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4.4.1.196 4.4.1.490 Value Set ValueSet http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/encounter-status

Patient Administration icon Work Group   Maturity Level : 2 4 Trial Use Use Context : Any Country: World, Not yet ready for Production use
This is a value set defined by the FHIR project. Committee:
Official URL : Title: http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/encounter-status EncounterStatus Definition: Current state of the encounter. Version : 5.0.0
draft as of 2020-12-28 Patient Administration Computable Name : EncounterStatus Work Group
OID: Flags : Experimental, 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:

4.4.1.196.1 4.4.1.490.1 Content Logical Definition

This value set includes codes from Current state of the following code systems: encounter.

4.4.1.490.2 Content Logical Definition

 

4.4.1.196.2 4.4.1.490.3 Expansion

This expansion generated 01 Nov 2019 26 Mar 2023

This value set contains 9 concepts

Expansion based on http://hl7.org/fhir/encounter-status version 4.0.1 All codes from system http://hl7.org/fhir/encounter-status Encounter Status v5.0.0 (CodeSystem)

Code System Display Definition Canonical Status Mapping for "Encounter Status"
   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.

~ arrived active
triaged    on-hold 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.

~ accepted 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.

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

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

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

The Encounter has ended. ended before it has begun.

~ complete 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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