EpisodeOfCare

Base

An association between a patient and an organization / healthcare provider(s) during which time encounters may occur. The managing organization assumes a level of responsibility for the patient during this time.

PathCard.TypeDescription & Constraints
EpisodeOfCare0..*An association of a Patient with an Organization and Healthcare Provider(s) for a period of time that the Organization assumes some level of responsibility
.idΣ0..1StringLogical id of this artifact
.metaΣ0..1MetaMetadata about the resource
.implicitRules?!Σ0..1uriA set of rules under which this content was created
.language0..1codeLanguage of the resource content
Bindinglanguages(preferred)
.text0..1NarrativeText summary of the resource, for human interpretation
.contained0..*ResourceContained, inline Resources
.extension0..*ExtensionAdditional content defined by implementations
.modifierExtension?!0..*ExtensionExtensions that cannot be ignored
.identifier0..*IdentifierBusiness Identifier(s) relevant for this EpisodeOfCare
.status?!Σ1..1codeplanned | waitlist | active | onhold | finished | cancelled | entered-in-error
Bindingepisode-of-care-status(required)
.statusHistory0..*BackboneElementPast list of status codes (the current status may be included to cover the start date of the status)
.id0..1StringUnique id for inter-element referencing
.extension0..*ExtensionAdditional content defined by implementations
.modifierExtension?!Σ0..*ExtensionExtensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
.status1..1codeplanned | waitlist | active | onhold | finished | cancelled | entered-in-error
Bindingepisode-of-care-status(required)
.period1..1PeriodDuration the EpisodeOfCare was in the specified status
.typeΣ0..*CodeableConceptType/class - e.g. specialist referral, disease management
Bindingepisodeofcare-type(example)
.diagnosisΣ0..*BackboneElementThe list of diagnosis relevant to this episode of care
.id0..1StringUnique id for inter-element referencing
.extension0..*ExtensionAdditional content defined by implementations
.modifierExtension?!Σ0..*ExtensionExtensions that cannot be ignored even if unrecognized
.conditionΣ1..1Reference(Condition)Conditions/problems/diagnoses this episode of care is for
.roleΣ0..1CodeableConceptRole that this diagnosis has within the episode of care (e.g. admission, billing, discharge …)
Bindingdiagnosis-role(preferred)
.rankΣ0..1positiveIntRanking of the diagnosis (for each role type)
.patientΣ1..1Reference(Patient)The patient who is the focus of this episode of care
.managingOrganizationΣ0..1Reference(Organization)Organization that assumes care
.periodΣ0..1PeriodInterval during responsibility is assumed
.referralRequest0..*Reference(ServiceRequest)Originating Referral Request(s)
.careManager0..1Reference(Practitioner | PractitionerRole)Care manager/care coordinator for the patient
.team0..*Reference(CareTeam)Other practitioners facilitating this episode of care
.account0..*Reference(Account)The set of accounts that may be used for billing for this EpisodeOfCare