description: This profile sets minimum expectations for the Encounter resource to record, search, and fetch basic encounter information for an individual patient to promote interoperability and adoption through common implementation.  It identifies which core elements, extensions, vocabularies, and value sets **SHALL** be present in the resource and constrains the way the elements are used when using this profile.  It provides the floor for standards development for specific use cases.
package_name: hl7.fhir.us.core
derivation: constraint
name: USCoreEncounterProfile
type: Encounter
elements:
  serviceProvider:
    type: Reference
    short: (USCDI) The organization (facility) responsible for this encounter
    mustSupport: true
    refers: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-organization']
    index: 18
  reasonCode: {short: (USCDI) Coded reason the encounter takes place, mustSupport: true, index: 12}
  type:
    short: (USCDI) Specific type of encounter
    binding: {strength: extensible, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/ValueSet/us-core-encounter-type'}
    mustSupport: true
    index: 5
  participant:
    short: (USCDI) List of participants involved in the encounter
    mustSupport: true
    index: 7
    elements:
      type: {short: (USCDI) Role of participant in encounter, mustSupport: true, index: 8}
      period: {short: (USCDI) Period of time during the encounter that the participant participated, mustSupport: true, index: 9}
      individual:
        type: Reference
        short: (USCDI) Persons involved in the encounter other than the patient
        mustSupport: true
        refers: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-practitioner', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-practitionerrole', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-relatedperson']
        index: 10
  status: {short: (USCDI) planned | arrived | triaged | in-progress | onleave | finished | cancelled +, mustSupport: true, index: 3}
  class: {short: (USCDI) Classification of patient encounter, mustSupport: true, index: 4}
  identifier:
    short: (USCDI) Identifier(s) by which this encounter is known
    mustSupport: true
    index: 0
    elements:
      system: {type: uri, short: (USCDI) The namespace for the identifier value, mustSupport: true, index: 1}
      value: {type: string, short: (USCDI) The value that is unique, mustSupport: true, index: 2}
    required: [value, system]
  hospitalization:
    short: (USCDI) Details about the admission to a healthcare service
    mustSupport: true
    index: 14
    elements:
      dischargeDisposition:
        short: (USCDI) Category or kind of location after discharge
        binding: {strength: preferred, valueSet: 'http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/ValueSet/us-core-discharge-disposition'}
        mustSupport: true
        index: 15
  period: {short: (USCDI) The start and end time of the encounter, mustSupport: true, index: 11}
  location:
    short: (USCDI) List of locations where the patient has been
    mustSupport: true
    index: 16
    elements:
      location: {short: (USCDI) Location the encounter takes place, mustSupport: true, index: 17}
  subject:
    type: Reference
    short: (USCDI) The patient or group present at the encounter
    mustSupport: true
    refers: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-patient']
    index: 6
  reasonReference:
    type: Reference
    short: (USCDI) Reason the encounter takes place (reference)
    mustSupport: true
    refers: ['http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/ImmunizationRecommendation', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Observation', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-condition-encounter-diagnosis', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-condition-problems-health-concerns', 'http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-procedure']
    array: true
    index: 13
package_version: 6.1.0
class: profile
kind: resource
url: http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-encounter
base: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/Encounter
version: 6.1.0
required: [subject, type]