Definition
A patient encounter where a patient is admitted for treatment 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.
Synonyms
EHRi Identifier
EHRi Encounter identifier as assigned by Point of Service System (POS).
Definition References
HL7 Reference Information Model as modified by Harmonization Meeting March 2005
Rationale
Business Process Implications
Implementation Implications
| General Info | |
|---|---|
| Name | Inpatient |
| Visibility | public |
| Active | false |
| Abstract | false |
| Leaf | false |
| Root | false |
| Owner | Event |
| Relations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Type | Begins | Ends |
| | generalization | Inpatient | Encounter |