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Definition for Code System EncounterStatus
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <CodeSystem xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <id value="encounter-status"/> <meta> <lastUpdated value="2018-08-19T21:48:56.559+10:00"/> </meta> <text> <status value="generated"/> <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <h2> EncounterStatus</h2> <div> <p> Current state of the encounter.</p> </div> <p> This code system http://hl7.org/fhir/encounter-status defines the following codes:</p> <table class="codes"> <tr> <td style="white-space:nowrap"> <b> Code</b> </td> <td> <b> Display</b> </td> <td> <b> Definition</b> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="white-space:nowrap">planned <a name="encounter-status-planned"> </a> </td> <td> Planned</td> <td> The Encounter has not yet started.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="white-space:nowrap">arrived <a name="encounter-status-arrived"> </a> </td> <td> Arrived</td> <td> The Patient is present for the encounter, however is not currently meeting with a practitioner.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="white-space:nowrap">triaged <a name="encounter-status-triaged"> </a> </td> <td> Triaged</td> <td> The patient has been assessed for the priority of their treatment based on the severity of their condition.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="white-space:nowrap">in-progress <a name="encounter-status-in-progress"> </a> </td> <td> In Progress</td> <td> The Encounter has begun and the patient is present / the practitioner and the patient are meeting.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="white-space:nowrap">onleave <a name="encounter-status-onleave"> </a> </td> <td> On Leave</td> <td> The Encounter has begun, but the patient is temporarily on leave.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="white-space:nowrap">finished <a name="encounter-status-finished"> </a> </td> <td> Finished</td> <td> The Encounter has ended.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="white-space:nowrap">cancelled <a name="encounter-status-cancelled"> </a> </td> <td> Cancelled</td> <td> The Encounter has ended before it has begun.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="white-space:nowrap">entered-in-error <a name="encounter-status-entered-in-error"> </a> </td> <td> Entered in Error</td> <td> This instance should not have been part of this patient's medical record.</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="white-space:nowrap">unknown <a name="encounter-status-unknown"> </a> </td> <td> Unknown</td> <td> The encounter status is unknown. Note that "unknown" is a value of last resort and every attempt should be made to provide a meaningful value other than "unknown".</td> </tr> </table> </div> </text> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg"> <valueCode value="pa"/> </extension> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-standards-status"> <valueString value="Trial Use"/> </extension> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm"> <valueInteger value="2"/> </extension> <url value="http://hl7.org/fhir/encounter-status"/> <identifier> <system value="urn:ietf:rfc:3986"/> <value value="urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.247"/> </identifier> <version value="3.5.0"/> <name value="EncounterStatus"/> <title value="EncounterStatus"/> <status value="draft"/> <experimental value="false"/> <date value="2018-08-19T21:48:56+10:00"/> <publisher value="HL7 (FHIR Project)"/> <contact> <telecom> <system value="url"/> <value value="http://hl7.org/fhir"/> </telecom> <telecom> <system value="email"/> <value value="fhir@lists.hl7.org"/> </telecom> </contact> <description value="Current state of the encounter."/> <caseSensitive value="true"/> <valueSet value="http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/encounter-status"/> <content value="complete"/> <concept> <code value="planned"/> <display value="Planned"/> <definition value="The Encounter has not yet started."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="arrived"/> <display value="Arrived"/> <definition value="The Patient is present for the encounter, however is not currently meeting with a practitioner."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="triaged"/> <display value="Triaged"/> <definition value="The patient has been assessed for the priority of their treatment based on the severity of their condition."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="in-progress"/> <display value="In Progress"/> <definition value="The Encounter has begun and the patient is present / the practitioner and the patient are meeting."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="onleave"/> <display value="On Leave"/> <definition value="The Encounter has begun, but the patient is temporarily on leave."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="finished"/> <display value="Finished"/> <definition value="The Encounter has ended."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="cancelled"/> <display value="Cancelled"/> <definition value="The Encounter has ended before it has begun."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="entered-in-error"/> <display value="Entered in Error"/> <definition value="This instance should not have been part of this patient's medical record."/> </concept> <concept> <code value="unknown"/> <display value="Unknown"/> <definition value="The encounter status is unknown. Note that "unknown" is a value of last resort and every attempt should be made to provide a meaningful value other than "unknown"."/> </concept> </CodeSystem>
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.