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Detailed Descriptions for the elements in the EpisodeOfCare resource.
| EpisodeOfCare | |
| Definition | An association between a patient and an organization / healthcare provider(s) during which time encounters may occur. The managing organization assumes a level of responsibility for the patient during this time. |
| Control | 1..1 |
| Alternate Names | Case Program Problem |
| EpisodeOfCare.identifier | |
| Definition | Identifier(s) by which this EpisodeOfCare is known. |
| Control | 0..* |
| Type | Identifier |
| EpisodeOfCare.currentStatus | |
| Definition | planned | active | onhold | finished | withdrawn | other. |
| Control | 1..1 |
| Binding | EpisodeOfCareStatus: Required: http://hl7.org/fhir/episode-of-care-status (The status of the encounter) |
| Type | code |
| Summary | true |
| EpisodeOfCare.statusHistory | |
| Definition | The status history for the EpisodeOfCare. |
| Control | 0..* |
| EpisodeOfCare.statusHistory.status | |
| Definition | planned | active | onhold | finished | withdrawn | other. |
| Control | 1..1 |
| Binding | EpisodeOfCareStatus: Required: http://hl7.org/fhir/episode-of-care-status (The status of the encounter) |
| Type | code |
| EpisodeOfCare.statusHistory.period | |
| Definition | The period during this episodeofcare that the specific status applied. |
| Control | 1..1 |
| Type | Period |
| EpisodeOfCare.type | |
| Definition | The type can be very important in processing as this could be used in determining if the episodeofcare is relevant to specific government reporting, or other types of classifications. |
| Control | 0..* |
| Type | CodeableConcept |
| Summary | true |
| EpisodeOfCare.patient | |
| Definition | The patient that this episodeofcare applies to. |
| Control | 1..1 |
| Type | Reference(Patient) |
| Summary | true |
| EpisodeOfCare.managingOrganization | |
| Definition | The organization that has assumed the specific responsibilities for the specified duration. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Type | Reference(Organization) |
| Summary | true |
| EpisodeOfCare.period | |
| Definition | The interval during which the managing organization assumes the defined responsibility. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Type | Period |
| Summary | true |
| EpisodeOfCare.condition | |
| Definition | A list of conditions/problems/diagnoses that this episode of care is intended to be providing care for. |
| Control | 0..* |
| Type | Reference(Condition) |
| EpisodeOfCare.referralRequest | |
| Definition | A Referral Request that this EpisodeOfCare manages activities within. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Type | Reference(ReferralRequest) |
| EpisodeOfCare.careManager | |
| Definition | The practitioner that is the care manager/care co-ordinator for this patient. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Type | Reference(Practitioner) |
| EpisodeOfCare.careTeam | |
| Definition | The list of practitioners that may be facilitating this episode of care for specific purposes. |
| Control | 0..* |
| EpisodeOfCare.careTeam.member | |
| Definition | The practitioner within the team. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Type | Reference(Practitioner) |
| EpisodeOfCare.careTeam.role | |
| Definition | The role that this team member is taking within this episode of care. |
| Control | 0..* |
| Type | CodeableConcept |
| EpisodeOfCare.careTeam.period | |
| Definition | The period of time that this practitioner is performing some role within the episode of care. |
| Control | 0..1 |
| Type | Period |