TerminologieBasisDE, published by HL7 Deutschland e.V. (Technisches Komitee Terminologie). This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 1.0.0-alpha1 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/hl7germany/terminologie-basis-de/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions
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<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p class="res-header-id"><b>Generated Narrative: ValueSet EncounterClassDE</b></p><a name="EncounterClassDE"> </a><a name="hcEncounterClassDE"> </a><div style="display: inline-block; background-color: #d9e0e7; padding: 6px; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid #8da1b4; border-radius: 5px; line-height: 60%"><p style="margin-bottom: 0px"/><p style="margin-bottom: 0px">Profile: <a href="http://hl7.org/fhir/R4/shareablevalueset.html">Shareable ValueSet</a></p></div><ul><li>Include these codes as defined in <a href="http://terminology.hl7.org/7.0.0/CodeSystem-v3-ActCode.html"><code>http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-ActCode</code></a><span title="Version is not explicitly stated, which means it is fixed to 9.0.0, the version found through the package references"> version 📦9.0.0</span><table class="none"><tr><td style="white-space:nowrap"><b>Code</b></td><td><b>Display</b></td><td><b>Definition</b></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://terminology.hl7.org/7.0.0/CodeSystem-v3-ActCode.html#v3-ActCode-AMB">AMB</a></td><td>ambulatory</td><td>A comprehensive term for health care provided in a healthcare facility (e.g. a practitioneraTMs office, clinic setting, or hospital) on a nonresident basis. The term ambulatory usually implies that the patient has come to the location and is not assigned to a bed. Sometimes referred to as an outpatient encounter.</td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://terminology.hl7.org/7.0.0/CodeSystem-v3-ActCode.html#v3-ActCode-IMP">IMP</a></td><td>inpatient encounter</td><td>A patient encounter where a patient is admitted by a hospital or equivalent facility, assigned to a location where patients generally stay at least overnight and provided with room, board, and continuous nursing service.</td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://terminology.hl7.org/7.0.0/CodeSystem-v3-ActCode.html#v3-ActCode-PRENC">PRENC</a></td><td>pre-admission</td><td>A patient encounter where patient is scheduled or planned to receive service delivery in the future, and the patient is given a pre-admission account number. When the patient comes back for subsequent service, the pre-admission encounter is selected and is encapsulated into the service registration, and a new account number is generated.<br/><br/>*Usage Note:* This is intended to be used in advance of encounter types such as ambulatory, inpatient encounter, virtual, etc.</td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://terminology.hl7.org/7.0.0/CodeSystem-v3-ActCode.html#v3-ActCode-VR">VR</a></td><td>virtual</td><td>A patient encounter where the patient and the practitioner(s) are not in the same physical location. Examples include telephone conference, email exchange, robotic surgery, and televideo conference.</td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://terminology.hl7.org/7.0.0/CodeSystem-v3-ActCode.html#v3-ActCode-SS">SS</a></td><td>short stay</td><td>An encounter where the patient is admitted to a health care facility for a predetermined length of time, usually less than 24 hours.</td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://terminology.hl7.org/7.0.0/CodeSystem-v3-ActCode.html#v3-ActCode-HH">HH</a></td><td>home health</td><td>Healthcare encounter that takes place in the residence of the patient or a designee</td></tr></table></li></ul></div>
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