The encounters table manages all encounters for the specified patient that are sourced from clinical data sources.
| Name |
Type
|
Description |
| id |
VARCHAR |
Surrogate key. Primary key for the encounters table.
|
| identifier |
VARCHAR |
The external identifier to uniquely identify the encounter that was provided by the data source.
|
| admitdate |
VARCHAR |
The date and time of admission in the local time associated with the encounter.
|
| dischargedate |
VARCHAR |
If the encounter is a hospitalization or bedded stay, the date and time of discharge in the local time associated with the encounter.
|
| hospitalnumber |
VARCHAR |
If provided by the source, a external identifier used to describe the hospital in which the encounter occurred.
|
| eligibilitydate |
VARCHAR |
If provided by the source, a date that describes the date the related patient was designated as eligible by their payer.
|
| currentasofdate |
VARCHAR |
The date for which the most recent information about the encounter is available.
|
| patient_id |
VARCHAR |
Surrogate key. Foreign key reference to patients.id
|
| patientclassterm_id |
INTEGER |
Surrogate key. Foreign key reference to terms.id
|
| admissiontypeterm_id |
INTEGER |
Surrogate key. Foreign key reference to terms.id
|
| dischargetypeterm_id |
INTEGER |
Surrogate key. Foreign key reference to terms.id
|
| hospitalserviceterm_id |
INTEGER |
Surrogate key. Foreign key reference to terms.id
|
| vipindicatorterm_id |
INTEGER |
Surrogate key. Foreign key reference to terms.id
|
| patienttypeterm_id |
INTEGER |
Surrogate key. Foreign key reference to terms.id
|
| drgterm_id |
INTEGER |
Surrogate key. Foreign key reference to terms.id
|
| accesspolicy_id |
VARCHAR |
Surrogate key. Foreign key reference to accesspolicys.id
|
| inserteddate |
TIMESTAMP |
Timestamp (UTC) indicating the date the row was first inserted into HIEBus.
|
| insertedbyapplication_id |
SMALLINT |
The application that first inserted the row into HIEBus. Foreign key reference to applications.id.
|
| insertedbyuser_id |
VARCHAR |
The user associated with the process that first inserted the row into HIEBus. Foreign key reference to users.id.
|
| modifieddate |
TIMESTAMP |
Timestamp (UTC) indicating the date the row was last modified.
|
| modifiedbyapplication_id |
SMALLINT |
The application that last modified the row. Foreign key reference to applications.id.
|
| modifiedbyuser_id |
VARCHAR |
The user associated with the process that last modified the row. Foreign key reference to users.id.
|
| admitsourceterm_id |
INTEGER |
Surrogate key. Foreign key reference to terms.id
|
| admitsourcealternateterms |
VARCHAR |
An xml representation of additional terms that were sent by the source system to describe the admit source.
|
| admitsourcetext |
VARCHAR |
An uncoded, human-readable text field that describes the admit source.
|
| datasource_id |
VARCHAR |
Surrogate key. Foreign key reference to datasources.id. The external data source from which the data in this row originated.
|
| tenant_id |
SMALLINT |
Surrogate key. Foreign key reference to tenants.id
|
