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Enum: HealthcareEncounterClassification

URI: valuesets:HealthcareEncounterClassification

Permissible Values

Value Meaning Description
Inpatient Visit None Person visiting hospital, at a Care Site, in bed, for duration of more than o...
Emergency Room Visit None Person visiting dedicated healthcare institution for treating emergencies, at...
Emergency Room and Inpatient Visit None Person visiting ER followed by a subsequent Inpatient Visit, where Emergency ...
Non-hospital institution Visit None Person visiting dedicated institution for reasons of poor health, at a Care S...
Outpatient Visit None Person visiting dedicated ambulatory healthcare institution, at a Care Site, ...
Home Visit None Provider visiting Person, without a Care Site, within one day, delivering ser...
Telehealth Visit None Patient engages with Provider through communication media
Pharmacy Visit None Person visiting pharmacy for dispensing of Drug, at a Care Site, within one d...
Laboratory Visit None Patient visiting dedicated institution, at a Care Site, within one day, for t...
Ambulance Visit None Person using transportation service for the purpose of initiating one of the ...
Case Management Visit None Person interacting with healthcare system, without a Care Site, within a day,...

Slots

Name Description
healthcare_encounter_classification The healthcare encounter classification classification

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

  • from schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets

LinkML Source

name: HealthcareEncounterClassification
from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets
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