Episode Of Care
All health care encounters involved in the treatment of a specific problem or set of problems related to a patient's health or health care.
Note: Transfer of care may be required to shift responsibilities from one organization, care team or provider to another.
Attributes
| Attribute | Type | Multiplicity | Attribute note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Episode Of Care Identifier | Identifier | 0..* | Business identifier(s) for the episode of care. |
| Episode Of Care Type Code | Codeable Concept | 0..1 | Uniquely specifies a classification type of the episode of care (e.g., specialist referral, disease management, type of funded care).
Value Set: To be developed. |
| Episode Of Care Period | Period | 0..1 | The time period (start date and, if known time; if applicable: end date and, if known, time) during which responsibility for the episode of care is assumed. |
Relationships
| From class | From multiplicity | Relationship | To class | To multiplicity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Care Organization | 0..1 | manages | Episode Of Care | 0..* |
| Episode Of Care | 1 | has | Episode Of Care Reason | 1..* |
| Service Request | 0..* | originating referral for | Episode Of Care | 0..1 |
| Episode Of Care | 0..1 | has (composition) | Clinical Annotation | 0..* |
| Episode Of Care | 1 | has | Episode Of Care Status | 1..* |
| Episode Of Care | 1 | for | Patient Pregnancy | 0..1 |
| Encounter | 0..* | part of | Episode Of Care | 0..1 |
| Patient | 1 | subject of | Episode Of Care | 0..* |
| Care Team | 0..* | facilitates | Episode Of Care | 0..* |
| Health Care Provider | 0..* | manages | Episode Of Care | 0..* |
| Episode Of Care | 0..1 | Diagnosis | 0..* |
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How to cite:
Canadian Institute for Health Information. Episode Of Care. Accessed November 02, 2026.
