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Real-world encounter example (id = "f203")
<Encounter xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <id value="f203"/> <text><status value="generated"/><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p><b>Generated Narrative with Details</b></p><p><b>id</b>: f203</p><p><b>identifier</b>: Encounter_Roel_20130311 (TEMP)</p><p><b>status</b>: finished</p><h3>StatusHistories</h3><table><tr><td>-</td><td><b>Status</b></td><td><b>Period</b></td></tr><tr><td>*</td><td>arrived</td><td>08/03/2013 --> (ongoing)</td></tr></table><p><b>class</b>: inpatient encounter (Details: http://hl7.org/fhir/v3/ActCode code IMP = 'inpatient encounter', stated as 'inpatient encounter')</p><p><b>type</b>: Inpatient stay for nine days <span>(Details : {SNOMED CT code '183807002' = 'Inpatient stay 9 days (finding)', given as 'Inpatient stay for nine days'})</span></p><p><b>priority</b>: High priority <span>(Details : {SNOMED CT code '394849002' = 'High priority (qualifier value)', given as 'High priority'})</span></p><p><b>patient</b>: <a>Roel</a></p><p><b>episodeOfCare</b>: <a>EpisodeOfCare/example</a></p><p><b>incomingReferral</b>: <a>ReferralRequest/example</a></p><h3>Participants</h3><table><tr><td>-</td><td><b>Type</b></td><td><b>Individual</b></td></tr><tr><td>*</td><td>Participation <span>(Details : {http://hl7.org/fhir/v3/ParticipationType code 'PART' = 'Participation)</span></td><td><a>Practitioner/f201</a></td></tr></table><p><b>appointment</b>: <a>Appointment/example</a></p><p><b>period</b>: 11/03/2013 --> 20/03/2013</p><p><b>reason</b>: The patient seems to suffer from bilateral pneumonia and renal insufficiency, most likely due to chemotherapy. <span>(Details )</span></p><p><b>account</b>: <a>Account/example</a></p><h3>Hospitalizations</h3><table><tr><td>-</td><td><b>Origin</b></td><td><b>AdmitSource</b></td><td><b>AdmittingDiagnosis</b></td><td><b>ReAdmission</b></td><td><b>DietPreference</b></td><td><b>SpecialCourtesy</b></td><td><b>SpecialArrangement</b></td><td><b>Destination</b></td><td><b>DischargeDiagnosis</b></td></tr><tr><td>*</td><td><a>Location/2</a></td><td>Clinical Oncology Department <span>(Details : {SNOMED CT code '309902002' = 'Clinical oncology department (environment)', given as 'Clinical Oncology Department'})</span></td><td><a>Condition/stroke</a></td><td>readmitted <span>(Details : {[not stated] code 'null' = '??', given as 'readmitted'})</span></td><td>Fluid balance regulation <span>(Details : {SNOMED CT code '276026009' = 'Fluid balance regulation (procedure)', given as 'Fluid balance regulation'})</span></td><td>normal courtesy <span>(Details : {http://hl7.org/fhir/v3/EncounterSpecialCourtesy code 'NRM' = 'normal courtesy', given as 'normal courtesy'})</span></td><td>Wheelchair <span>(Details : {http://hl7.org/fhir/encounter-special-arrangements code 'wheel' = 'Wheelchair', given as 'Wheelchair'})</span></td><td><a>Location/2</a></td><td><a>Condition/f201</a></td></tr></table><p><b>serviceProvider</b>: <a>Organization/2</a></p><p><b>partOf</b>: <a>Encounter/f203</a></p></div></text><identifier> <use value="temp"/> <value value="Encounter_Roel_20130311"/> </identifier> <status value="finished"/> <statusHistory> <status value="arrived"/> <period> <start value="2013-03-08"/> </period> </statusHistory> <!-- Encounter has finished --> <class> <!-- Inpatient encounter for straphylococcus infection --> <system value="http://hl7.org/fhir/v3/ActCode"/> <code value="IMP"/> <display value="inpatient encounter"/> </class> <type> <coding> <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> <code value="183807002"/> <display value="Inpatient stay for nine days"/> </coding> </type> <priority> <!-- High priority --> <coding> <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> <code value="394849002"/> <display value="High priority"/> </coding> </priority> <patient> <reference value="Patient/f201"/> <display value="Roel"/> </patient> <episodeOfCare> <reference value="EpisodeOfCare/example"/> </episodeOfCare> <incomingReferral> <reference value="ReferralRequest/example"/> </incomingReferral> <participant> <type> <coding> <system value="http://hl7.org/fhir/v3/ParticipationType"/> <code value="PART"/> </coding> </type> <individual> <reference value="Practitioner/f201"/> </individual> </participant> <appointment> <reference value="Appointment/example"/> </appointment> <period> <start value="2013-03-11"/> <end value="2013-03-20"/> </period> <reason> <text value="The patient seems to suffer from bilateral pneumonia and renal insufficiency, most likely due to chemotherapy."/> </reason> <account> <reference value="Account/example"/> </account> <!-- No indication, because no referral took place --> <hospitalization> <origin> <reference value="Location/2"/> </origin> <admitSource> <coding> <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> <code value="309902002"/> <display value="Clinical Oncology Department"/> </coding> </admitSource> <admittingDiagnosis> <reference value="Condition/stroke"/> </admittingDiagnosis> <reAdmission> <coding> <display value="readmitted"/> </coding> </reAdmission> <!-- accomodation details are not available --> <dietPreference> <coding> <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> <code value="276026009"/> <display value="Fluid balance regulation"/> </coding> </dietPreference> <specialCourtesy> <coding> <system value="http://hl7.org/fhir/v3/EncounterSpecialCourtesy"/> <code value="NRM"/> <display value="normal courtesy"/> </coding> </specialCourtesy> <specialArrangement> <coding> <system value="http://hl7.org/fhir/encounter-special-arrangements"/> <code value="wheel"/> <display value="Wheelchair"/> </coding> </specialArrangement> <destination> <!-- Fictive --> <reference value="Location/2"/> </destination> <dischargeDiagnosis> <reference value="Condition/f201"/> </dischargeDiagnosis> </hospitalization> <serviceProvider> <reference value="Organization/2"/> </serviceProvider> <partOf> <reference value="Encounter/f203"/> </partOf> </Encounter>
Usage note: every effort has been made to ensure that the examples are correct and useful, but they are not a normative part of the specification.