AU Base Implementation Guide
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This page is part of the Australian Base IG (v4.2.1-preview: QA Preview) based on FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) R4. The current version which supersedes this version is 4.1.0. For a full list of available versions, see the Directory of published versions

Extension: Encounter Description

Official URL: http://hl7.org.au/fhir/StructureDefinition/encounter-description Version: 4.2.1-preview
Standards status: Trial-use Maturity Level: 1 Computable Name: EncounterDescription

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This extension applies to the Encounter resource and is used to represent a narrative description of the healthcare event or encounter. The description may include a summary of the issues or problems, management strategies, outcomes or progress, possible prognosis, and the patient’s understanding of the healthcare event. The description may capture text about the encounter that is not captured in other fields.

This extension may be used on the following element(s):

  • Element ID Encounter

Usage Notes

Usage:

Formal Views of Extension Content

Description of Profiles, Differentials, Snapshots, and how the XML and JSON presentations work.

This structure is derived from Extension

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraintsdoco
.. Extension D 0..1 Extension Description, overview or summary of an encounter
... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org.au/fhir/StructureDefinition/encounter-description"
... value[x] 1..1 string Encounter description

doco Documentation for this format
NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraintsdoco
.. Extension 0..1 Extension Description, overview or summary of an encounter
... id 0..1 string Unique id for inter-element referencing
... extension 0..* Extension Additional content defined by implementations
Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org.au/fhir/StructureDefinition/encounter-description"

doco Documentation for this format

This structure is derived from Extension

Summary

Simple Extension of type string: This extension applies to the Encounter resource and is used to represent a narrative description of the healthcare event or encounter. The description may include a summary of the issues or problems, management strategies, outcomes or progress, possible prognosis, and the patient’s understanding of the healthcare event. The description may capture text about the encounter that is not captured in other fields.

Maturity: 1

Differential View

This structure is derived from Extension

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraintsdoco
.. Extension D 0..1 Extension Description, overview or summary of an encounter
... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org.au/fhir/StructureDefinition/encounter-description"
... value[x] 1..1 string Encounter description

doco Documentation for this format

Snapshot View

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraintsdoco
.. Extension 0..1 Extension Description, overview or summary of an encounter
... id 0..1 string Unique id for inter-element referencing
... extension 0..* Extension Additional content defined by implementations
Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org.au/fhir/StructureDefinition/encounter-description"

doco Documentation for this format

 

Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel, Schematron

Constraints

IdGradePath(s)DetailsRequirements
ele-1error**ALL** elementsAll FHIR elements must have a @value or children
: hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
ext-1error**ALL** extensionsMust have either extensions or value[x], not both
: extension.exists() != value.exists()