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Encounter Profile

Canonical../StructureDefinition/nexus-emr-core-encounter
Statusdraft · 1.26.0
BaseEncounter (constraint)
SourceFSH · JSON

Defines the Encounter resource constraints for the Nexus EMR project (CII), conforming to CA-Core+ requirements.

Elements / Differential

What this profile constrains beyond Encounter. Anything not listed is unchanged from the base; muted type/cardinality values are the base's, shown for context.

Element Flags Card. Type Description & Constraints
Encounter Nexus EMR Encounter Core
Invariants: encounter-appointment-single-in-primary-care
meta 0..1 Meta
source S 0..1 uri Identifies EMR instance & pipeline version the resource came from i
text S 0..1 Narrative Narrative i
identifier S 0..* Identifier Business identifier(s) for encounter i
system 1..1 uri i
value 1..1 string i
status S 1..1 code Where the encounter is in its lifecycle i
Binding: encounter-status (required)
class S 1..1 Coding i
Binding: v3-ActEncounterCode (required)
type S 0..* CodeableConcept Encounter type with raw code support i
serviceType S 0..1 CodeableConcept Service type with raw code support i
subject S 1..1 Reference(Patient Profile) The patient present at the encounter i
participant S 0..1 BackboneElement
period 0..1 Period Period of participation
individual 0..1 Reference(PractitionerRole Profile | Practitioner Profile) Persons involved in the encounter
appointment S 0..* Reference(Appointment Profile) The appointment this encounter fulfils (1:1 in primary care) i
period S 1..1 Period i
start S 1..1 dateTime When the encounter started i
end S 0..1 dateTime When the encounter ended (if finished) i
reasonCode S 0..* CodeableConcept Encounter reason with raw code support i
diagnosis S 0..* BackboneElement The list of diagnoses relevant to this encounter
condition S 1..1 Reference(Condition Profile) The diagnosis or condition relevant to the encounter i
use S 0..1 CodeableConcept Role of diagnosis in encounter (e.g., admission, billing, discharge)
rank S 0..1 positiveInt Ranking of the diagnosis (primary, secondary, etc.)
location S 0..* BackboneElement List of locations where the encounter occurred i
location S 1..1 Reference(Location Profile)
status S 0..1 code i
period S 0..1 Period Time period during which the patient was at location
serviceProvider S 0..1 Reference(Organization Profile) The organization providing the service i
identifier S 0..1 Identifier Nexus EMR organization identifier reference i