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## Extension: Encounter Description

Official URL: http://hl7.org.au/fhir/StructureDefinition/encounter-description | Version: 5.1.0-preview
Standards status: Deprecated | 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

This extension is deprecated as supporting clinical summary information (including clinical notes) in a resource-level extension is not in alignment with widely implemented approaches internationally and not considered best practice. Support for clinical notes in Australia is subject to further discussion and input is sought from the community.

### Usage Notes

Usage:

- Examples for this Extension: Encounter/example0

Changes since version 5.0.0:

- No changes

### Formal Views of Extension Content

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

- Differential Table
- Snapshot Table
- All

This structure is derived from Extension

Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Extension |  | 0..1 | Extension | Deprecated: 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
Documentation for this format

Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Extension |  | 0..1 | Extension | Deprecated: 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"
value[x] |  | 1..1 | string | Encounter description
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

Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Extension |  | 0..1 | Extension | Deprecated: 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
Documentation for this format

Snapshot View

Name | Flags | Card. | Type | Description & Constraints
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Extension |  | 0..1 | Extension | Deprecated: 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"
value[x] |  | 1..1 | string | Encounter description
Documentation for this format

Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel, Schematron

#### Constraints

Id | Grade | Path(s) | Details | Requirements
ele-1 | error | **ALL** elements | All FHIR elements must have a @value or children : hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count()) |
ext-1 | error | **ALL** extensions | Must have either extensions or value[x], not both : extension.exists() != value.exists() |