<status value="active" /> <date value="2023-12-12" /> <publisher value="HL7 UK" /> <contact> <name value="HL7 UK" /> <telecom> <system value="email" /> <value value="ukcore@hl7.org.uk" /> <use value="work" /> <rank value="1" /> </telecom> </contact> <description value="This profile defines the UK constraints and extensions on the International FHIR resource [Encounter](https://hl7.org/fhir/R4/Encounter.html)." /> <purpose value="This profile allows exchange of information about an interaction between an individual and healthcare providers for the purpose of providing healthcare services or assessing the health status of an individual." /> <copyright value="Copyright © 2021+ HL7 UK Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. 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You may obtain a copy of the FHIR license at https://www.hl7.org/fhir/license.html." /> <fhirVersion value="4.0.1" /> <kind value="resource" /> <abstract value="false" /> <type value="Encounter" /> <baseDefinition value="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Encounter" /> <derivation value="constraint" /> <differential> <element id="Encounter.extension:dischargeMethod"> <path value="Encounter.extension" /> <sliceName value="dischargeMethod" /> <short value="An extension to support the method of discharge from a hospital." /> <definition value="This extension has been developed to demonstrate the representation of the method by which a patient was discharged from hospital." /> <type> <code value="Extension" /> <profile value="https://fhir.hl7.org.uk/StructureDefinition/Extension-UKCore-DischargeMethod" /> </type> </element> <element id="Encounter.extension:emergencyCareDischargeStatus"> <path value="Encounter.extension" /> <sliceName value="emergencyCareDischargeStatus" /> <short value="An extension to support the status of an individual on discharge from an Emergency Care Department." /> <definition value="This extension has been developed to demonstrate the representation of the status of a patient on discharge from an Emergency Care Department." /> <type> <code value="Extension" /> <profile value="https://fhir.hl7.org.uk/StructureDefinition/Extension-UKCore-EmergencyCareDischargeStatus" /> </type> </element> <element id="Encounter.extension:legalStatus"> <path value="Encounter.extension" /> <sliceName value="legalStatus" /> <short value="Information relating to a patient's legal status on admission or discharge." /> <definition value="Information relating to a patient's legal status on admission or discharge." /> <type> <code value="Extension" /> <profile value="https://fhir.hl7.org.uk/StructureDefinition/Extension-UKCore-LegalStatus" /> </type> </element> <element id="Encounter.extension:OutcomeOfAttendance"> <path value="Encounter.extension" /> <sliceName value="OutcomeOfAttendance" /> <short value="An extension to support the outcome of an Outpatient attendance." /> <definition value="This extension has been developed to demonstrate the representation of the outcome of an Outpatient attendance." /> <type> <code value="Extension" /> <profile value="https://fhir.hl7.org.uk/StructureDefinition/Extension-UKCore-OutcomeOfAttendance" /> </type> </element> <element id="Encounter.identifier"> <path value="Encounter.identifier" /> <short value="Identifier(s) by which this encounter is known." /> <mustSupport value="true" /> </element> <element id="Encounter.status"> <path value="Encounter.status" /> <short value="The status of this encounter: planned | arrived | triaged | in-progress | onleave | finished | cancelled | entered-in-error | unknown" /> <mustSupport value="true" /> </element> <element id="Encounter.class"> <path value="Encounter.class" /> <short value="Concepts representing classification of patient encounter such as ambulatory (outpatient), inpatient, emergency, home health or others due to local variations." /> <mustSupport value="true" /> </element> <element id="Encounter.type"> <path value="Encounter.type" /> <binding> <strength value="preferred" /> <description value="A code from the SNOMED Clinical Terminology UK coding system that describes an encounter between a care professional and the patient (or patient's record)." /> <valueSet value="https://fhir.hl7.org.uk/ValueSet/UKCore-EncounterType" /> </binding> </element> <element id="Encounter.serviceType"> <path value="Encounter.serviceType" /> <binding> <strength value="preferred" /> <description value="Any code from the SNOMED CT UK Refset with fully specified name 'Services simple reference set (foundation metadata concept)' with Refset Id 1127531000000102." /> <valueSet value="https://fhir.hl7.org.uk/ValueSet/UKCore-CareSettingType" /> </binding> </element> <element id="Encounter.subject"> <path value="Encounter.subject" /> <short value="The patient or group present at the encounter." /> <mustSupport value="true" /> </element> <element id="Encounter.participant"> <path value="Encounter.participant" /> <short value="The list of people responsible for providing the service." /> <mustSupport value="true" /> </element> <element id="Encounter.reasonCode"> <path value="Encounter.reasonCode" /> <short value="Reason the encounter takes place, expressed as a code. For admissions, this can be used for a coded admission diagnosis." /> <mustSupport value="true" /> </element> <element id="Encounter.reasonReference"> <path value="Encounter.reasonReference" /> <short value="Reason the encounter takes place, expressed as a reference to a Condition, Procedure, Observation, or ImmunizationRecommendation." /> <mustSupport value="true" /> </element> <element id="Encounter.hospitalization.extension:admissionMethod"> <path value="Encounter.hospitalization.extension" /> <sliceName value="admissionMethod" /> <short value="An extension to support the method by which an individual was admitted into hospital." /> <definition value="This extension has been developed to demonstrate the representation of the method by which a patient was admitted to hospital." /> <type> <code value="Extension" /> <profile value="https://fhir.hl7.org.uk/StructureDefinition/Extension-UKCore-AdmissionMethod" /> </type> <isModifier value="false" /> </element> <element id="Encounter.hospitalization.admitSource"> <path value="Encounter.hospitalization.admitSource" /> <binding> <strength value="preferred" /> <description value="The source of admission to a Hospital Provider Spell or a Nursing Episode when the Patient is in a Hospital Site or a Care Home." /> <valueSet value="https://fhir.hl7.org.uk/ValueSet/UKCore-SourceOfAdmission" /> </binding> </element> <element id="Encounter.hospitalization.dischargeDisposition"> <path value="Encounter.hospitalization.dischargeDisposition" /> <binding> <strength value="preferred" /> <description value="The destination of a Patient on completion of a Hospital Provider Spell, or a note that the Patient died or was a still birth." /> <valueSet value="https://fhir.hl7.org.uk/ValueSet/UKCore-DischargeDestination" /> </binding> </element> <element id="Encounter.location.physicalType"> <path value="Encounter.location.physicalType" /> <binding> <strength value="preferred" /> <description value="A set of codes that define the physical type of location where an encounter takes place." /> <valueSet value="https://fhir.hl7.org.uk/ValueSet/UKCore-EncounterLocationType" /> </binding> </element> </differential> </StructureDefinition>