4.3.14.130 Code System http://hl7.org/fhir/encounter-status

Patient Administration

Work Group

Maturity Level: 2

Trial Use

Use Context: Any

This is a code system defined by the FHIR project.

Summary

Defining URL:

http://hl7.org/fhir/encounter-status

Version:

4.1.0

Name:

EncounterStatus

Title:

EncounterStatus

Definition:

Current state of the encounter.

Committee:

Patient Administration

Work Group

OID:

2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.247 (for OID based terminology systems)

Source Resource

XML / JSON

This Code system is used in the following value sets:

ValueSet: EncounterStatus (Current state of the encounter.)

4.3.14.130.1 Content

4.3.14.130.2 EncounterStatus

Current state of the encounter.

This code system http://hl7.org/fhir/encounter-status defines the following codes:

Code	Display	Definition
planned	Planned	The Encounter has not yet started.
arrived	Arrived	The Patient is present for the encounter, however is not currently meeting with a practitioner.
triaged	Triaged	The patient has been assessed for the priority of their treatment based on the severity of their condition.
in-progress	In Progress	The Encounter has begun and the patient is present / the practitioner and the patient are meeting.
onleave	On Leave	The Encounter has begun, but the patient is temporarily on leave.
finished	Finished	The Encounter has ended.
cancelled	Cancelled	The Encounter has ended before it has begun.
entered-in-error	Entered in Error	This instance should not have been part of this patient's medical record.
unknown	Unknown	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".

See the full registry of code systems defined as part of FHIR.

Explanation of the columns that may appear on this page:

Level

A few code lists that FHIR defines are hierarchical - each code is assigned a level. See Code System for further information.

Source

The source of the definition of the code (when the value set draws in codes defined elsewhere)

Code

The code (used as the code in the resource instance). If the code is in italics, this indicates that the code is not selectable ('Abstract')

Display

The display (used in the display element of a Coding). If there is no display, implementers should not simply display the code, but map the concept into their application

Definition

An explanation of the meaning of the concept

Comments

Additional notes about how to use the code