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Logical Data Model

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Appointment
Appears In: Encounter LDM Subject Area, Appointment LDM Subject Area
A scheduled booking of an encounter among patient(s), providers(s), and/or related person(s) for a specific date and time.<br/>
  • Attributes
  • Associations To
  • Associations From
Attribute Type
Appointment Class Code Codeable Concept
Notes: A coded concept that specifies the context of an appointment (e.g., inpatient, ambulatory, and emergency).<br/><br/>Value Set:<br/>To be developed.<br/>
Appointment Type Code Codeable Concept
Notes: A coded concept that specifies type of appointment that has been booked in the scheduled time slot (e.g.,  routine, walkin, follow up).<br/><br/>Value Set:<br/>To be developed.<br/>
Appointment Mode Code Codeable Concept
Notes: A coded concept that specifies type of interaction between a person and a provider (i.e. direct encounter with client alone, online call with client alone, telephone encounter).<br/><br/>Value Set:<br/>To be developed.<br/>
Appointment Priority Code Codeable Concept
Notes: A coded concept that specifies 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). <br/><br/>Value Set:<br/>To be developed.<br/>
Appointment Status Code Codeable Concept
Notes: A coded concept that specifies overall status of the appointment. Each of the participants has their own participation status which indicates their involvement in the process, however this status indicates the shared status, (e.g., booked, canceled, checked-in, no-show, confirmed).<br/><br/>Value Set:<br/>To be developed.<br/>
Appointment Cancelation Reason Code Codeable Concept
Notes: A coded concept that specifies reason for the appointment being canceled, (i.e. Patient: Deceased, Patient: Feeling Better, Equipment Maintenance/Repair).<br/><b><u><br/></u></b><b><u>Value Set:</u></b><b> </b>To de developed.<br/><br/><u><br/></u><br/>
Appointment Cancellation Policy String
Notes: Appointment cancellation policy outlines the terms for canceling or rescheduling appointment, including the required notice period and potential consequence and penalties for late cancellations or no-shows. It aims to protect the service provider's time and revenue while also providing flexibility for clients in unforeseen circumstances.<br/>
Appointment Instruction String
Notes: Information provided to the person in advance of the appointment (e.g., bring your referral, fast from 8:00pm night before)<br/><br/>
Appointment Start Date Time Date Time
Notes: The date and time the appointment is to start.The actual start date and time of the appointment.<br/><br/>
Appointment End Date Time Date Time
Notes: The date and time the appointment is to conclude. The actual end date and time of the appointment<br/><b><u><br/></u></b><b><u><br/></u></b><br/>
Appointment Creation Date Time Date Time
Notes: The date and time the appointment was created.<br/><br/>
Appointment Cancelation Date Time Date Time
Notes: The date and time the appointment was cancelled. <br/>
Appointment Requested Range Start Date Time Date Time
Notes: The starting period range date time for which the appointment is preferred to be scheduled. <br/>
Appointment Requested Range End Date Time Date Time
Notes: The ending period range date time for which the appointment is preferred to be scheduled.<br/>
Appointment Duration Minutes Integer
Notes: 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 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.<br/>
Relationship Target Entity
results in
Not all appointments materialize into an encounter. Some encounters don't require an appointments (i.e. walk in clinic visit)<br/><br/>The appointment that scheduled this encounter<br/>
Encounter Patient
has   Appointment Document Reference
addresses   Appointment Patient Health Concern
for   Encounter Patient
to   Appointment Relationship
billed in   Account
for   Appointment Participant
  Health Event
to deliver   Appointment Health Care Service
assigned   Appointment Assigned Slot
from   Appointment Relationship
Relationship Target Entity
for   Location