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Extension: Encounter Description

Official URL: http://hl7.org.au/fhir/StructureDefinition/encounter-description				Version: 4.1.1-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:

• Use this Extension: AU Base Encounter
• Examples for this Extension: Encounter/example0, Encounter/example1 and List/example2

Formal Views of Extension Content

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

 

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()