Encounter Non-Patient Participant
A participant involved in an encounter, who is not a patient (e.g., health care provider, caregiver, discharger).
For hospital-stay encounters in particular, it is possible to have unassigned health care provider(s) (e.g., if the encounter is planned).
For primary care actual (not planned) encounters, health care provider(s) should generally be known/assigned (even though that may not be the case for appointments when there may a pool of providers, such as in Manitoba).
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Constraints
Unique key(s)
- Encounter, Party Role, Encounter Non-Patient Participant Type Code if specified, Encounter Non-Patient Participation Period.Start Date Time if specified
Stereotype(s)
n/a
Attributes
| Attribute | Type | Multiplicity | Attribute note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Encounter Non-Patient Participant Type Code | Codeable Concept | 0..1 | Uniquely specifies the role of a participant who is not a patient in the encounter (e.g., discharger, escort).
Allows for a more precise characterization of non-patient participants than their party role such as health care provider.
Value Set: To be developed. |
| Encounter Non-Patient Participant Mode Code | Codeable Concept | 0..1 | Uniquely specifies a non-patient participant's method of contact (e.g., in-person, email, text, telephone) during the encounter or during the given participation period of the non-patient party within the encounter, whichever is shorter.
Synonym of "mode" in this context: modality, visit modality.
Value Set: https://fhir.infoway-inforoute.ca/ValueSet/visitmodalitycode |
| Encounter Non-Patient Participation Period | Period | 0..1 |
Relationships
| From class | From multiplicity | Relationship | To class | To multiplicity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Encounter | 0..* | has association class {Party Role Type is not Patient} |
Party Role | 0..* |
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How to cite:
Canadian Institute for Health Information. Encounter Non-Patient Participant. Accessed November 02, 2026.
