FHIR Extensions Pack
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CodeSystem: Encounter Link Type CodeSystem

Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/encounter-link-type Version: 5.3.0-ballot-tc1
Standards status: Draft Maturity Level: 1 Responsible: HL7 International / Patient Administration Computable Name: EncounterLinkType

The type of link between two encounters.

This Code system is referenced in the content logical definition of the following value sets:

Changes since version 5.2.0:

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    • Last updated: 2025-11-06 00:00:00+0000

    Profile: Shareable CodeSystem

    This case-sensitive code system http://hl7.org/fhir/encounter-link-type defines the following codes:

    CodeDisplayDefinition
    replaces Replaces The encounter referenced by the link is being replaced by this encounter. This encounter may be replacing a draft or terminated encounter. Note that this is not the reverse of 'replaced-by'.
    replaced-by Replaced By The encounter referenced by the link has been replaced by this encounter. This encounter may have been replaced by a draft or terminated encounter. Note that this is not the reverse of 'replaces'.