Appointment

An external business identifier or reference identifier that helps to locate an appointment record.

Uniquely specifies a context of an appointment (e.g., inpatient, ambulatory, emergency) when it becomes an encounter. Value Set: To be developed.

Uniquely specifies a categorization of the service(s) to be provided during the appointment (e.g., mental health, dietetics). Value Set: To be developed.

Uniquely specifies the type(s) of the specific service(s) to be provided during the appointment (e.g., counseling, prescription renewal). Value Set: To be developed.

The date and, if known, the time when the appointment was created.

The period - ranging from a start to an end date and, if known, time - for which the appointment is preferred to be scheduled.

Uniquely specifies an appointment priority, used to make informed decisions if needing to re-prioritize (e.g., as soon as possible, next highest priority after stat., beneficial to the patient but not essential for survival - used to indicate that a service is to be performed prior to a scheduled surgery, when ordering a service and using the pre-op). Value Set: To be developed.

Expected number of minutes that the appointment is to take. This can be less than the duration between the start and end times (e.g., a with a planned 15 minute break in the middle of a long appointment, the duration may be 15 minutes less than the difference between the start and end).

Uniquely specifies a confirmation status of the appointment. Each of the participants has their own participation status which indicates their involvement in the process; on the other hand, this is the shared appointment status, same for all participants (e.g., booked, cancelled, checked-in, no-show, confirmed). Value Set: To be developed.

Information provided to the person in advance of the appointment (e.g., bring your referral, fast from 8:00 pm night before).

Uniquely specifies a reason for the appointment being canceled (e.g., patient deceased, patient feeling better, equipment maintenance/repair). Value Set: To be developed.

The date and, if known, the time the appointment was cancelled.

The date and time when the appointment is to start and to conclude.

Uniquely specifies the specialty(ies) of the health care provider or services required of the appointment (e.g., cardiology, clinical oncology). Value Set: To be developed.

Uniquely specifies the type of appointment that has been booked in the scheduled time slot (e.g., routine, walk-in, follow up). Value Set: To be developed.

Uniquely specifies method(s) of interaction between a person and a provider (e.g., direct encounter with client alone, online call with client alone, telephone encounter). Value Set: https://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/ValueSet/visitmodalitycode

Indicates whether the patient is required to attend the appointment or can be represented by a substitute decision-maker.