is temporarily on leave. ended.

~ complete
   finished cancelled Finished http://hl7.org/fhir/encounter-status Cancelled

The Encounter has ended. ended before it has begun.

~ failed
   cancelled discontinued Cancelled http://hl7.org/fhir/encounter-status 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
   entered-in-error http://hl7.org/fhir/encounter-status Entered in Error

This instance should not have been part of this patient's medical record.

~ error
   unknown http://hl7.org/fhir/encounter-status 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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