from schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/linkml-common
LinkML Source
name: HealthcareEncounterClassification
from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/linkml-common
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
Inpatient Visit:
text: Inpatient Visit
description: Person visiting hospital, at a Care Site, in bed, for duration of
more than one day, with physicians and other Providers permanently available
to deliver service around the clock
Emergency Room Visit:
text: Emergency Room Visit
description: Person visiting dedicated healthcare institution for treating emergencies,
at a Care Site, within one day, with physicians and Providers permanently available
to deliver service around the clock
Emergency Room and Inpatient Visit:
text: Emergency Room and Inpatient Visit
description: Person visiting ER followed by a subsequent Inpatient Visit, where
Emergency department is part of hospital, and transition from the ER to other
hospital departments is undefined
Non-hospital institution Visit:
text: Non-hospital institution Visit
description: Person visiting dedicated institution for reasons of poor health,
at a Care Site, long-term or permanently, with no physician but possibly other
Providers permanently available to deliver service around the clock
Outpatient Visit:
text: Outpatient Visit
description: Person visiting dedicated ambulatory healthcare institution, at a
Care Site, within one day, without bed, with physicians or medical Providers
delivering service during Visit
Home Visit:
text: Home Visit
description: Provider visiting Person, without a Care Site, within one day, delivering
service
Telehealth Visit:
text: Telehealth Visit
description: Patient engages with Provider through communication media
Pharmacy Visit:
text: Pharmacy Visit
description: Person visiting pharmacy for dispensing of Drug, at a Care Site,
within one day
Laboratory Visit:
text: Laboratory Visit
description: Patient visiting dedicated institution, at a Care Site, within one
day, for the purpose of a Measurement.
Ambulance Visit:
text: Ambulance Visit
description: Person using transportation service for the purpose of initiating
one of the other Visits, without a Care Site, within one day, potentially with
Providers accompanying the Visit and delivering service
Case Management Visit:
text: Case Management Visit
description: Person interacting with healthcare system, without a Care Site, within
a day, with no Providers involved, for administrative purposes