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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 / Key elements

The working view: must-support, required, modifier and sliced elements from the effective (snapshot) definition.

Element Flags Card. Type Description & Constraints
Encounter 0..* Nexus EMR Encounter Core
Invariants: dom-2, dom-3, dom-4, dom-5, dom-6, encounter-appointment-single-in-primary-care
meta 0..1 Meta Metadata about the resource
Invariants: ele-1
source S 0..1 uri Identifies EMR instance & pipeline version the resource came from i
Invariants: ele-1
implicitRules ?! 0..1 uri A set of rules under which this content was created i
Invariants: ele-1
text S 0..1 Narrative Narrative i
Invariants: ele-1
identifier S 0..* Identifier Business identifier(s) for encounter i
Invariants: ele-1
use ?! 0..1 code usual | official | temp | secondary | old (If known) i
Binding: identifier-use (required)
Invariants: ele-1
system 1..1 uri The namespace for the identifier value i
Invariants: ele-1
value 1..1 string The value that is unique i
Invariants: ele-1
status S ?! 1..1 code Where the encounter is in its lifecycle i
Binding: encounter-status (required)
Invariants: ele-1
statusHistory 0..* BackboneElement List of past encounter statuses i
Invariants: ele-1
status 1..1 code planned | arrived | triaged | in-progress | onleave | finished | cancelled +
Binding: encounter-status (required)
Invariants: ele-1
period 1..1 Period The time that the episode was in the specified status
Invariants: ele-1
class S 1..1 Coding Classification of patient encounter i
Binding: v3-ActEncounterCode (required)
Invariants: ele-1
classHistory 0..* BackboneElement List of past encounter classes
Invariants: ele-1
class 1..1 Coding inpatient | outpatient | ambulatory | emergency +
Binding: v3-ActEncounterCode (extensible)
Invariants: ele-1
period 1..1 Period The time that the episode was in the specified class
Invariants: ele-1
type S 0..* CodeableConcept Encounter type with raw code support i
Binding: encounter-type (example)
Invariants: ele-1
serviceType S 0..1 CodeableConcept Service type with raw code support i
Binding: service-type (example)
Invariants: ele-1
subject S 1..1 Reference(Patient Profile) The patient present at the encounter i
Invariants: ele-1
participant S 0..1 BackboneElement List of participants involved in the encounter
Invariants: ele-1
appointment S 0..* Reference(Appointment Profile) The appointment this encounter fulfils (1:1 in primary care) i
Invariants: ele-1
period S 1..1 Period The start and end time of the encounter i
Invariants: ele-1
start S 1..1 dateTime When the encounter started i
Invariants: ele-1
end S 0..1 dateTime When the encounter ended (if finished) i
Invariants: ele-1
reasonCode S 0..* CodeableConcept Encounter reason with raw code support i
Binding: encounter-reason (preferred)
Invariants: ele-1
diagnosis S 0..* BackboneElement The list of diagnoses relevant to this encounter
Invariants: ele-1
condition S 1..1 Reference(Condition Profile) The diagnosis or condition relevant to the encounter i
Invariants: ele-1
use S 0..1 CodeableConcept Role of diagnosis in encounter (e.g., admission, billing, discharge)
Binding: diagnosis-role (preferred)
Invariants: ele-1
rank S 0..1 positiveInt Ranking of the diagnosis (primary, secondary, etc.)
Invariants: ele-1
location S 0..* BackboneElement List of locations where the encounter occurred i
Invariants: ele-1
location S 1..1 Reference(Location Profile) Location the encounter takes place
Invariants: ele-1
status S 0..1 code planned | active | reserved | completed i
Binding: encounter-location-status (required)
Invariants: ele-1
period S 0..1 Period Time period during which the patient was at location
Invariants: ele-1
serviceProvider S 0..1 Reference(Organization Profile) The organization providing the service i
Invariants: ele-1
identifier S 0..1 Identifier Nexus EMR organization identifier reference i
Invariants: ele-1