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Patient Administration Work Group | Maturity Level: N/A | Standards Status: Informative | Compartments: Encounter, Patient, Practitioner, RelatedPerson |
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Real-world encounter example (id = "f002")
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Encounter xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <id value="f002"/> <text> <status value="generated"/> <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> <b> Generated Narrative with Details</b> </p> <p> <b> id</b> : f002</p> <p> <b> identifier</b> : v3251 (OFFICIAL)</p> <p> <b> status</b> : finished</p> <p> <b> class</b> : ambulatory (Details: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/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', given as 'Patient-initiated encounter'})</span> </p> <p> <b> priority</b> : Urgent <span> (Details : {SNOMED CT code '103391001' = 'Urgency', given as 'Urgent'})</span> </p> <p> <b> subject</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> M.I.M Versteegh</a> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <b> length</b> : 140 min<span> (Details: UCUM code min = 'min')</span> </p> <p> <b> reasonCode</b> : Partial lobectomy of lung <span> (Details : {SNOMED CT code '34068001' = 'Heart valve replacement', given as 'Partial lobectomy of lung'})</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> 98682 (OFFICIAL)</td> <td> Referral by radiologist <span> (Details : {SNOMED CT code '305997006' = 'Referral by radiologist', given as 'Referral by radiologist'})</span> </td> <td> Discharge to home <span> (Details : {SNOMED CT code '306689006' = 'Discharge to home', given as 'Discharge to home'})</span> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <b> serviceProvider</b> : <a> BMC</a> </p> </div> </text> <identifier> <use value="official"/> <system value="http://www.bmc.nl/zorgportal/identifiers/encounters"/> <value value="v3251"/> </identifier> <status value="finished"/> <class> <system value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-ActCode"/> <code value="AMB"/> <!-- outpatient --> <display value="ambulatory"/> </class> <type> <coding> <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> <code value="270427003"/> <display value="Patient-initiated encounter"/> </coding> </type> <priority> <coding> <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> <code value="103391001"/> <display value="Urgent"/> </coding> </priority> <subject> <reference value="Patient/f001"/> <display value="P. van de Heuvel"/> </subject> <participant> <individual> <reference value="Practitioner/f003"/> <display value="M.I.M Versteegh"/> </individual> </participant> <length> <value value="140"/> <unit value="min"/> <system value="http://unitsofmeasure.org"/> <code value="min"/> </length> <reasonCode> <coding> <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> <code value="34068001"/> <display value="Partial lobectomy of lung"/> </coding> </reasonCode> <hospitalization> <preAdmissionIdentifier> <use value="official"/> <system value="http://www.bmc.nl/zorgportal/identifiers/pre-admissions"/> <value value="98682"/> </preAdmissionIdentifier> <!-- <preAdmissionTest> <coding> <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> <code value="399208008"/> <display value="Chest X-ray"/> </coding> <coding> <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> <code value="396550006"/> <display value="Blood test"/> </coding> </preAdmissionTest> --> <admitSource> <coding> <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> <code value="305997006"/> <display value="Referral by radiologist"/> </coding> </admitSource> <dischargeDisposition> <coding> <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> <code value="306689006"/> <display value="Discharge to home"/> </coding> </dischargeDisposition> </hospitalization> <serviceProvider> <reference value="Organization/f001"/> <display value="BMC"/> </serviceProvider> </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.