Create Encounter

POST {{baseUrl}}/api/v2/Encounter

Overview:

Adds new encounter records to the system, facilitating the seamless integration of updated visit information and supporting efficient documentation of patient interactions within healthcare applications.

This is only supported in ATHENA.

Use Cases:

  • Create New Encounter: Initiate a new patient encounter

  • Submit Encounter Data: Add data to an encounter

  • Record Encounter Notes: Store clinical notes for an encounter

  • Document Encounter Diagnoses: Add diagnoses to an encounter

  • Log Encounter Procedures: Record procedures during an encounter

Request Body

{"context"=>{"departmentId"=>"<string>"}, "data"=>{"resourceType"=>"<string>", "subject"=>{"reference"=>"<string>"}, "extension"=>[{"url"=>"<string>", "valueString"=>"<string>"}, {"url"=>"<string>", "valueString"=>"<string>"}]}}

HEADERS

KeyDatatypeRequiredDescription
x-source-idstring(Required) The source id provided for connecting to the data source
Content-Typestring
Authorizationstring

RESPONSES

status: OK

{&quot;context&quot;:{&quot;requestId&quot;:&quot;\u003cstring\u003e&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;\u003cstring\u003e&quot;,&quot;quorum&quot;:&quot;\u003cboolean\u003e&quot;,&quot;notify&quot;:&quot;\u003cboolean\u003e&quot;},&quot;data&quot;:{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;\u003cinteger\u003e&quot;,&quot;status&quot;:&quot;\u003cstring\u003e&quot;}}