FHIR Extensions Pack
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ValueSet: Encounter Link Type

Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/encounter-link-type Version: 5.4.0
Standards status: Draft Maturity Level: 4 Responsible: HL7 International / Patient Administration Computable Name: EncounterLinkType
Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.40.97.48.2

The type of link between two encounters.

References

Changes since version 5.3.0:

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    • Logical Definition (CLD)

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

    Profile: Shareable ValueSet

     

    Expansion

    Expansion performed internally based on codesystem Encounter Link Type CodeSystem v5.4.0 (CodeSystem)

    This value set contains 2 concepts

    SystemCodeDisplay (en)DefinitionJSONXML
    http://hl7.org/fhir/encounter-link-type  replacesReplacesThe 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'.
    http://hl7.org/fhir/encounter-link-type  replaced-byReplaced ByThe encounter referenced by the link has been replaced by this encounter. This encounter may have been replaced by a draft or terminated encounter.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'.

    Description of the above table(s).