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Real-world encounter example
@prefix fhir: <http://hl7.org/fhir/> . @prefix owl: <http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#> . @prefix rdfs: <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#> . @prefix sct: <http://snomed.info/id/> . @prefix xsd: <http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#> . # - resource ------------------------------------------------------------------- <http://hl7.org/fhir/Encounter/f003> a fhir:Encounter; fhir:nodeRole fhir:treeRoot; fhir:Resource.id [ fhir:value "f003"]; fhir:DomainResource.text [ fhir:Narrative.status [ fhir:value "generated" ]; fhir:Narrative.div "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p><b>Generated Narrative with Details</b></p><p><b>id</b>: f003</p><p><b>identifier</b>: v6751 (OFFICIAL)</p><p><b>status</b>: finished</p><p><b>class</b>: ambulatory (Details: http://hl7.org/fhir/v3/ActCode code AMB = 'ambulatory', stated as 'ambulatory')</p><p><b>type</b>: Patient-initiated encounter <span>(Details : {SNOMED CT code '270427003' = 'Patient-initiated encounter (procedure)', given as 'Patient-initiated encounter'})</span></p><p><b>priority</b>: Non-urgent ear, nose and throat admission <span>(Details : {SNOMED CT code '103391001' = 'Urgency (qualifier value)', given as 'Non-urgent ear, nose and throat admission'})</span></p><p><b>patient</b>: <a>P. van de Heuvel</a></p><h3>Participants</h3><table><tr><td>-</td><td><b>Individual</b></td></tr><tr><td>*</td><td><a>E.M. van den Broek</a></td></tr></table><p><b>length</b>: 90 min<span> (Details: UCUM code min = 'min')</span></p><p><b>reason</b>: Retropharyngeal abscess <span>(Details : {SNOMED CT code '18099001' = 'Retropharyngeal abscess', given as 'Retropharyngeal abscess'})</span></p><h3>Hospitalizations</h3><table><tr><td>-</td><td><b>PreAdmissionIdentifier</b></td><td><b>AdmitSource</b></td><td><b>DischargeDisposition</b></td></tr><tr><td>*</td><td>93042 (OFFICIAL)</td><td>Referral by physician <span>(Details : {SNOMED CT code '305956004' = 'Referral by physician (procedure)', given as 'Referral by physician'})</span></td><td>Discharge to home <span>(Details : {SNOMED CT code '306689006' = 'Discharge to home (procedure)', given as 'Discharge to home'})</span></td></tr></table><p><b>serviceProvider</b>: <a>Organization/f001</a></p></div>" ]; fhir:Encounter.identifier [ fhir:index 0; fhir:Identifier.use [ fhir:value "official" ]; fhir:Identifier.system [ fhir:value "http://www.bmc.nl/zorgportal/identifiers/encounters" ]; fhir:Identifier.value [ fhir:value "v6751" ] ]; fhir:Encounter.status [ fhir:value "finished"]; fhir:Encounter.class [ fhir:Coding.system [ fhir:value "http://hl7.org/fhir/v3/ActCode" ]; fhir:Coding.code [ fhir:value "AMB" ]; fhir:Coding.display [ fhir:value "ambulatory" ] ]; fhir:Encounter.type [ fhir:index 0; fhir:CodeableConcept.coding [ fhir:index 0; fhir:concept sct:270427003; fhir:Coding.system [ fhir:value "http://snomed.info/sct" ]; fhir:Coding.code [ fhir:value "270427003" ]; fhir:Coding.display [ fhir:value "Patient-initiated encounter" ] ] ]; fhir:Encounter.priority [ fhir:CodeableConcept.coding [ fhir:index 0; fhir:concept sct:103391001; fhir:Coding.system [ fhir:value "http://snomed.info/sct" ]; fhir:Coding.code [ fhir:value "103391001" ]; fhir:Coding.display [ fhir:value "Non-urgent ear, nose and throat admission" ] ] ]; fhir:Encounter.patient [ fhir:link <http://hl7.org/fhir/Patient/f001>; fhir:Reference.reference [ fhir:value "Patient/f001" ]; fhir:Reference.display [ fhir:value "P. van de Heuvel" ] ]; fhir:Encounter.participant [ fhir:index 0; fhir:Encounter.participant.individual [ fhir:link <http://hl7.org/fhir/Practitioner/f001>; fhir:Reference.reference [ fhir:value "Practitioner/f001" ]; fhir:Reference.display [ fhir:value "E.M. van den Broek" ] ] ]; fhir:Encounter.length [ fhir:Quantity.value [ fhir:value "90"^^xsd:decimal ]; fhir:Quantity.unit [ fhir:value "min" ]; fhir:Quantity.system [ fhir:value "http://unitsofmeasure.org" ]; fhir:Quantity.code [ fhir:value "min" ] ]; fhir:Encounter.reason [ fhir:index 0; fhir:extension [ fhir:index 0; fhir:Extension.url [ fhir:value "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/encounter-primaryDiagnosis" ]; fhir:Extension.valuePositiveInt [ fhir:value "1"^^xsd:positiveInteger ] ]; fhir:CodeableConcept.coding [ fhir:index 0; fhir:concept sct:18099001; fhir:Coding.system [ fhir:value "http://snomed.info/sct" ]; fhir:Coding.code [ fhir:value "18099001" ]; fhir:Coding.display [ fhir:value "Retropharyngeal abscess" ] ] ]; fhir:Encounter.hospitalization [ fhir:Encounter.hospitalization.preAdmissionIdentifier [ fhir:Identifier.use [ fhir:value "official" ]; fhir:Identifier.system [ fhir:value "http://www.bmc.nl/zorgportal/identifiers/pre-admissions" ]; fhir:Identifier.value [ fhir:value "93042" ] ]; fhir:Encounter.hospitalization.admitSource [ fhir:CodeableConcept.coding [ fhir:index 0; fhir:concept sct:305956004; fhir:Coding.system [ fhir:value "http://snomed.info/sct" ]; fhir:Coding.code [ fhir:value "305956004" ]; fhir:Coding.display [ fhir:value "Referral by physician" ] ] ]; fhir:Encounter.hospitalization.dischargeDisposition [ fhir:CodeableConcept.coding [ fhir:index 0; fhir:concept sct:306689006; fhir:Coding.system [ fhir:value "http://snomed.info/sct" ]; fhir:Coding.code [ fhir:value "306689006" ]; fhir:Coding.display [ fhir:value "Discharge to home" ] ] ] ]; fhir:Encounter.serviceProvider [ fhir:link <http://hl7.org/fhir/Organization/f001>; fhir:Reference.reference [ fhir:value "Organization/f001" ] ] . <http://hl7.org/fhir/Patient/f001> a fhir:Patient . <http://hl7.org/fhir/Practitioner/f001> a fhir:Practitioner . <http://hl7.org/fhir/Organization/f001> a fhir:Organization . # -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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.