Encounter

Encounter

An encounter is defined as an in-person meeting between a patient and a healthcare provider for the purpose of the provision of healthcare services to the patient. 308335008 |Patient encounter procedure (procedure)| is a subtype of Procedure (procedure).

An indirect encounter occurs without a face-to-face meeting. 185316007 |Indirect encounter (procedure)| is a subtype of 308335008 |Patient encounter procedure (procedure)|.

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