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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 = "f003")
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Encounter xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <id value="f003"/> <text> <status value="generated"/> <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://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> : Non-urgent ear, nose and throat admission <span> (Details : {SNOMED CT code '103391001' = 'Urgency', given as 'Non-urgent ear, nose and throat admission'})</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> 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> reasonCode</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 from physician', given as 'Referral by physician'})</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> Organization/f001</a> </p> </div> </text> <identifier> <use value="official"/> <system value="http://www.bmc.nl/zorgportal/identifiers/encounters"/> <value value="v6751"/> </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="Non-urgent ear, nose and throat admission"/> </coding> </priority> <subject> <reference value="Patient/f001"/> <display value="P. van de Heuvel"/> </subject> <participant> <individual> <reference value="Practitioner/f001"/> <display value="E.M. van den Broek"/> </individual> </participant> <length> <value value="90"/> <unit value="min"/> <system value="http://unitsofmeasure.org"/> <code value="min"/> </length> <reasonCode> <coding> <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> <code value="18099001"/> <display value="Retropharyngeal abscess"/> </coding> </reasonCode> <hospitalization> <preAdmissionIdentifier> <use value="official"/> <system value="http://www.bmc.nl/zorgportal/identifiers/pre-admissions"/> <value value="93042"/> </preAdmissionIdentifier> <!-- <preAdmissionTest> <coding> <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> <code value="168719007"/> <display value="Neck soft tissue 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="305956004"/> <display value="Referral by physician"/> </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"/> </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.